Throughout the world, Christians commemorate the Transfiguration on August 6. Peter remembered—and told the church to remember—the event, “the prophetic word made more sure,” as “a lamp shining in a ...

Moving ahead, let’s study the meaning of: Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at ...

The first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on my mother’s 14th birthday: Aug. 6, 1945. My mother, who lived to celebrate another 70 birthdays, did not appreciate the yearly reminder ...