‘The first step to becoming more childlike,’ says Mother Iliana in ‘The Light of His Eyes,’ ‘is to sit before God and acknowledge our poverty and need and ask him for the grace to see his love for us ...

Christians have good reasons to resist gender-neutral alternatives. Underlying this view is a belief that terms like father and mother are mere human characterizations of God, shaped by specific ...

To call God our “Father” is remarkable. When we consider the Romans’ understanding of fatherhood, the Christian practice is even more profound. Shortly after she prayed the sinner’s prayer as a child, ...

I needed to hear it. Father Mike Schmitz’s talk, that is. “Wrestling With God in Scripture” was part of The Bible in a Year Retreat held over the weekend. I keep thinking about what the host of The ...

Midway through Sunday worship, I realized my sermon didn’t fit with Father’s Day. I had a Father’s Day prayer to use during the pastoral prayer, but it felt perfunctory to read the words. Truth is, ...

Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18: 1-19:42 A common, though rather shallow, criticism of Christianity is the image of God the Father that some find in the story of Christ’s ...