Because they have many Gods; polytheists have many names for God; just as humans have many names for their many relatives and friends. But why do monotheistic religions like Islam and Judaism have ...

Rabbi Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia, founder of the school of “Prophetic Kabbalah”, was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon Spain, in 1240. In his book Sefer Mafeah HaShemot, Rabbi Abulafia states that in the ...

In Vacation Bible School you don’t simply tell Bible stories, you inhabit them. This is the greatest share of the work, creating visual spaces where children can experience a Bible story. This year I ...

God has many names in Scripture, yet He is so much more than the sum of them all. His characteristics and nature are rich and commanding. His identity defies our human words or definition. His ways of ...

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El Shaddai, but by My name YHVH, I did not make myself known to them. What’s in a name? Everything, when it comes to names of God. For the longest time ...

It’s a fascinating time for conversations about religions. There are 313 religions, perhaps more, in the United States, according to undergod.procon.org. Many years ago, there were only three original ...