ON Scripture

In this season of Lent, this text of summons may be a sobering one for us. In this election season amid shrill or buoyant rhetoric, we may not notice that there real choices to... Watch Now

In light of the terrorist attacks on March 22nd in Brussels, Belgium, several of our ON Scripture writers took a few moments to reflect on these tragic events. To continue... Watch Now

Life’s difficulties can come in many forms: illness, loss, prejudice, pain . . . and assembling furniture from Ikea. Anyone who has attempted to put together anything ...; Watch Now

National Geographic magazine recently named Mary, the mother of Jesus, “the most powerful woman in the world” as an appraisal of her ongoing influence and popularity. But do... Watch Now

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I hope you’ve all read or seen The Fault in Our Stars by now. Each of the main characters has a disability: Gus has prosthesis after his leg is amputated; Hazel remains on an... Watch Now

Our culture today is full of laments about the Christmas holiday. Watch Now

With just a few days to go before Christmas, many Americans will be rushing around completing their Christmas preparations: doing their last minute shopping, finalizing travel... Watch Now

You don’t want God to ask you to be a prophet. You really don’t. Watch Now

On December 8, an Orlando-area police officer shot Cedric Bartee, an African-American man, while he was unarmed and standing with his hands in the air. The Sherriff asked... Watch Now

Aside from midnight church services, family reunions and Ryan Seacrest parties, a significant number of people celebrated New Year's Day from the less festive setting of one of... Watch Now

In the Gospel reading for this week in Luke 3:7-18, he is in the wilderness excoriating the crowds who came seeking baptism and repentance and deliverance. “Who warned you…... Watch Now

When I was a child, my vision of heaven was riddled with roller coasters and populated by Disney characters. Let me explain. Watch Now

Imagine that you are sailing on the Titanic, and you alone know that the great ocean liner will hit an iceberg in 24 hours. What do you do? Whom do you tell? The answer depends... Watch Now

When I was eighteen years old I knew that I knew everything there was to know, especially in regards to the “us” and the “them” of the world. Eighteen year old me knew that... Watch Now

The role of race in the imposition of the death penalty is just one of the controversies that continues to surround the issue. Watch Now

In light of this week's events in Paris, France several of our ON Scripture writers took a few moments to reflect upon what they would/will be preaching on this Sunday. To... Watch Now

A New York Times/CBS poll found that American's current fear of terrorism is as high as immediately after 9/11/. Political Rhetoric, accusations, promises to crush, punish and... Watch Now

They have many labels. Undocumented immigrants. Illegal Immigrants. Illegal Aliens. Wetbacks. Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, recently suggested that most of them are “drug... Watch Now

We could let the advertising industry tell us. Katie B. Edwards’ recent book, Admen and Eve, uncovers (that was a pun) several diverse, even contradictory uses Eve serves.... Watch Now