The word “confidence” is defined as “a firm belief; trust; reliance; the fact of being certain; assurance.” We place our confidence in many things — intelligence, talents, influence and connections.

The Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride/Satanic Messiah followup The Life Of The World To Come came out yesterday. So far we've listened to the downcast, homeless nostalgia of "Genesis 3:23" and the totally ...

Walking early last summer in the New York Botanical Gardens on a sunny Friday morning, I heard a woman behind me so overwhelmed by its early June beauty that she kept saying over and over to her ...

Psalm 40 is a glimpse into the heart of King David. David is speaking about a time in his life when he felt trapped in a helpless and hopeless situation. But, even in that terrible time of darkness ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...