The practice of picking a favorite Bible verse goes against every theological bone in my body, for two reasons. First, because Sacred Scripture is best understood as a whole. Second, because focusing ...

The Quaker and Anabaptist traditions approach biblical interpretation differently from most mainstream Christian traditions. While mainstream churches often select isolated texts to justify existing ...

One word that occurs repeatedly in Pope Francis’s new apostolic exhortation on the family and love is “discernment.” For Jesuits like the pope, the word is not a generic phrase but one with a specific ...