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 ...

Wanting the Cure Without the Care

What we see, and like to see, is cure and change. But what we do not see and do not want to see is care: the participation in the pain, the solidarity ...

Missions Work in Our Own Backyard

Joshua Massey writes in "Hometown Ministry as Pre-Field Preparation”:

[Vern], an elder at my church, listened patiently as I described my vision ...

Jim Cymbala on Rudy Giuliani's Post-9/11 Reflections

On that tragic morning of September 11, 2001, The Brooklyn Tabernacle lost four of its members. One victim was a police officer. The officer's funeral ...

Couple Uses Wedding Reception to Feed People

When Michigan residents Christine Bouwkamp and Kyle Kramer got married in the spring of 2007, they held a wedding reception that was anything but traditional. ...

Woman Lives Without Power for 15 Years

When a hurricane hit South Florida, Norena's home was one of many that was severely damaged. The elderly woman received an insurance settlement, and ...

The Purpose of Work

He who labors ought to perform his task not for the purpose of ministering to his own needs but that he may accomplish the Lord's command, 'I ...

Loving Your Neighbor Reasonably

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

—Carl Sandburg, American poet, novelist, and historian (1878–1967)

The Honor of Early Adoption

The notion that "the first will be last" doesn't seem to bother some folks. When Apple's revolutionary iPhone hit the market in late ...

Man Starts Kidney Donation Chain

Michigan resident Matt Jones decided to offer one of his kidneys, simply because he knew someone would need it.

"I thought that if I could help one ...