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In the Nicene Creed, our Symbol of Faith, we confess that the Holy Spirit “spake by the prophets.” Usually the idea of a “prophet” is associated with foretelling the future—it is for prophets to speak ...

The Book of Exodus is the story about God’s saving love for the oppressed Israelites. It begins with the birth of Moses, follows him as a young prince, as a rebel and outlaw, a shepherd, and THE ...

Moses is undoubtedly the father of the Christian religion. He was the prophet who had access to God, was chosen by God to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, even though, as we know, he never ...

In a Midrash, Jethro tells Moses: “Your first child should be for idol worship, from here onwards,” – referring to subsequent children – “they will be for the sake of Heaven.” In an unexpected passage ...

Feiler is already well known for his readable account of the stream of faith derived from Father Abraham. Now he has written a page-turner on public rhetoric in U.S. political history. As before, he ...