Dr. Stanley J. Ward

Tolkien's works demonstrate that it's possible to have a dark childhood and still possess a remarkable and life-affirming imagination.

The faith-crisis questions broached by the Japan tragedy cause me to remember my own faith-crisis after the Indonesian Tsunami of 2004.

Here are some things Christians need to understand (but often don't) about magic.

After reading More Than a Carpenter, the resurrection seemed reasonable. There were 4 issues that particularly struck me, and continue to make...

The Holy Bible has some of the most adult-themed passages written anywhere and a hero (God) who is no fairy-tale dandy.

Even when God is faithful and amazing things happen, life is still not easy.

One day my mentor told me, “You can either be a nice guy, or you can be a leader.” I thought, "Surely there's a third option."

Allister McGrath provides a biography that attempts both to retell the story of C.S. Lewis's life and to understand Lewis's ideas.

"'Christian Worldview' makes me want to vomit." That was the response I received when I emailed a friend that I wanted to write a book about...

Suppose we could strip away all the layers of non-biblical or pagan influence upon the celebration of Christ's birth. What would we have left?

Let's try measuring "success" in something that can still be quantified, yet does not require merely financial success.

Chandler’s (2012) book, The Explicit Gospel, lays an important theological foundation for ministry leaders – a description of the gospel that is...

For Christians, spiritual intelligence would include our ability to recognize how God works through us.

When we are in the dark, we can’t see clearly. And often we stumble about as we try to move. Doubt is like that.

Okay, so "magic" is expressly forbidden in the Bible in a variety of ways. But what exactly is it? And are we practicing a form of it in the...

Stan Ward left Donald Miller's Storyline Conference in Portland, Oregon with the distinct impression Miller dislikes Christian education...

Christians love spiritual stuff. We discuss spiritual fruit and spiritual disciplines, and we argue much about spiritual gifts. But do we really...

Thomas a’ Kempis’s Imitation of Christ is an old book that deserves renewed attention, and William C. Creasy’s A New Reading provides both...