This column was first preached as a sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Vashon Island on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025. The readings for that day are Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

We spoke with a historian to gain insight into the foods that would have been common in Jesus' diet, from the bread he broke ...

I tell you, . . . if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out. — Luke 19:40 ...

Jerusalem, which literally means "The City of Peace", has a history which perhaps no other city in the world has, riven as it has been through centuries and the present geography of the city is a litt ...

EXCLUSIVE: I travelled to this country just weeks before a major British carrier is starting flights once more this weekend.

A rapidly growing Christian Right movement has become a driving force behind unqualified U.S.—and global—support for Israel.

Forever 21’s Do Won and Jin Sook Chang were the district’s reigning king and queen. Do Won Chang was just 18 years old when he arrived in the US from South Korea with empty pockets and a lick of ...

Bethlehem and Jerusalem stretch across the horizon. According to the Bible, it is the last place Moses gazed upon before his death. Today, it's the first sight walkers see as they set out on their ...

So he sends for water and washes his hands in the sight of the people ... flows through the streets and alleyways of Jerusalem. The worn-out body of Jesus staggers now beneath the huge cross.

Like pebbles slung across a pond, vows of faith and love skip across the surface of life for a moment before sinking out of sight and memory ... orders to which Jesus was obedient throughout his life.