Most of us have had “too good to be true” moments both in our “regular” lives and in our relationship with God, when the ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand the centrality of God’s covenant with Abraham. As the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer tells us, “Again and again [God] offered a covenant to ...

Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...

A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

As we read in Genesis, God promises Abraham, “To your descendants I give this land.” This promise is passed down through generations, echoed by the Jewish prophets, and is central to the very ...

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism.

Abram (later Abraham) was plucked out of his routine in Ur, an ancient city in Iraq, by being given a startling promise by God. ‘You will have descendants as many as the starts of heaven.’ He ...

As followers of Christ, we must adopt this attitude of grace. It’s important to recognize that God’s promise to Abraham extended far beyond a mere strip of land. Manipulating Scripture to ...

The patriarchs in the Bible were the fathers of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through these three men, the chosen people of God would grow into a mighty nation. God also promised ...

has encouraged Christians to remain focused on the promises of God and trust in Him as Abraham did. She noted that they might surely face challenges and persecutions but when their focus was on ...

Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something ...