Meditation. For many, this word conjures up images of a person sitting cross-legged, emptying his or her mind and chanting a mysterious word over and over again. That is Eastern meditation that is ...

Frequency of meditation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious group % of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God ...

To explain how Scripture meditation goes beyond hearing, reading, studying, and even memorizing as a means of taking in God's Word, author Donald Whitney provides the analogy of a cup of tea: In this ...

There's one thing religion has that approaches the hard sciences: Critical studies. Criticism doesn’t insult written material. It tries to determine a document’s origins and reliability. Critics ...

The oil-on-canvas painting, done around 1655 by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, is of a reflective Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sitting mesmerized while listening to the words of Jesus. The scene ...

Here are a few suggestions for studying, especially if you have never done it before and don’t know how to get started. I focus here on the Bible because I know it the best. 1. Avoid the temptation to ...