prophets
Jonah is a prophet for today
By Thomas Reese — January 22, 2024
(RNS) — God sending Jonah to Nineveh would be like telling a modern-day rabbi to preach in Iran or Gaza.
My favorite Christian author has died
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 19, 2022
(RNS) — He wrote one of the best lines about the religious life that I have ever read. I miss him already.
Why Mort Sahl mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 29, 2021
He was the alter zeyde, the grandfather of today's comics. He was also my rebbe.
President Biden just made a serious human rights blunder
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 1, 2021
(RNS) — This will not be the last time that President Biden disappoints us. Because that's what rulers do.
American exceptionalism needs a reboot
By Thomas Reese — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — As individuals, most Christians readily acknowledge we are sinners. Why is it so hard to admit that our nation has also sinned?
Four ways to tell a prophet from a political puppet
By Thomas Reese — June 11, 2020
(RNS) — Today, there are prophetic voices on almost every issue: pro-life prophets and feminist prophets. How can we judge true from false?
Thou shalt not be comfortable
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 8, 2020
In our time, the best life goal is to be maladjusted.
Why ‘Jacob the bar mitzvah boy’ mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2017
A regular and sweet SNL skit taught us something important about American Judaism.
Jeremiah 29:11 is not about you
By Jonathan Merritt — September 26, 2013
The famous verse is one of the most misunderstood.
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