Many perceive leadership as a grand stage, a title, or a position of authority. However, true Christian leadership, like ...

“If we pray rightly,” St. Augustine taught, “we say nothing but what is already contained in the Lord’s Prayer.” The prayer ...

IN LUKE 11.1-13, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. Yet, even before they ask him to teach them, he has already begun ...

The Vine and the branches It is possible that Jesus and his disciples saw the vines on their road from Bethany to Gethsemane. The disciples were probably making remarks on the different kinds of them, ...

Moses is the most famous, influential, and revered figure in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, surpassing King David by the power of his godly staff. If you need a quick refresher, check out these prior ...

The only chance lambs have of survival is if they have a shepherd watching over them, guarding them, protecting them.

If you have been preaching long enough to have become comfortable with the rhythms of producing weekly expository sermons, ...

This account of a sisterly contretemps between Martha and Mary has been read differently at different times. It has been ...

Big Spring, Texas / / July 23, 2025 / Wordsmith World Key Takeaways Reading the New Testament requires recognizing the ...

Well before “public theology” became a watchword, he had set about rethinking the language of faith in the contemporary world ...

In a missionary letter we received recently, a missionary expressed his concern that the church-goers in his part of the world were regulars at church services, but that is where ...

The return of Pope Leo XIV to Castel Gandolfo was widely welcomed, even if only for a few weeks. The previous custom was that the popes would go there soon after the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June ...