When I was a youth, our church leaders encouraged us to memorize scripture, likely in accord with the prayer of the Psalmist: “Thy word have...

The French have a word for this phenomenon: double-entendre or double-entente. It occurs when an author deliberately chooses a word for its ...

This is a very personal note to my brothers and sisters nearing the end of their allotted term. It is time to start thinking in critical tim...

This essay began when I was struck by an unexpected use of a plural possessive pronoun ("their") modifying synagogue (Matt 10:17),...

Here is something a little different. I have asked Rev. Dr. Jerry B. Cain, retired President of Judson University in Elgin Illinois, to prov...