In the whole Hebrew Bible the full appellation ‘El Shaddai’ is used only in connection with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Shaddai by itself also appears 31 times in the ancient book of Prophet Job, who ...

Ehyeh is the verb ‘to be’ in its future tense singular form and means ‘I will/might/may become the one who I may/will/might become,’ indicating that Ehyeh is The God of Potentialities, The God of ...

The carol says, “Good King Wenceslas last looked out on the Feast of Stephen.” In many countries, December 26, also known as ...

Happy Christmas in advance, dear readers. For someone trapped in the English language as I was in my formative years, the Bible contained wonderful calls to fai ...

Layered beneath the familiar narrative are cultural, historical, and theological details that reveal just how intentional God ...

The sculpture is a depiction of migrant refugees from different cultures and ethic backgrounds from throughout history and different diverse periods, they stand together shoulder to ...

The term “interesting” is inadequate to describe the phenomenon of Christmas celebrations around the world. More than 160 of ...

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Christmas is a celebration of the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus, God coming to earth in human form to live among mankind and save people from their sins. By renewing your faith and stepping out in ...

If you somehow missed the now-routine question of why Israel is in Eurovision but Russia isn’t, the short and utterly ...

Linus famously reminded Charlie Brown about the real meaning of Christmas when he recited the angel’s words: “I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born ...

The Lord said, \"Let there be light,\" and there was light. Like the world, the Bible begins with these verses that hold ...