2013 dawns on an America much changed....
What an incredible beginning it was, 2,000-odd years ago....
Government is a lousy substitute for God....
Resentment is a terrible habit that we must reject....
Is criticism of each other our most useful focus today?...
In a troubled world, there is much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving....
I'm betting on God to do for us what government can't or won't....
A Romney presidency would give us time to decide what we want America to be....
The question this year is what our government -- and America -- will be....
Our political factions today see the relation between man and the state very......
Our political factions today see the relation between man and the state very......
The premise of revenge against disrespect is unrequitable. No amount of revenge and......
If you hear God calling today, listen to Him....
Learning that waiting won't kill us is powerful....
Can we learn not to give our minds over to accusations about others?...
What if we lived as if we will someday face the Day of Judgment described in the Bible?...
There is no peace, for Christians or anyone else, if there is not freedom of conscience....
A battle is raging over the morality of using unmanned aerial vehicles to fight our......
The attitude of America's founders might surprise us today....
Does God mean it for good?...
What is the antidote to a juvenilized Christianity?...
Politics and government will remain unsatisfactory until we stop prioritizing them over......
Absolutely not -- in fact, he doesn't want any people to fail...
Disagreement and partisanship are not bugs in the human condition; they're features....
God, who made us and loves us, knows much more than we can bear to know....
We can expect today's young adults to change their opinions not only on social issues......
The 40th president won remarkable concessions from the Soviet Union with two very......
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin tragedy, the Spirit of God is on the move in Sanford....
Indignation is not a virtue, blaming others gets you nowhere, and you're never too small......
Finally, the people have a prospect of speaking for themselves on the case. I believe......
The resurrected Savior has the answer. Think healing and power....
Truth and justice don't divide us. They unite us....
When there's a War on Everyone, it's time to deploy the "big guns" of forgiveness....
We need to help the poor. But is focusing on income disparities an effective way to do......
True help for the poor recognizes that they are people, not income-levels in a......
Conscience, not ideology, will make the ultimate decision on Nadarkhani's fate. I am......
How does God see state policies that seek to shut down economic activity?...
The more things we want government to control, the less space remains for religious......
Politics and government are important. But the greatest, most important things in God's......
What bothers some people about Bain Capital is a problem with government, not business....
Football always has something to teach us about life and faith....
Our spiritual preparations for an unsettling year should include deciding how we will......
To a world in chaos, God's message in Christ is just that simple....
Strength comes from writing our own positive message rather than reacting to grievances......
God doesn't want us worried and upset. Really....
Christmas is a time to reflect on why Jesus came in darkness, and what his light is for....
In a season of thanksgiving, a Maryland mother needs our prayers for God's perfect......
Penn State officials must be dealt with according to law, but their institution cannot......
For a broken American political process, we need God's reminders of what really matters....
Worrying about income inequality involves us in things the Bible frowns on. But......
America's declining standard of living requires mercy, not sacrifice. Do we know God as......
Jesus actually operated through invitation and respect for authority....
The case of the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School should reopen old......
We rightly condemn the persecution of Christianity in Iran -- so why do we react with......
"How we should then live" is an essential question no longer acknowledged by our......
In a time of need, God raises up heroes. He also raises up citizens with wisdom and......
As we remember 9/11, we should remember not only our challenges and our struggles but......
It's time for a serious conversation about the causes and consequences of the erosion of......
Only the grace of God can correct pedophiles without condemning them....
If "the clustering of like-minded America is tearing us apart," will compromise bring us......
Economic recession has brought silence and stillness to devastated communities. But......
Some basic habits of mind make us resistant to the implications of limited government.......
Our success in dealing with America's fiscal problems will depend on faithfulness in the......
Same-sex lawsuits against religious objections are bringing serious issues to a head for......
Shouldn't we care whether humans are exterminated?...
Operation Fast & Furious shows how tolerant we've become of abstract experiments in......
The family law system performed exactly as intended—and a despairing father set......
Americans are right to be concerned about the indications of anti-Semitism in two recent......
When there is a threat to their children and their people's future, good fathers act in......
Christianity is not designed to be a guilt culture. It is designed to be a redemption......
The world given to us by the boys of Pointe du Hoc is beginning to crumble. But the......
A remembrance of the chaplains who have served America's fighting men and women -- and......
A recent episode of Law and Order illustrates the insidious way in which evil undermines......
What I want to hear from political candidates is that they favor government that is......
Focusing our main effort on law and regulation cedes to human government a centrality in......
Tolerance is a result and not a cause of character -- and tolerance is not enough....
Human trials don't stop for Easter -- but that was never the purpose of Jesus'......
The burqa question in Europe highlights the limitations of law, and reminds us that the......
It can reasonably be argued that Jesus would not point to the results of five decades of......
The new century is challenging the deepest ideological certainties of the old....
Should we face the world's growing problems with resignation, or should we ask for big......
The character of a people makes the character of the nation, and in concentrating on......
Americans, conservatives and liberal, Christian and otherwise, expend great amounts of......
God didn't give us an answer sheet for political disputes. He gave us first principles......
A new book claims the rise of women has turned men into boys. Where will the road to......
The Golden Rule is not about reciprocity. It is about following God's example in giving......
The most important thing about Egypt in 2011 may just be that it is full of Christians......
In the midst of political and global turmoil, it is good to remember why we were made:......
Barack Obama is the quintessential product of modern Western culture: credentialed,......
The West's Mama Grizzly has a sense of herself as a serious, transcendent actor,......
Christians should be concerned that we are -- unwisely and unethically -- regulating our......
2011 dawns with a sense of foreboding, and not without reason. Yet there are also......
The FCC's "net neutrality" regulations will bring even more government interference—and......
The more we divide up the crowd by political categories, the more we lose touch with......
The birth of Christ came in a time of turmoil and war -- yet God's purposes are not......
The FBI took interest in Osman Mohamud. But where was the culture around him cultivating......
A fundamental issue in the TSA controversy is whether our posture should be offensive or......
Lamenting "income inequality" is powerful rhetoric -- but poor theology....
Repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will lead to three difficult moral and......
When it's time for a country -- or a football team -- to rebuild, we should not look to......
Americans are at the beginning of an awakening that may well put us back on our unique......
We have every reason to be hopeful that America's moral life can be revived. God changes......
The Optimistic Christian -- Believers should have a different perspective on the purpose......
In perilous times, it is worth remembering that God has given us abundant reason for a......
Pew's "Religious Knowledge Survey" does not show that evangelicals are uninformed. It......