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How Augustine, Solzhenitsyn, O’Connor, and MLK Confronted the Cultural Chaos of Their Day
Our next Colson Center Short Course looks at four Christians -- the great Church Father St. Augustine of Hippo, Russian dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the novelist Flannery O’Connor, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr -- each of whom...
The Magna Carta of Humanity: A Book Written for This Time and Place
For anyone who’s thinking deeply, we’re in an extraordinary civilizational moment. The West, which has dominated the world for 500 years, is in evident decline. The United States, which is the world’s lead society, is suffering the greatest crisis...
Responding to Unfair Blame: Lessons from Nero and the Great Fire of Rome
Today, there is a clear and growing undercurrent of hostility toward Christians that often resembles the tropes used in ancient days. Christians have been blamed for the prevalence of poverty, natural disasters due to climate change, the...
What Can We Learn from Julian of Norwich Today?
Just what can we learn today from the life of Julian of Norwich?
Four Hundred Years of Waiting - Greg Laurie Devotion - December 4, 2023
Over 2,000 Christians Travel to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles
Thousands of Christians traveled to Israel from around the world last week to celebrate the annual Jewish holiday, the Feast of Tabernacles.
The Power of Prayer: Don’t Wish, Pray! - The Crosswalk Devotional - April 4
‘Cowardly Act of Terror’ Kills Eight in NYC
“This was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a man drove a truck into a Manhattan crowd yesterday.
NFL Players Urged to Observe Moment of Silence
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) has unanimously passed a resolution calling on all players to honor the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act during Sunday’s games.
Nigeria : State Accused Of Seeking To Train Jihadists
The Nigerian government says intelligence agents have found that Kano state in northern Nigeria was seeking foreign support to train 100 jihadists. Meanwhile, Nigerians are waiting anxiously for the outcome of the legal battle, the latest in a...
The Guest of the Maestro - UpWords - August 30
Paul's Four Criteria of the 'Worshipping Unbeliever'
What Sunday School Didn’t Teach You about the Tree of Knowledge
Praise the Lord, however, that we have a Savior who sacrificed himself for us so that we may live. Even though we all, as humanity, partook of the tree of knowledge, we have an opportunity to return to a relationship with the Lord and experience...
How Stranded Astronauts Teach Us of Jesus' Journey to Earth
Life doesn’t always make sense, and neither do God’s ways—yet that’s exactly why we can trust Him. Think about it: astronauts stranded in space is a problem we struggle to solve, but Jesus made an even greater journey from heaven to earth in the...
The Misplaced Aims of the Tiger Mother
The Width of God’s Love - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - March 17, 2017
Final Installment of God's Weight Loss Plan for 2016
If you are carrying around an unforgiving spirit it is weighing you down spiritually and emotionally. I know from sad personal experience.
In A Time of Turmoil, It's Time to Refocus.
the Apostles used their voice not to change the current government situation, but to change the world forever by changing hearts. How we can lead through times of trouble.
Adventures through the Holy Bible - Week of October 2
Is it Important to Know the Exact Age of the Earth?
At the end of every great question in the Bible (whether about the age of the earth or a mysterious doctrine — as in Romans 9 and predestination — ), the Holy Spirit appeals to the incomprehensible divide between man's finite existence and God's...