Every person holds divine worth and inherent dignity within their full-bodied existence. No life is more valuable than ...

He was with God in the beginning” (John 1: 1-2). And: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father ...

Genesis 1:1, for example, says that in the beginning, God made Rangi-nui (Sky Father) and Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) instead of rangi and whenua respectively.

If God is ever present, then my husband could feel God’s presence, comfort, and love right where he was. And if God is all-power, then no fear, anxiety, or uncertainty could overwhelm either of us.

The opportunity to play a real god, on the other hand, is much rarer. This probably has to do with the complexity of this very role: The ability to create land, life, entire universes at the snap ...