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I’ve been greatly encouraged by the responses to the little 60-page Heaven booklet, which contains a sampling...

In my novel Dominion, I picture one of the characters, Dani, who is in Heaven, learning...

There’s an old story of a slave who travels with his master to Baghdad. Early...

  I really appreciated this 20-minute interview about chronic pain with Dave Furman, a church...

Over the years, I’ve been asked why I would quote from someone in my books or on Facebook or Twitter when...

One of my great joys is to see my books translated into languages around the...

Colossians 3:1-4 tells us that as believers, in a sense, we’re already in Heaven with Christ:...

Since writing my book Happiness, one of the questions I’ve been asked is, “Am I sinning...

Listen Audio version of this article Jesus says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little...

Recently I shared on my blog about The Houston Chronicle’s Report on Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse,...

The premise behind my novel Lord Foulgrin’s Letters is simple: Given demons’ insights into reality and their...

I first became aware of tithing as a teenager when my pastor preached on the...

When God’s people were robbing Him by withholding tithes and offerings, He said, “Test me...

I was a pastor for fourteen years, and still have countless conversations with pastors. Many...

Hundreds of thousands of Christians have at one time or another been part of multilevel...

Philip Yancey, a writer I often appreciate, wrote an article about his own struggle to...

You can listen to the audio of my answer or read the edited transcript below, which has...

Today’s blog is about a nonprofit that’s making a big difference in the lives of...

On February 10, the Houston Chronicle released the first of a three-part series titled “Abuse of Faith: 20 years,...

After we posted the link to my recent blog about New York’s Reproductive Health Act on Facebook, an...

Nanci and I love Mary Clayton Wood, now Mary Clayton Crow, one of our dear...

The article below is excerpted from a 12-day devotional on Heaven I wrote, which is on...

On January 22, 2019, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the New York Senate...

This is an excerpt from Greg Gilbert’s book What Is the Gospel? It’s also cited by Ray...

Christian slaves in America sometimes were forbidden to sing—even to God. So when they went...

Last month, Tom Phillips, who led Chuck Colson to Jesus in 1973, went to be...

There was a time when I could not fully accept any explanation for evil and...

Like many others, I deeply loved British pastor-scholar John Stott (1921-2011) and appreciate his books...

Plagiarism is definitely a problem—sadly, even within parts of the Christian community. However, as I share...

The next generation is growing up amid—and inheriting—vast wealth. Even many children in Christian families...