Secretary of War Pete Hegseth led a Pentagon prayer service Wednesday with an adapted version of a fictitious Bible verse made famous by Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” Hegseth said the prayer was recited before the daring Sandy 1 rescue of a downed pilot in Iran,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will participate in a Washington Bible reading marathon days after a Pentagon worship service clip went viral for echoing a monologue from the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction.

A Pentagon spokesman is standing behind Defense Secretary and Minnesota native Pete Hegseth, who ignited an ongoing debate after reciting an air rescue group’s violent prayer that appears to crib from a scene in Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction” and an altered version of a Bible verse.

Author and Catholic biblical scholar Stephen Binz, a former resident of Little Rock, has written much about this spiritual practice. "Lectio divina teaches us to listen for the voice of God in Scripture," he said. "As we read the Bible, we listen, as St. Benedict said, with 'the ear of the heart.'" Binz said instead of talking to God through prayer and waiting for an answer, lectio divina ...

Praying with Scripture is not meant to be a mindless repetition of biblical quotes but instead is a gift that is meant to be accepted in people's hearts, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience Jan. 27, the pope said the words contained in ...