James F. Mcgrath

The third in my series of Faith for Living talks at Lakeside Chautauqua, June 2026

A Suggestion about the Parable of the Tenants What did the parable of the tenants mean when Jesus uttered it?

An exploration of what the parable of the tenants might have meant for the historical Jesus, as well as what it later came to mean.

Introduction Rome at the Waldensian School of Theology. While I have been involved in a lot of conferences, and have been involved in leading

I confess to giving this post a clickbait sort of title in calling it “Generative AI is nothing new.” The statement is true in important ways, however, even if it requires clarification. Let me explain.

Mourning John and Dancing Jesus? This past Sunday, my Sunday school class was up to Luke 7:31-35

When I wrote my book What Jesus Learned from Women , I thought long and hard about Luke's story of a sinful woman ( Luke 7:36-50 ). Ultimately, I

Indiana is the home of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and thus while we do not have an especially high concentration of Muslims in the state , Lt.

Micah Beckwith's attack on religious freedom in Indiana is one that must trouble Baptists and other Christians, and not only Muslims.

Adam Gopnik recently published an article in the New Yorker about what Paul knew about Jesus and Paul's influence. There was something else not long ago about Paul's religion, playing it off against the teaching and religion of Jesus. It is about time I commented on this.