The core of Jesus' preaching is the kingdom of God. And the difficulty is for us to hear that term as 100 percent political and 100 percent religious. Not one, not the other.

Jesus did indeed preach compassion, forgiveness and forgoing judgment. But he always did so in addressing personal relationships; human interaction.

It’s probably not the Easter message you expected, but for the sake of argument, let’s set aside miracles, repentance, heaven, hell and claims of divinity. Countless people who reject Jesus ...

Jesus preached the gospel (of Paul, of Peter, of John) because Jesus preached himself. Any reading of the Gospels, and any Gospel will do, ...

According to Harnack, the essence of Christianity is Jesus’ preaching of the Father. The Son had no place in the Gospel as Jesus preached it. This “liberal” construction of the Gospel which ...

The Rev. Michael Bordelon has been the rector of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, in Lafayette, since 2019. He's developed a reputation for being open, friendly, and for leading his church's ...