What Would Bonhoeffer Say to 21st-Century Issues?

Quaker Richard Foster has drawn the topographical map of Christian spirituality with its streams of “spiritual traditions” (contemplative, holiness, charismatic, social justice and evangelical). Baptists are found all over the map. But the dominant stream...

A Public Prayer Whether You Like It Or Not

A high school in Texas has been involved in a lawsuit regarding prayer at graduation. As Christians, should we be more concerned about the “right” of prayer or another individual’s faith struggle? This past weekend, Medina Valley High School in Texas...

Beside still waters

Hot summer days can lead to parched summer plants. So I often find myself, usually at some early morning hour, wandering around the yard with garden hose or watering can in hand, doing what I can to keep my plants alive. I have tomatoes to keep going, though they seem...

Conservatives Must Choose: Ayn Rand or Jesus

Progressive people of faith and Democrats need to take some time studying Ayn Rand to fully understand the political significance of all the conservative leaders lining up to praise her. The GOP has a huge problem if its conservative religious base finds out what Rand...

History trumped by pop culture

Whitefield Chapel By John Pierce Whitefield Chapel, on the Bethesda Orphanage (now Academy) campus in Savannah, Ga., is named for the founder of this oldest, continuous charity in North America. One of the best-known figures of the 18th century, evangelist George...