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Following disclosure of a video by Boko Haram Islamic extremists threatening to kill Christian high school student Leah Sharibu within one month, Christian leaders in Nigeria have declared three days of prayer and fasting.

Namaste is a Sanskrit phrase combining two phrases to mean “I bow to you” or “The divine in me bows to the divine in you.” It is a common Hindu/Indian greeting. 

A study released this week by the Pew Research Center surveyed 38,426 people in 34 countries last year. Overall, only 45 percent agreed that “belief in God is necessary in order to be moral and have good values.”

It is incumbent upon Christians to follow the example of Justice Ginsburg by investing in the coming generations. In our case, the stakes are even higher, since Christianity is always one generation from extinction.

The letter was dated March 26, 1914. I unfolded the fragile, yellowed paper and struggled to read the faded ink...

Yesterday, we focused on God’s invitation to partner with him in redeeming the pandemic and our other crises. Today, I’d like to think about an intriguing way to reframe such service in these difficult days.

"Thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of Him in every place" (2 Corinthians 2:14). That is exactly what Tony Snow did....he allowed the sweet aroma of Christ ti permeate and...

Regular readers of the humble ramblings know that eldest Son Matt is an occasional contributor. I have threatened to cut him off from this site because his thoughts often get better responses than the Old Man receives. Recently Matt wrote to me...

You are not the judge of your own work. Teach that class, preach that sermon, counsel that troubled one, write that article, study that text, pray that prayer. God alone knows what was your best work, your golden gift.