The terms contract, agreement, treaty and covenant have the same basic legal interpretation. Two or more sides, or parties, have agreed to carry out obligations or responsibilities in exchange for ...

The idea of “covenant” comes up frequently in proposed solutions to mainline crises. Before writing its final report, the PCUSA Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church drew up ...

I'm sure all of us are very familiar with this feast of Corpus Christi, which means, "Body of Christ," but which we now celebrate as the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Most of us probably ...

In his recently published book The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism (The Jewish Publication Society) prominent modern Orthodox theologian Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg explores the ...

Emeritus BYU professor of ancient scripture Robert L. Millet teaches about the difference between an oath and a covenant. Religious covenants bind the participants together in obedience to God, who ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand the centrality of God’s covenant with Abraham. As the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer tells us, “Again and again [God] offered a covenant to man and ...

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As a painter and art lover, I am fascinated by rainbows. God has spoken to me many times through rainbows, even double rainbows, assuring His love and covenant with me and all His children. However, ...