If you had to give a sermon of 10 words or less that summarized the whole of the Law and the Prophets, what would it be? Hard to beat “love your God completely, and love your neighbor as yourself,” but go ahead, give it a shot. When we condense, we clarify. Find the fewest words possible to express your greatest commandment.

ALL THE WORLD loves a debate. When two sides square off—across the family dinner table, at a staff meeting, or on the stage of presidential hopefuls—a thrill of tension ripples around the room. Who will get the better of the argument? Will truth win out over clever rhetoric?

When the Pharisees heard how he had bested the Sadducees, they gathered their forces for an assault. One of their religion scholars spoke for them, posing a question they hoped would show him up: “Teacher, which command in God’s Law is the most important?

My maternal grandmother was Native American. She belonged to the Lake Superior band of the Chippewa tribe and was born on the Bad River Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Her people have occupied that land for thousands of years.

We turn to our God who responds to those who cry out in prayer.

Most of us know what Christian living entails—sort of. Isn’t it about obeying the Commandments?

Many people enshrine mottoes or slogans, often quoted from great women or men who seem to distill the very essence of what it means to lead a good life.

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. —Blessed Mother Teresa