The Bible is not known for being a humorous book. Yet, it often speaks about laughter. What does it say? And why do we never ...

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Was God’s command for Abraham to sacrifice his son cruel? Does faith require embracing the unknowable, the inexplicable ...

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The Qur’an contains 99 Arabic names (attributes or character traits) for the multifaceted essence of the one God, but not one of them connects the one God with one people, while one of the dozens of ...

Though Friedman later acknowledges that it was the Mizrachi’s founder, Rabbi Isaac’s pragmatic ... most notably Abraham Kook and his son, Zvi Yehudah, who carried and spread his messy and ...

Abraham’s wife Sarah has died, and as he mourns, he negotiates with the Hittites for a burial place and then sets himself to the task of finding a wife for their son Isaac. He looks to the future, and ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

Ever the enigmatic artist, Dylan did not respond to the BDS appeal, nor did he cancel his concert. The towering pop-music icon did not say why. But many Israelis and Americans read his return as a ...

Four British families Thursday filed a wrongful death suit against TikTok and its owner ByteDance over the self-strangulation ...

What the world throws away, God values highly. This is especially true when it comes to people, God's people. God's people are a highly prized, beloved, a small "remnant" of souls saved by grace ...

Hamas released three civilian Israelis and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners. It was the fifth swap of hostages for ...