Scientists conjectured that when a certain critical number (the hundredth monkey of the title of the book) achieves a new skill or awareness, the awareness becomes common property and reaches almost ...

In the ethics or philosophy courses I taught, I would have students complete a one-page “book of life” in which they would ...

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Whilst everyone is recovering from Christmas, and bracing for the coming of the New Year, I have not merely leftovers but a ...

In the New Testament, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth—the first Christmas. Set during the rise of the Roman Empire, the stories create a radiant image of a young couple giving birth to the ...

With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible.

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Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...