Isaiah
God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth
By Esau McCaulley — December 21, 2022
(RNS) — This Christmas story challenges the idea that we need physical might to overcome enemies.
Biden, former presidents urge Americans to forgive and unite at National Prayer Breakfast
By Bob Smietana — February 4, 2021
(RNS) — Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter called for unity and forgiveness during the National Prayer Breakfast. Donald Trump was notably absent.
Solidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions
By Matthew J. Cressler and Adelle M. Banks — February 24, 2020
(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism.
Prophets are social critics not fortunetellers
By Thomas Reese — February 11, 2020
(RNS) — Attacking political and economic elites for not taking care of the poor, God's messengers challenge today's leaders and preachers who ignore their civic responsibilities.
Baptism for mission, not only the remission of sins
By Thomas Reese — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — If we continue the mission of Jesus, then the Father can say of us, ‘These are my beloved sons and daughters, with whom I am well pleased.’
Will the world end with a bang, a whimper — or Christ?
By Thomas Reese — December 1, 2019
(RNS) — The Scriptures support the optimistic view that we still have a chance to make the world welcoming for Christ and the view that Christ will come to end a world we've made a mess of.
Seals of Hezekiah, Isaiah focus attention on Herbert W. Armstrong offshoot
By Mark A. Kellner — November 7, 2018
(RNS) — Two tiny clay seals attributed to King Hezekiah of Judah and an Isaiah who could be the biblical prophet have drawn global notice this year — and raised the visibility of a tiny American church involved in their discovery.
Faithful Filibuster: Christian leaders read Scripture, exhort Congress to care
By Katherine Burgess — October 9, 2013
(RNS) “In the midst of a crisis when we don’t really know what to do, we thought, ‘Let’s read the Bible and hear what God has to say,’” said David Beckmann of Bread for the World.
COMMENTARY: Keep doomsday religion out of the Syrian conflict
By Faheem Younus — August 27, 2013
(RNS) At this critical juncture, where some religious leaders have issued an all-out warning of a third world war, quoting the Bible to support the “annihilation of Damascus” is like poling at an inflamed appendix; don’t manage it promptly and it may rupture, triggering a much larger regional war
Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012
(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.
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