Shortly before his indictment and subsequent trial, Chuck Colson claimed he had been "born again," and was now a follower of Jesus Christ.

We are now in that season known as Lent, traditionally a time of prayer and fasting, meditation and self-denial leading to Easter.

Survey after survey shows that while people of all backgrounds and religious views generally have a high view of Jesus Christ, they also tend to have a relatively low view of his followers.

Advent, which means "coming," is the season leading up to Christmas, when the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is celebrated.

I am always amused in social situations when the people around me don't discover that I'm a pastor until late in our conversation.

What happens when my value-seeking runs counter to someone else doing the same thing? To what court do we appeal when values clash?

On Monday, we will celebrate something called Presidents' Day, which back in my childhood was called Washington's Birthday.

Self-improvement sure is a pain, but we keep on trying. And some even achieve their goals -- which, depending on your perspective, either inspires or discourages the rest of us.

Yes, God does love us just the way we are, but we know he also loves us enough not to leave us that way.

The truth is that evil is real. Whether or not you believe in the existence of angels and demons, no one can deny the ugly existence of the dark side of human nature.

Though old age is typically associated with becoming debilitated, and a burden to society, more seniors are living vigorously, well into their 80s and 90s.

The movie Avatar tells the story of human-alien interaction deep in space on a small moon called Pandora. The movie has broken many records, but another phenomenon has been noted.

Scott Roeder, recently convicted of murdering an abortionist, claimed he was defending innocent life.

Thanksgiving is coming, and we should be counting our many blessings with gratitude.

These are the dog days of summer, named for the rising of the dog-star Sirius.

An old hymn contains the line, "Here I raise my Ebenezer," and I'm certain that most people who sing these words secretly wonder what Charles Dickens' Scrooge has to do with the rest of the song.

At Easter we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and wonder how amazed those first disciples must have been. Surprisingly, in John 21, we read that about two weeks after Jesus rose from the ...

These days, love is equated with passion, and when the passion fades, then we feel entitled to seek passion elsewhere. Love is not something you feel, though; it's something you do.