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This is the hardest article I have ever had to write. The second conclusion from my Civil Rights trip is that the treatment of Black people in American history was much uglier than most people know. From slavery to Jim Crow and beyond, the textbooks mostly downplay our ugly truths with language that misses the suffering behind the words. We cannot hide from the past any more than Adam and Eve could hide from God in the Garden. What was done must be acknowledged.

Take this 5-question quiz to see if you know what the Bible says about Jesus’s resurrection. Image by Pisit Hing, provided by Unsplash via Wix. I have a little Bible quiz for you. This link will take you to a 5-question quiz about the Resurrection: Easter Bible Quiz: The Resurrection of Jesus In a previous post, I told you about Frank Laubach’s simple recipe for trying to stay in a constant connection with God through prayer in the midst of a busy life: Pray Without Ce

The Bible includes evidence for the resurrection of Jesus that was obtained from eyewitnesses, and today’s Christians experience his living presence now. Writing around 25 years after Jesus died and rose, Paul identifies a large number of people who saw the resurrected Jesus, some of whom he had talked with. It’s roughly the same as believing a book published today about events in the year 2000 (25 years ago) that includes eyewitness reports from people the author interviewed

Literacy champion Frank Laubach showed how working to help others and praying constantly in a personal relationship with God go together.

Our society sees through the eyes of billionaires and influencers. God sees from the perspective of the people at the bottom. A comparison.

Actually, the first Christian documents – Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians – used language indicating that Jesus is God 275 years before the Council of Nicaea.

A recent movie and Christian nationalists have misused the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer rather than learning from it.

My wife Sonia and I were practicing. As I began to sing the second verse of my part, my voice cracked, I choked up, and I couldn’t go on.

The Letter of James encourages us to think, act, and pray differently. The Book of James cautions us that the way we treat the poor may...

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson was a masterful teacher who showed us how to practice nonviolence and love others as Jesus taught.

Let the one who is without sin do what? The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery is really about the death penalty.

Faith Explored is a virtual community for people of all denominations and backgrounds interested in exploring how to apply God’s Word to...