House of David suggests David may be Jesse's illegitimate son, blending biblical & Jewish traditions to explore his ...

[1] 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. [2] 37:26 Or "freely;" / "the names of their children will be used in blessings" ...

Draymond Green is a six-foot-six-inch powerhouse player on the Golden State Warriors. For his many fights, fouls, and floppings (pretending to be fouled), he was indefinitely ...

"Truly children are a gift from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3). 3. The Bible teaches that the ... repentant psalmist says in Ps. 51:7. The same word is used for the ...

deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love.

In the Bible, laughter is most often mocking ... As for the author of the Psalms, "he fears only one thing: that he will be mocked," explained Father Philippe Henne, a Dominican and former ...

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The desert helps us to encounter God by burning away our delusions and scorching our self-deceptions. It is a hostile environment to our pride and a harsh opponent to our ego. It manifests our life of ...

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At 6:30 a.m. on Ash Wednesday morning, I stood in line at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., to receive ashes on my forehead. Tables were set up outside ...

The readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time call us to reflect on our faith and the way in which we place our trust in God. In the first reading, prophet Jeremiah warns against trusting in ...

Power had been restored to thousands of Oncor customers in Smith County and other nearby counties by Thursday afternoon after severe weather passed through the Tuesday morning. Remaining outages ...