Had Gov. Jeff Landry been in church with me on a recent Sunday, he would have heard the message, Ten Commandments versus two commandments. Since he wasn’t, I’ll recap. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus ...

A clergy corner just before a national election and after All Saints Day, Halloween, and the Reformation is an invitation to delve into hundreds of topics or themes. It is also an opportunity to keep ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Supreme Court has not ordered the immediate removal of all Ten Commandments displays from government buildings, or from ...

Once again, the Pharisees want to trap Jesus. Matthew 22 is full of controversies. After opening with the parable of the wedding feast and the man without a wedding garment, there follow four separate ...

Did you know there are over 1000 “commandments” in the New Testament? That is almost twice as many as the religious Jews identified from their Torah (first five books of the Old Testament – 613 of ...

The Ten Commandments, also called “the Decalogue,” are arguably the most famous words in the Bible. The Hebrew Bible presents them as having been revealed directly to the Jews by God. They were ...

Many months in this space I have an idea to write about, but I am not able to fully develop it. Or I have assignments and papers to write for class, so this writing piece takes a back seat. Or I have ...

The governor of Louisiana just signed a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. There are two problems with this. The first and most obvious is that the Constitution ...

Missouri state Rep. Hardy Billington’s proposal violates the First Amendment and contradicts Jesus’ teachings on subtlety. Getty Images/iStockphoto You know what Jesus didn’t like? Being pushy. Read ...

“WHOEVER has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” So admonished Jesus Christ in ...