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As we approach the holiday season, we are faced with yet another opportunity to pause in the midst of all the excitement, decorations, and commercialization, to consider again the origin of Christmas--the One whose birth we celebrate. Let's not...

In a postmodern culture, values and convictions are up-side-down on every front. To add insult to injury, far too many Christians have no understanding as to why these issues are so important. As one fellow believer asked recently, "What is the...

In reality, are educational toys the best toys? Or more precisely, are they toys at all?

It has been said that evangelical Christians have a “pathological tendency to fragment.” Is there any common ground upon which to unite? In his recent book, Deep Church, Jim Belcher says that there most certainly is. (Read more)

When I consider all the hatred in our world and the far-reaching pain and destruction racism has caused, I can easily become overwhelmed. What can I, a middle-aged woman from the Midwest, do to stand against such evil? In truth, a lot. Imagine the...

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Both men shaped history, but it is Charles Darwin who presents us with the most significant intellectual challenge.

Living out the gospel in the real world is never an easy thing. Jesus’ parable of the four soils attests to that fact. While a hard and fast statistic cannot be derived from that parable in terms of the contemporary church, or even the parable for...

Theological education stands at a crossroads. There are inescapable choices to be made, and these choices will determine whether evangelical institutions will remain recognizably Christian or fall into the same pattern of intellectual,...

Intellectuals have largely reacted to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 with a mixture of moral confusion and ideological denial. The root of this moral ambiguity, even in the face of undiluted terror and unquestionable evil, is a...

It is considered by Roman Catholics, as well as more liturgical Protestant denominations, to be the most sacred part of the liturgical year. What exactly is the meaning of triduum and how does it relate to Easter?

The appearance of white smoke from the stack atop the Sistine Chapel signaled the election of a new pope after only four ballots--a fact that presumably indicated the election of one of the anticipated four frontrunners. Within the hour, the...

In Matthew 5:38-42, Jesus grapples with first-century globalization (Pax Romana), and offers His followers ways of dealing with it. They should turn the other cheek ... Our modern youth ministry seems to choose between one of two options: either...

Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ," has served to smoke out a considerable number of critics whose real target is Christianity itself. We should not let this pass without notice.

Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ," has served to smoke out a considerable number of critics whose real target is Christianity itself. We should not let this pass without notice.

"What if I told you that there was a magic bullet--something that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children's chances of success in the world, your family's health, our values as a society? Something that is inexpensive, simple...

"What if I told you that there was a magic bullet -- something that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children's chances of success in the world, your family's health, our values as a society?" Miriam Weinstein begins her book The...