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 ...

Cowboy Movies and the Bible

When I was a boy growing up in New York City, one of the nicest ways for me to spend a Saturday afternoon was at the matinee of the neighborhood theater. ...

Always Faithful

Newsweek (11/19/90) ran an article titled "Letters in the Sand," a compilation of letters written by military personnel to family and friends ...

Christianity During the Revolution

These historical items highlight the ways in which religion and politics were linked at the time of America's founding:

In July 1775, as tensions with ...

Christmas Spirit Doesn't Last

There's a problem with the Christmas spirit. You've noticed how it passes?

One of the most striking illustrations of this comes from a story told ...

Technology: Not So "User Friendly"

The first great communications revolution followed the invention of the printing press. The first thing they printed was the Bible. The second communications ...

More than Gun Control

Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines; I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil. If Adam had seen in a vision the ...

Extreme Kindness

In Elmer Bendiner's book, The Fall of Fortresses, he describes one bombing run over the German city of Kassel:

Our B-17 ("The Tondelayo") ...