Man Finally Gets to Thank Police Sergeant

Alfred Edmond was stuck in Overland Park, Kansas. His motorcycle had run out of gas, and Edmond had run out of money after a long trip from Las Cruces, ...

Judgment Is Good News

The word judgment carries negative overtones for a good many people in our liberal and postliberal world. We need to remind ourselves that throughout ...

A Christian Neighbor's Bad Testimony

Steve Sjogren writes in “Changing the World Through Kindness”:

Not long after we moved [into our first house in California], my wife, Janie, ...

Resident Regrets Snap Judgment of Patient

Dr. Katrina Firlik was the first woman admitted into the neurosurgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her recent book, Another ...

Church Doesn't Live Up to Its Sign

Chris Heuertz is the international director of Word Made Flesh, an organization that helps the world's poor. In his book Simple Christianity, Heuertz ...

Christianity: "Smelling Salts" for the People

Properly understood, Christianity is by no means the opiate of the people. It's more like the smelling salts.

—Timothy Keller, pastor and author ...

Math Teacher Breathes Hope into Life of Student

Jeff Jernigan writes in “The Power of a Loving Man“:

I was poor in math until I hit eighth grade. For some now unfathomable reason, I found ...

New Shoes Pave Way for Bible Study

Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a ...

Graduate Student Risks Reputation for One Small Step of Faith

Courtney Ellis writes:

When I attended graduate school for English, there were many occasions when my fellow students openly ridiculed the name of Christ. ...

Congregation of One Makes Big Decision

After his ordination in 1969, author and pastor Phillip Johnson received a call to serve one large church and ten smaller churches on the northern coast ...