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Family values advocates from both the Catholic and Protestant communities are applauding the choice of former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger -- now known as Pope Benedict XVI -- as the new pontiff or "Holy Father" of the Roman Catholic Church.

A consortium of Korean Christians, along with top worship leaders, join efforts for historic unification event.

Although the story only spans nine verses, here are ten things Christians should know about this ziggurat structure intended for worshipping other gods.

Herod the Great may have created some impressive building projects, but his “great” title often pales when we analyze his rule. The true King of the Jews would take center stage in the Judean world about 30 years after Herod the Great.

Daniel’s name means “may God be my judge” and he often served as a judgment figure, much like many of the prophets. The Book of Daniel expands from his teenage years all the way to his seventies or eighties when he takes a quick trip to the lions’...

For Christians, Lent is a 40-day season of fasting, reflection and penance culminating in Holy Week and the Easter Sunday commemoration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

It is intriguing that so many myths explain the rainbow as some sort of supernatural “bridge,” because the most important theme that the rainbow illustrates for us is God’s gracious and grand purpose of redemption to give humanity a chance to...

The Book of Giants is one of many literary works that claim giants walked this earth before Noah built the ark. It contains connections to biblical people such as Enoch. So, what is the Book of Giants and does it have biblical truth? Why is it not...

Imagine the sweetest 14-year-old Christian girl you know. Who comes to your mind? Is she just beginning to blossom? Is she so kind, innocent, and pure? Jesus’ mother, Mary would have been like this precious girl you are picturing.

We cannot think the overturning of Roe versus Wade has solved all of the problems concerning abortion because it hasn’t. Our responsibility as Christians has just begun.

In this deeply personal reflection, Marziyeh Amirizadeh, an Iranian American and former death row prisoner in Iran, draws parallels between her own harrowing experiences in Evin prison and the plight of Israeli hostages released from Hamas...

Whether you’re currently retired, or it’s a dream well into the future, you can turn your golden years into ones as fulfilling as your working years had been. Here are 18 ways to make the most out of your retirement.

An Open Doors co-worker in Egypt blogs about the chaotic situation in the country following presidential elections held last weekend.

Is it all about us, or about Jesus and Him crucified? Today, we enter what may be the most counter-cultural season of the church calendar. More on Lent, next on BreakPoint.

As Christians observe the National Day of Prayer today, many wonder how they can fit ongoing prayer for the nation into their busy schedules. John Lind, who heads the Presidential Prayer Team, shares his thoughts on how and why prayer for our...

The case of Bernard Madoff is a reminder that human justice, so important to civilization and our moral order, is a woefully inadequate justice. Our courts can go only so far, and can exact only a limited approximation of true justice.