Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ
Learn a bit about coded meanings in slave spirituals and the twisted version of Christianity that slave-holders taught them.
Tuotilo – A Monk who Sculpted a Miracle
What makes a sculpture come alive?
Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War
Late at night, meeting in secret, a church full of slaves were confronted by some whites people looking for runaway slaves. …And what does God do?
Selma March: Are You Tired?
The hatred, the violence, the chaos of Bloody Sunday… Still they marched from Selma to Montgomery. Rev. Dr. King spoke words of life to a weary people.
The Star of Bethlehem according to John Chrysostom
Even 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom had a lot of questions about the star…
What Do We Mean When We Call the Bible “The Word of God”?
Throughout scripture and in the history of the church, “Word” has meant a lot of different things. Here are a few of them:
A Light from God is a Light to Freedom: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman’s faith in her own words:
Saving Your Life with Humor: Trevor Noah
Speaking someone else’s language can make a profound difference.
A Faith that Braves Lions: Thecla
A legend of faithfulness from the early church:
Does Physical Suffering Bring Us Closer to God?: Christina the Astonishing
Looking for the purpose of life in the body, of physical pain