"As a Shia-majority country, it faces internal pressures that others do not. Yet, even after events like October 7, they didn’t waver," Rechnitz said.

The ancient custom of following an “achoo” with a “God bless you” has held steadfast for nearly seven centuries.

Muslims believe in one God, all-powerful and ever present, uncreated, without beginning or end, completely sufficient to ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

In Amos 7, the prophet receives a series of visions that highlight God’s judgment and mercy toward Israel. Though the chapter ...

Abraham is famous for the numerous ways God tested him, especially the two terrible tests: banishing Hagar and his first born son Ishmael (Qur’an 2:124, & Genesis 16:1-16 9:9-21) and calling on ...

Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him. For many people, God’s request to sacrifice Isaac is a stumbling block. We can, of course, note that God meets people where they’re at.

(Reading: Genesis 16:1-17:27; 21:8-20) This week and next we’ll address what might be called “Abraham and the Child Problem.” We’ll see the human solution … and the divine one. We saw ...