A better way to read the bizarre story of Elisha and the bears. Three times last year I asked a Christian audience this question: Which story in Scripture bothers you most? There are numerous ...

OK, Elisha didn’t really send the bears to Wall Street. But the bear market arrived, and portfolios have suffered as much a tare as the two and 40 youths. The interesting question is ...

The Bible, too, paints a terrifying portrait of these beasts when, in the Book of Kings, a pair of bears murders 42 boys who insulted the prophet Elisha. It seems that everywhere bears roamed ...