One simple lesson from the legend of the Transfiguration is the importance of getting away, as Jesus so often did.

The Beatitudes can speak more clearly if we don't try to think of them as a list of one-size-fits-all obligations.

Isaiah, Amos, and Micah agree on this—and so did Jesus.

Jesus was all about change; churches, not so much.

A sermon about an early film. "Too political"? You decide.

There's nothing so beautiful that human beings can't turn it into a problem. Case in point: baptism.

The "wise men" in Matthew's story were pretty foolish; they received their epiphany anyway.

Over the centuries, the story of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph seeking refuge in Egypt prompted a wide response in art, music, drama,

This story has often been represented in art and music. Historically accurate? Probably not, but it's full of truth nevertheless.

The good tidings of Advent are not only spiritual, but also political and economic.