(RNS) — This Shavuot, I recall a remarkably wise comment from a young girl that echoes across the Jewish tradition.

It's been posited that God speaks to us through circumstances: blocked pathways, dreams, feelings, inspirations, music, nature, symbols, tender mercies, thoughts and visions. Some say he communicates ...

One way to make sure that you are hearing what God is speaking is to understand that God wants to personally … powerfully … and even prophetically speak into your ...

I'm a worrier. I worry and stress and agonize over too many things. I have fears and paranoia. When these thoughts enter my mind, I have to take a step back and decide if this is inspiration from God ...

The God of creation did not just create man and leave him to his own devices. God speaks to man in order that man can know ...

We're very much aware, I'm sure, that the season of Advent is a time of waiting. It's a time when we're preparing, in a special way, for the coming of Jesus. We do that looking for Jesus to come in ...

Across generations, believers have asked an important question: Does God still speak through dreams and visions?

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to God is also diverse. The variations of prayer show us the great mystery ...

At Christmas time we hear a huge amount about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Christians have venerated her for centuries, but what of Joseph? He trusted in God in the most difficult of circumstances.

Afghan men prepare to sacrifice a cow during an Eid al-Adha celebration. On Eid, Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and ...