Far more than some realize, there is danger of making the Christian faith seem so complicated that it is not understood by laymen; or, it may be so attenuated as to become practically devoid of ...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus contends with the scribes and Pharisees over a long-standing tradition of hand washing. What may have begun as a health practice had evolved into a religious purification rite ...

The Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts,” offers this counsel: 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'tis the gift to come down where we ought to be….” Like the hymn, Jesus’ lesson to his ...

Sathya Sai Baba’s mystique lay in the fact that he kept it simple. Preaching the values of “purity, unity and dignity”, the guru encouraged devotees to find solace in accepting that he’s beyond ...

The Crusade in Madison Square Garden is having an influence and implications that reach far beyond the suburbs of Manhattan. Any preaching of the Gospel that fills and overflows an arena holding ...