The Romans named the seventh day Saturday, based on the Roman god Saturn. The word means “enough.” Saturn’s reign was ...

The tenth and eleventh weekly Torah readings from Exodus, Vayakkel (35:1-38:20) and Pekekudei (38:21-40:38) deal with the construction of the Tabernacle during Moses’s time. Many readers think the ...

This is an excerpt from TV Guide Magazine’s The Chosen: Special Easter Issue. For a deep-dive into the wildly popular series ...

These religious leaders were self-absorbed sinners who wanted people to live “under law” rather than “under grace” (see Romans 6:14). Sadly, most of the Pharisees knew nothing about the ...

This is an excerpt from TV Guide Magazine’s The Chosen: Special Easter Issue. For a deep-dive into the wildly popular series ...

This column was first preached as a sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Vashon Island on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025. The readings for that day are Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; ...

Jesus enters Jerusalem in The Chosen Season 5 Episode 1, and by the end, he’s ready to teach the city a lesson.

Launching March 28, hit show doesn't downplay Christ's Jewish roots but takes advice from a Messianic rabbi. Season Five: ...

Season 5 of the hit series “The Chosen” is set to be released in theaters March 28. “The Chosen: Last Supper” focuses on the ...

At its core, self-righteousness is a defense mechanism. People cling to their moral certainty because they fear being wrong (cognitive dissonance). They experience mental discomfort when their beliefs ...

Everyone against him . . . the people of the city and those from abroad, and the Pharisees and the soldiers ... from Pilate the permission required by Roman law for the burial of condemned ...