New SBC president JD Greear has been an occasional contributor on Patheos. Heres one: Every heart has a throne. And on that throne sits something (or, perhaps, someone). Every day, without fail,... Read more
“Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.” It’s number four on our list of the ten big commandments, but true confession: for most of my life so far, it’s the other nine that have given me the most... Read more
"Jesus, thank you for Mommy and Daddy and Rachel and Amanda, and thank you for this food. Amen." The first thing I knew about Jesus was that he was responsible for the existence of my parents, my... Read more
Most Shrine Madonnas were destroyed by the 18th century as heretical, but were available to medieval parishioners throughout Europe—they saw salvation literally contained in the body of a woman. Read more
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller Jalal al-Din Rumi taught, “Ritual prayer can be different in every religion, but belief never changes” (Fihi Ma Fihi). As a Reform Rabbi who has been studying Islam for... Read more
