Every prophecy carries a divine intent, but also a human responsibility. Zimbabwe, too, carries a prophetic word. Years ago, prophets declared that it shall be “the Switzerland of Africa” — a land of ...

I heard someone recently describe the psalms as the “heartbeat of the church.” I love that. The psalms also connect us to the ...

What’s the first project you’d takeon after retirement? If you’re MarcusPendergrass, you compose music fora world-renowned ...

As the 20 living hostages return, faith plays a pivotal role in their survival and reunion. From prayers in captivity to ...

In the center of the room, under glass, a Hebrew Bible lies open to the Book of Psalms. Gold leaf glimmers on the borders; red dragons grasp a blue shield while green and blue birds perch on curling ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...

Books have long been celebrated for their ability to educate, motivate, and transport readers through time and location. But beyond his literary or intellectual value, some books distinguish the ...

NEW YORK — Nearly 80 years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, Menachem Rosensaft decided it was time to confront God. And so he penned “Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz.” ...

Menachem Rosensaft, the son of survivors, challenges the comforting messages of Judaism’s best-known collection of verse. Of the 150 psalms in the book known in Hebrew as “Tehillim,” the 23rd may be ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Writers tell of poems they have memorized, would like to memorize, etc. A week ago, I had a column titled “Poems by ...

“This is the first time we possess a complete book of Psalms dating to late fourth century AD, making it the oldest complete Psalms book unearthed to date. We've never encountered such an early book ...