Where Were God's People?

When disaster strikes and innocent people suffer, or especially when something bad happens to a good person, Christians often ask, "Where was God?" ...

The Problem with American Christians

The main problem with American Christians is not that they aren't where they should be but that they are not what they should be right where they ...

Punished for Righteousness

A 16th century man who did not drink to excess, curse, or abuse his workmen or family could be suspected of being an Anabaptist and thus persecuted.

Faith to Tell the Truth

Kim Duk-Soo will never forget November 20, 1950. That was the day Communist troops found him hiding with his father in a root cellar.

Kim, now the administrator ...

Children and Public Life

My major effort must be devoted to my children. If Caroline and John turn out badly, nothing I could do in the public eye would have any meaning.

Victory in Death

Colin Chapman, in The Case for Christianity, quotes Ugandan bishop Festo Kivengere's account of the 1973 execution by firing squad of three men from ...

Marriage in God's Name

Whoever intends to enter married life should do so in faith and in God's name. He should pray to God that it may prosper according to his will and ...

Heroes or Saints?

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man ...

Commanding Attention

It may take a crucified church to bring a crucified Christ before the eyes of the world.

Concrete Church

It is of no avail to talk of the church in general, the church in the abstract, unless the concrete particular local church which the people attend can ...