The word “presence” should really be in the title of any book about biblical theology. Scripture is a historical and theological narrative about God’s presence among humanity. For example, last Sunday ...

Divine presence is not always seen or felt by human senses, but there are certain signs that indicate God is on our side. People who are protected and divinely guided may see these signs in their ...

I had an evening flight the day that I moved from Boston to Chicago, and friends took me to dinner at IHOP before I departed. These were “recovery friends,” people I had gotten to know through ...

(that day school and synagogue are paying off) and a terrifying moment. I needed to provide an answer that was honest, but one they could grasp. A theological treatise from Rabbi Heschel was not going ...

François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Reformed Protestant theologian and was generally considered to be the best Calvinist apologist besides John Calvin himself. In his primary work, Institutes of ...

A surprising psalm changed my view on God’s presence during seasons of trial. In this Close Reading series, biblical scholars reflect on a passage in their area of expertise that has been formational ...

There are moments in life when the ordinary feels touched by something gentler, quieter, almost impossibly intentional. A delay that protects you. A thought that arrives before a mistake. A stranger’s ...