How a trait that seems so virtuous — so Christian — became the bogeyman for a new movement of conservative evangelicals.

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, the year of 2025 A.D. Ash Wednesday begins a season of repentance, a season which ...

And what constitutes a sin, in Leschziner’s view? Excerpts from an interview. As an atheist and a neurologist, what prompted this study of the seven Christian sins? I grew up in England ...

one that is in direct conflict with a Christian understanding of sin. As St. Paul writes, “For there is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:22b ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Raffety believes that churches are steeped in societal prejudices against people with disabilities, and she calls Christians to repent and find radical new ways of thinking about disability. She shows ...

Here He is speaking, not to a criminal, but to a pious religious man. Thus, being “born again” indicates a radical change, ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.

This is meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and represents a person's grief and mourning for their sins — the same sins that Christians believe Jesus Christ gave his life for ...

Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing ...