Spending Habits in the World of Virtual Games

Many use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances, but others use it to play games that involve virtual farms, virtual pets, ...

Frederick Buechner Reflects on the Magi and Herod

In a playful lexicon of religious terms entitled Peculiar Treasures, author Frederick Buechner captures well the interesting interplay of the stories ...

Seven-Year-Old Steals Parents' Car to Avoid Church

Despite the best efforts of pastors and Christian educators, many children in America still don't enjoy going to church. These kids usually reveal ...

The Limits of the Human Will

Many of us act as if repentance is a matter of the will. [But] we can't "will" ourselves into change. We can't "will" ourselves ...

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 ...

Outthinking Burglars or Playing into Their Hands?

If we knew the most likely place a thief might strike would we react differently? The front door and first-floor window are the most common places burglars ...

The Irony of Television

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your house.

—David Frost, English ...

God Blesses Humble Street Missionaries

Bryan Wilkerson said:

Charlie and Agnes are some of the meekest people I've ever known. Charlie is a bright, energetic, hard-working man who could ...

The Finish Is More Important Than the Start

Mark Batterson writes in Wild Good Chase:

I discovered the importance of pacing when running my first triathlon. I did all my training for the swim leg ...

Praying Against the Consequences of Sin

Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats, then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.

—Fred Allen, U.S. ...