The ancient Greeks had two different words for “life,” and the difference between them is one of the most important...

Five smooth stones. That is what David picked up from the brook before facing Goliath — five, not four, not...

The Hebrew word is qodesh, and its root idea is not what most people expect. It does not primarily mean...

It is one of the ugliest words in the New Testament, and most modern translations keep it exactly as Paul...

Olivia — if that is your name, this one is written to you. Not about a tree this time, not...

Picture a man who receives a priceless gift from someone he loves — a watch from his father, say, worn...

Listen to a great choir sing a psalm, and you will notice something the printed page hides: the music breathes....

In the folklore of half the world, the owl is the wise old bird — the spectacled professor of the...

The word “deity” is a claim disguised as a noun. To call something a deity is not merely to describe...

It is one of the Bible’s most mysterious words, and getting it wrong has consequences. Sheol — pronounced sheh-OLE —...