“I tell you…he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence” (Lk 11:8).

Abraham rebukes God: “Far be it from You to do such a thing, to bring death upon the innocent as well as the guilty, so that innocent and guilty fare alike. Far be it from You!

Dr. Abraham Verghese By that criteria. I am a romantic, you know, I mean, I think the, the most powerful human emotions are in fact love and you know, trying to distinguish that, you know, falling ...

The forty years in the Wilderness are coming to an end. In this week’s Torah reading, Matot and Masei, we are reminded of the ...

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

As an isolated hajj begins, Abraham’s trust in God is ours (RNS) — This year’s disappointments may mean that Muslims will connect in a unique way this year to Abraham’s story as we ...

By Jannie Linney. God Made Abram some promises and they belong to us, too. All who are born again are descendants of Abraham because we were grafted into the Olive Tree [Romans 11].

Abraham wants a son, a son that God promised him. Abraham vents before God and asks why there has been a delay. God is patient with him and teaches him about the importance of waiting and trusting.

On Sunday, the Book of Hebrews told Catholics that Abraham trusted and obeyed God regarding leaving his home, bearing children and sacrificing Isaac. As described in Hebrews, “By faith Abraham ...

As God had first blessed Adam (Gen. 1:28), so now God blesses Abraham (Gen. 12:2). As Hawk sees it, God “identifies” with Abraham and chooses to take part in his world. Intervening on Abraham’s behalf ...

Havdalah: 6:31 p.m. O ur rabbis tell us that as a reward for Abraham’s submitting to the painful procedure of circumcision, God paid him a personal visit, appearing to him at the oaks of Mamre ...