St. Francis Xavier, who lived 1506-1552, is represented in a stained glass window. Credit: CNS photo/Crosiers In 1552 in Yamaguchi, Japan, a group of recent Christian converts confronted St. Francis ...

Christians have long debated whether salvation is received through faith or works. That didn’t start with my colleague, the Rev. Bob Norris, and me. Neither did it start with Martin Luther, who bet ...

Before I answer the question, “How can I be assured of my salvation?” we need to set the scene, understand something about the context of the question, and also understand what the writers of the ...