Jodie Foster's Atheist Upbringing Sparked Religious Interest

"I've been exposed to no religion whatsoever. I'm probably one of the few people that was raised as a true atheist, which, of course, makes ...

Perfume Doesn't Transform Barbarians

In a TV commercial by one credit card company Capital One, a couple is making a purchase in a shopping center. When the clerk tells how much it will cost, ...

Jesus Cannot Be Domesticated

"Much of the history of Christianity has been devoted to domesticating Jesus—to reducing that elusive, enigmatic, paradoxical person to dimensions ...

Arthur Miller Unable to Tell Marilyn Monroe "God Loves You."

In his autobiography Timebends, Arthur Miller tells of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. During the filming of The Misfits Miller watched Marilyn descend ...

Murder-driven to Christ-driven

Wade Morris shares his journey to faith in, "Sudden Conversion"

At the age of 14, I began to question my father about the Nation of Islam; —the ...

What Christianity Cannot Be

"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important."

—C. ...

Book Reviewer Learns to Beware Spiritual Influences

While studying my way through a Ph.D program, I worked part time as the book review editor for a large website devoted to religion, spirituality, and ...

Actor Woody Harrelson on Spirituality

Actor Woody Harrelson on spirituality:

I'd been nursing this emptiness for far too long. Years ago, I came to the conclusion that I'd made a huge ...

Sarah Michelle Gellar on Customized Spirituality

Like her television show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," actress Sarah Michelle Gellar's personal spirituality borrows from a hodgepodge of religions. "I ...

Muslim Woman Discovers Personal Relationship with God

In Christian Reader, Ajith Fernando writes:

Bilquis Sheikh, a Muslim woman from Pakistan, was sitting at her grandson's bedside in the hospital. As she ...