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- Join the 'Sheep' in Prison Ministry (December 5, 2007)
We can’t just walk into the local jail like the Avon lady, but prison ministry is nonetheless like picking low-hanging fruit. Here's what you need to know.
- Beyond the Racial Conversation: One in Christ (April 7, 2008)
When Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago, it cut short a long-postponed conversation about race. Now, for the process to move beyond words to action, Christians must set the example.
- Clayton Lillard: Teen Humanitarian (July 1, 2004)
Why all he ever wants for Christmas are broken bicycles.
- Suburbia: Testament to Excess, or Massive Mission Field? (October 25, 2006)
- Carving a New Life (November 1, 2007)
My world was consumed by drugs and violence, until God used the gift of woodworking to shape me into a different person.
- Setting Prisoners Free (May 1, 1999)
After serving time himself, Manny Mill offers a unique ministry for ex-offenders.
- Watershed Moment: A New Declaration of Dependence (July 1, 2009)
Indeed, God has blessed America. But all is not well in our land.
- Potter Mania: Should Christian Kids Read Harry Potter? (July 23, 2007)
The big question many parents have is: Should their kids be reading novels about wizards and witches and magic?
- Faith and Fathers: Obvious, and Documented, Conclusions (October 24, 2007)
There's no serious doubt that fatherlessness is bad for our kids. So what makes men better dads? The answer is surprisingly simple: Faith.
- As Wealth Increases, Happiness Doesn't (August 29, 2007)
Why doesn't increased prosperity and rising standards of living translate into more happiness?
- Fashion Rebels: Modeling for Modesty (September 17, 2007)
Modesty. It's the latest form of rebellion—and as the father of three daughters, I can tell you I welcome this kind of rebellion.
- What is True Happiness? Our Kids Need to Know (October 12, 2007)
Instead of learning the basic tenets of their faith or developing a loving relationship with God, teens are simply absorbing a belief that if you try to be good all the time, you will be happy—and being happy is what life's all about.
- The Victims of Pornography (November 17, 2007)
Countless individuals are hurt by pornography's influence. Yet, as surprising as it may seem, sexual addiction—like all addictions—represents a deep hunger for God.
- Divorce: Harmful to Kids and the Environment? (January 4, 2008)
If Americans will not stay together for their children's sake, would they do it to save the planet?
- Selling Morality Short: Goldman Sachs and the Sub-Prime Debacle (December 28, 2007)
The list of losers in the sub-prime loan crisis is long, but there are also winners. And one of them made a killing in a manner that reminds us that in business, as in the rest of life, there is no substitute for morality.
- Rediscovering Sabbath Rest (June 1, 2008)
Rest was woven into the fabric of creation. And what we find as we take time off from the rhythms of work is—as the old Hebrew saying goes—not that we keep the Sabbath, but that the Sabbath keeps us.
- Eritrea Jails 34 More Christians in House Church Raid (June 3, 2008)
Eritrean security police cracked down on more Christians again last week, arresting 34 evangelicals gathered for prayer and fellowship in a local home in Keren.
- Replacing a Heart of Hate (January 1, 2005)
While serving a life sentence for the murder of a homosexual man, I discovered the transforming love of Christ.
- O Holy Night (November 1, 2006)
Locked in my tiny cell, I discovered that Emmanuel was still with us.
- Sub-Prime Folly: No Substitute for Virtue (September 28, 2007)
The sub-prime mortgage crisis of recent months reveals that living for the moment to get whatever you can always leads to disaster.