There's something about death that make everyone suddenly religious. Even an atheist will ask God for help (if he does, in fact exist) when death comes knocking at the door. There's one thing constant ...

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Probably the most recognizable psalm in popular media and song is Psalm 23 (the Greek numbering is 22). The words inspire a trust in God the protector and caregiver, who leads his sheep through life ...

“Behold I am sending you as sheep among wolves”, says Jesus, as he commissions the seventy-two disciples to be his representatives in Israel. In doing so he coins what we could call the defining ...