Swedish King Proclaimed 'Death to All Kings!'

Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte was born in 1763, the son of a French government worker. As a young man he joined the army, and by the start of the ...

Christopher Hitchens on Christianity's Greatest Contribution

Before his death in 2011, the outspoken atheist Christopher Hitchens was asked if he could identify "Christianity's greatest contribution." Hitchens replied: ...

List of the World's Least Powerful People

News media outlets offer plenty of lists for the "Best" and the "Most Powerful" people on the planet. For instance, Forbes magazine presents their annual ...

When Revival Broke Out in New York City

There was a man named Jeremiah Lanphier who lived in New York City during the 1850s. Those were years of tension, when the shadow of war loomed over America. ...

Assessment Helps Reveal the Four Most Common Idols

What is your greatest fear, and what does that say about what you really worship? Pastor Justin Buzzard uses the following assessment tool to determine ...

The Power of Christ's Resurrection Bursts through Obstacles

Tim Keller tells the following story about the power of Christ's resurrection:

A minister was in Italy, and there he saw the grave of a man who had died ...

Maturity Changes Our Fear of God

To grow in wisdom and love is not to lose all fear of God; it is to change our fear of God. It is to pass from the servile fear of the slave, the fear ...

Former Congressman Reflects on Transgressions

In May of 2010, Indiana congressman Mark Souder resigned his position after confessing to an affair with a part-time staffer. In more than a dozen emails ...

Worship: Make Love, Make War

Worship songwriter Brian Doerksen writes of a time when God placed in his mind a surprising, provocative picture that has since defined for him biblical ...

What Tempts Men and Women

A survey of 3,000 U.S. adults identifies the differences and similarities between what men and women say tempts them the most:

Sex: Men (50 percent), Women ...