Church Learns Not to Lock Out Their Community

I grieved when our church began chaining our parking lot to keep out the cars of parents who were dropping children off at the adjacent school. The school's ...

Cuddly Bear Conceals Dangerous Weapon

After a relaxing, week-long summer vacation in Florida with their 10-year-old son, Robert and Angela Barry of Grove City, Ohio, left for the airport to ...

Touching Jesus

Some years ago, David Robinson, who plays basketball in San Antonio, visited our church. He's not a member of our church, but he shows up occasionally. ...

"Shrek": Looking Beyond Appearances

The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society's undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre, Shrek, who finds a friend in a talking ...

Religion Without Relationship Is Meaningless

Wayne Cordeiro, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship O'ahu in Honolulu, Hawaii, writes:

Some time ago some wonderful people in our church gave Anna, ...

Crossing the Generation Gap

Bill is wild haired; his wardrobe for college is jeans and a T-shirt with holes in it. He recently became a believer while attending a campus Bible study. ...

Deceptive Appeal

Joe Gutierrez tells five stories from his 42 years as a steelworker in the book, The Heat: Steelworkers' Lives and Legends. In one story, called "Snow ...

Empty Promises

A "Bonehead of the Day" e-mail reported on a newfangled toy recently released for distribution:

A U.S. company has an action figure called Invisible ...

Jesus for President

The following physical description of Jesus Christ conjures up the image of a charismatic candidate for president. The description comes from a forged ...

Character over Reputation

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others ...