Even Movie Moguls Die

"I do not intend to sell. I do not intend to retire. And I do not intend to die."

—Lew Wasserman, former chairman and chief executive of ...

C. S. Lewis: War Gives Important Reminder

War does do something to death. It forces us to remember it. The only reason why the cancer at 60 or the paralysis at 75 do not bother us is that we forget ...

The Father at the Cross

Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick.

I took his temperature, and it was 102.5. The Children's Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for ...

Political Prayer

Every once in a while, a minister's prayer opening a state legislature somewhere makes the news. Usually it's because it's too "exclusive," ...

Why Failure Lingers

Failures take on a life of their own because the brain remembers incomplete tasks or failures longer than any success or completed activity. It’s ...

Limits of Theology

Respect for differing views...provides some defense against the natural desire to probe incessantly the mystery of the gospel. (There are those who would ...

God's Defense Attorney

In my early years as a pastor I would have admitted there was much about God I didn't know; in practice, though, I always felt I needed to have an answer ...

Sinning Is Easy

Nothing is easier than sinning.

Lessons from a Drunk Peasant

Human nature is like a drunk peasant. Lift him into the saddle on one side, over he topples on the other side.

The True Path of Wisdom

One day some of the brethren came to see Abba Antony, and among them was Abba Joseph. Wishing to test them, the old man mentioned a text from Scripture, ...