They would not have said “son of Mary” if they’d known the name of Jesus’s father—even if his father was dead. Matthew and Luke excise that “son of Mary” and make Jesus not just ...

The discovery of ancient artifacts often excites historians, but a recent find in Israel has Christians intrigued: a nearly 1 ...

The Megiddo Mosaic, the decorated tiled floor of what is thought by experts to be the earliest known Christian prayer hall, has been removed from its original location in northern Israel by a team ...

Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...

He alone can take these hearts of ours, so rooted in passing things, and make them willing to forsake all things for the Kingdom. Finally, don’t miss the look of love that Jesus gave the young ...

Paul began his working life as Saul, a zealous Jew who traveled around Judaea looking for members of a small Jewish sect who called themselves “the followers of Jesus”. Saul was dedicated to ...

Students make mosaics in a beginners class at the Chicago Mosaic School in Edgewater. “I think I’ll donate mine to a museum. I don’t want to be selfish,” jokes Sutton, 63, a North Sider.

When a learned Jewish Pharisee, whose life required living up to stressful “dos and don’ts” of the Mosaic law, asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the law, Jesus answered ...