Approximately 200 years before the birth of Christ an Egyptian scientist made startling conclusions and speculations about the universe. In time, the careful calculations and definitive conclusions he ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in an occasional series of three. The Reformers of the 16th century declared that “Scripture Alone” is the Christian’s authority. “Scripture Alone” is a term that ...

Perhaps only Tom Wright could author a book about Scripture’s authority that would garner back-cover endorsements from Brian McLaren, J. I. Packer, Ben Witherington, John Franke, and Timothy George.

Last week, I spent several very intense days in spiritual reflection and dialogue with a few dozen emerging leaders from our denomination. Part of the purpose of the retreat was to find some times ...

Arland Jacobson ("Critic of ELCA's decision mistaken about Scripture" - Aug. 31) and Jane Ahlin ("Historic vote for Lutherans essentially a quiet moment" - Sept. 6) both articulate well the ...

What do people mean when they say they believe the Bible is the "Word of God"? And why should they be at war with each other over the role of the Bible in the life of the church? Wright, an Anglican ...

The Christian Scriptures (The Holy Bible) is not a book about science, but where Scripture does touch on a scientific issue, we can accept it as being true. It’s not blind faith to believe what the ...

Find today’s readings here. Matthew and Mark both emphasize Jesus’ gift of “authority.” They use that word for two realities of Jesus’ ministry. First, Jesus offered a new synthesis of Israel’s ...

I’ll start: I am a rule follower. I’m not sure if that’s by nature or by nurture. I suppose it’s likely both. But what I know for sure is that since childhood I have been a bona fide goody two-shoes.

Because most of history relies heavily on literary records written by men, discovering reliable historical data about Christian women can be challenging. This search is further complicated by the fact ...