From the context of Matthew’s calling as one of the Twelve Disciples (Matthew 9:9), it is not surprising that most scholars ...

First, we should consider what churches mean when they say the phrase “Come as you are.” This phrase communicates that people ...

As tax collectors were branded as sinners, there would have been eyebrows raised among the first disciples when Jesus called Levi to join their group. The Pharisees, on the other hand, share their ...

They therefore distanced themselves from so-called 'unclean' sinners in their delusions of self-righteousness. But Jesus was often eating and drinking with corrupt tax collectors and other ...

When Jesus was walking through Jericho, he attracted a large crowd. In the crowd was a man named Zacchaeus who was short of ...

The far-left Episcopal bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (D.C.), Mariann Budde, directed predictably misguided ...

In this way of living, we are called especially to embrace those who differ from us, particularly in matters of sexuality, ...