Civil War Soldier Wearing Blue and Gray

Ron Hutchcraft describes a visit to Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina:

As the tour boat approached Fort Sumter, I wondered whether the ...

Pastor Admits Favoritism

The late Max Cadenhead, when he was pastor of First Baptist Church in Naples, Florida, riveted his congregation one day with a bold confession.

"My ...

Jesus Jewelry: For Fashion's Sake

An article in the Indianapolis Star tells of the recent growth in the religious jewelry market. Unfortunately, it is too often for the wrong reasons:

"Lynette ...

St. Louis Cardinal Dies Despite Excellent Physical Appearance

On Saturday, June 22, 2002, the scheduled game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field was cancelled because of an eerie ...

Living Right in Only One Department

Gandhi once observed, ''One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is ...

"Remains of the Day:" Weak Convictions

Remains of the Day explores the repressed love between the devoted English butler, Mr. Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), and the head housekeeper, Miss Kenton ...

Function of Salt

In The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Timothy Keller makes the following observation about salt:

The job of salt is to make something taste good. I don't ...

Newspaper Admits Errors

One of England's major newspapers, The Guardian, carries a daily confessional column called "Corrections and Amplifications." Edited by ...

Keeping Consistent Testimony

Ben Patterson writes in Leadership:

Sam Shoemaker told of a near-sighted professor who was an expert in entomology. His office walls were covered with ...

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," ...