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Daily devotions to keep your faithful walk in forward motion.

“How do you do it?” you ask. I know our culture is dramatically not the same as the majority of you. I enjoy your questions about our lifestyle and even more about our belief system. If you ask about the Amish lifestyle, I can only speak for our community. There are more different types of Amish than I even know about. Chuckling, I find myself thinking that placing all Amish in the same boat may be like putting all non-Amish in the same boat. Funny. No, wherever you go, you’ll fi...

Jews, Christians can learn from their shared Scriptures, say scholars The "Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time" sculpture by Joshua Koffman is seen on the campus of St. Josephs University in Philadelphia. The sculpture shows Synagoga (Synagogue) and Ecclesia (Church) studying their sacred texts together. Pope Francis prayed at and blessed the sculpture during his 2015 visit. (CNS photo/courtesy St. Josephs University) Gina Christian, Catholic News Service 3/10/...

An image of a passage from the Torah, part of the Jewish Scriptures. (Cottonbro/Pexels) By Gina Christian • Posted February 10, 2021 Jews and Christians can learn from each other’s shared Scriptures, say two renowned academics — and such dialogue can help to move a divisive society “from polemic to possibility.” “At a time of tremendous incivility in the U.S., we felt it was really important to model how one could be civil in the most serious disagreements,” said Bible scholar Ma...

Heather L. Hart Jesus Saves: More Than Words The United States is not a Christian nation. It is a nation with Christians. Expressing the Christian faith has been problematic in our history. This history includes both the affirmation and abolition of slavery. It includes the freedom of conscience and manifest destiny. It includes peaceful marches and non-disclosure agreements. And now, as of January 6, 2021, it includes signs at the political rally leading to the riot storming the Capitol buildi...

THROUGH UNTRUE The gospel reading today narrates that when Jesus called His first apostles, they left everything to follow Him. Discipleship seems very easy, like a walk in the park, but is it? Responding to God's call always entails suffering. And perhaps, the greatest  suffering we have to end

Two Holocaust education centers at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton are hosting virtual programs this month and throughout the spring semester.

After having a week off, I’m ready to get in touch with you all again. Why not have a seat in my kitchen and join me as we chat over

Gloria Yoder GUEST WRITER After having a week off, Im ready to get in touch with you all again. Why not have a seat in my kitchen and join me as we chat over steaming hot chocolate? These days I keep thinking of life and jigsaw puzzles. You know how you keep straining your eyes, positive that there must be a missing piece somewhere till finally it just falls in place, and you wonder why it had been so hard to find. As a busy mom with six little ones, I dont have the extra hours to dawdle over...

A snow covered statue of the Mother Mary and baby Jesus. (Anuja Tilj/Pixabay/Creative Commons) "Lo, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son." Every December, this verse from the prophet Isaiah is featured in Messiah Sings and splashed across Christmas cards. Its a beloved text for Christians the world over. One problem, or at least a complication: Thats not what the Hebrew says. In their new book The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Story Dif...