The best way to figure out why something absolutely had to happen is to imagine what it would be like if it had happened in some other way. That is what David Gray is doing in a comfortable Geneva, ...

However one assesses Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, the film has drawn attention to the death of Jesus in a way that preachers and teachers, who annually labor to place Good Friday before ...

For the past week or so my mind has been drawn to a question – Why Jesus? That question leads my mind to others like why was he sent to the earth, why was his mission necessary, and what are we doing ...

Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons – were likewise designed to afflict, to draw us in but leave us uncomfortable. These teachings can be read as being about divine love and salvation, ...

During his earthly ministry Jesus performed miracles. Why did Jesus perform miracles and what do these supernatural acts mean for our lives today? Let’s consider three reasons why Jesus performed ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. Regardless of whether you believe in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth, there is no ...

A Saint (Mark?) Reading, a painting by Bartolomeo Vivarini at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, circa 1470 (Wikimedia Commons). Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”?

It’s the hallmark of some of the greatest stories ever told—from on-screen romances to moving accounts of those who sacrifice their own comfort for the sake of another. Such selfless, whole-hearted ...

Reason I'm asking is one of my friends when telling a story has a habit of saying for example, "So this car swerved out in front of me and I was like, 'Jesus Christ!', but they regained control and ...