Neither Jesus, nor the Hebrew Bible he interpreted, endorsed the view that departed souls go to paradise or everlasting pain.

While the United Methodist Church this week in North Carolina in a historic 692-51 vote repealed their ban on LGBTQ clergy and on UMC pastors officiating at same-sex weddings, most opposition to ...

Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Further Matthew 3:2 tells us to ...

The Pilgrims ascend, circa 1910. Scene from "The Pilgrim's Progress," by John Bunyan. The Pilgrims ascend, circa 1910. Scene from "The Pilgrim's Progress," by John Bunyan.The Print Collector via Getty ...

Sunday, Oct. 13, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. Today’s Gospel invites us to wrestle with ...

For many Christians, heaven is thought of as something that happens later. After life. After suffering. After all this. It’s the place where wrongs are finally righted, where peace replaces ...