Mike ShreveThe Bible contains numerous promises and teachings encouraging believers to show compassion to the poor. Key themes include God’s call to generosity, God’s blessing on those who help, and the powerful insight that assisting the poor is akin to...
All Catholics are taught to revere the pope as the sole Vicar of Christ (God’s chief representative to the world). The official stance is that this position has been inherited through the centuries from Peter, who is considered the first pope and...
I have often wondered why some insurance companies and news outlets describe tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods and wildfires as “Acts of God.” I understand part of their reasoning—that these things are normally...