The readings for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 8) focus on prophets. The text from Ezekiel tells us that, whether people listen or not has nothing to do with the truth of the prophet’s ...

Prophets are men and women of God who are supposed to be God’s voice in these last days. Where are God’s prophets? The majority of them have quit. Most of them like the life that they’re living ...

Most people in the world have learned of Abraham the Hebrew (Genesis 14:13), who Jews regard as the first Jew, not by reading a book of Jewish history, but by listening to and reading from the ...

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As we listen to the lessons today, it seems to me that what might be a very important question for us to reflect on and to draw more deeply from the lessons is the question, "What happens when we ...

The first lesson today is about a prophet, Jeremiah, and about prophecy, and the Gospel lesson is also about Jesus as a prophet and his prophetic work. We might think these lessons don't apply to us ...

Many disastrous conflicts in human history were led by men who spoke as if they were directed by God to lead the slaughter. President Bush asserts that “I trust God speaks through me and without that, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Many Christians and other non-Muslims are surprised to learn that the teachings of Islam include information about Jesus. Zakiyyah Shakoor, a former teacher and an active member ...

With his hands clasped together and raised, President Dallin H. Oaks did a slow 360-degree turn from center stage at the ...

Bahá'ís accept the prophets of other religions as continuing stages in the revelation of God. Bahá'u'lláh is the latest prophet, or 'manifestation', of God. Bahá'ís believe that God's prophets or ...