Atheism Fails in Crisis

Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Jew, has been called "the voice of the underground church." In the 1940s, he was jailed and tortured by communist officials ...

Twins in Womb Debate Life After Birth

In Our Greatest Gift, Henri Nouwen tells a parable of faith and hope. He imagines twins–a brother and a sister–talking to each other in their ...

From Witch to Christian

In Today's Christian Woman, Kimberly Shumate tells how she became a Christian after living as a witch. We pick up the story as she, after coming to ...

Student Wrestles with Faith Questions

Jonathan Lunde, instructor at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, writes:

This past semester, I was privileged to have working with me as an assistant ...

Songwriter Learns Atheism from His Father

Lyrics from Randy Newman's song "Old Man" demonstrate the lessons he learned from his father, who was an atheist: "Don't need no ...

Conversion Story of Author Frederica Mathewes-Greene

Author Frederica Mathewes-Greene said:

When I was around eight or nine, I went through a spurt of having very strong faith. My parents didn't think ...

"Minority Report" Writer on Reality

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

—Philip K. Dick, science fiction author, writer of the summer ...

Every Command Tied to a Promise

Every command of God is built upon a promise from God. Every divine call to action (obedience) is, at the same time, a divine summons to trust in God's ...

FBI Agent Denied Pizza Delivery

In 1993 FBI agents conducted a raid of Southwood psychiatric hospital in San Diego, which was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours ...

Why to Seek the Lost

On July 4, 1854, Charlie Peace, a well-known criminal in London, was hung. The Anglican Church, which had a ceremony for everything, even had a ceremony ...