Each spring, we put a lot of focus on the Easter holiday. It's a joyous occasion that celebrates Jesus' resurrection and the hope we have for eternal life. However, Good Friday is also an important ...

Humans have a penchant for sacrifice, but it’s the Lord who makes it possible. Over the years, one thing that has fascinated me about the gospel is the way it takes our familiar human longings and ...

Last Saturday, in response to a controversial ad that ran in American and British newspapers earlier this month, a group of Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors placed an ad in The New ...

This week, the annual Jewish Torah reading cycle brings us to the book of Vayikra, or Leviticus. Many see this as the “plotless” part of the Torah, detailing sacrifices and many other laws that do not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's ...

Tatana Hobson 14, Annia Hobson 13, and Leilany Canate, 16, mourn in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. A gunman entered the school last ...

Good Friday is the Friday right before Easter and is a day to remember what Christ did for us on the cross. It's a time to reflect on the sacrifice that He made and the great love that God has for us.

Contrary to Christian belief the Binding of Isaac is not a prophecy for human sacrifice or crucifixion, which in Jewish Law is an abomination. If one reads a few verses below the Hebrew scriptures, ...

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