Haiti will always be Haiti. It will never change. That's what a young, educated Haitian told me as our Land Cruiser meandered past the still-destroyed National Palace two years after a devastating earthquake struck. The young man said he had little hope for his country but would always have hope for...

It's been a historic year for weather. Floods along the East Coast. Wildfires and drought in the southern Plains and Southwest. Tornadoes across the Midwest and Deep South. A paralyzing blizzard. Entire communities, like Joplin, Mo., devastated. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and disaster relief organizations stretched thin. How do...

The events of 9/11 retain a powerful grip on our collective consciousness. Nearly every American adult can answer "what were you doing during the attacks?" Personally and collectively, we've been profoundly shaped by 9/11.

But new research shows how we can be conflicted between ideals and application. We struggle...

When young people graduate, they're often told to follow their dreams. Change the world. After all, the sky's the limit.

But what if you don't know what you want to be when you grow up or lack the required social positioning to achieve it?

There are always limits to...

Threats of a government shutdown are behind us, but the national budget debate continues. As legislators fight over what and how much and where to cut, Christian activists are advocating to preserve the lives, dignity and human rights of the poor.

The people of faith are pointing to a third...

Did you hear the news today? Jesus, the One crucified on the cross, is risen! Do you believe it? Have you told anyone about it?

Jesus' resurrection is unreasonable and awe-inspiring. It was no more reasonable 2,000 years ago than it is today. Rise from the dead? How? And why...

The National Prayer Breakfast is based on broad inclusivity, inviting "individuals of various nationalities, religions and political orientation in the power of prayer." So at this year's breakfast on Feb. 3, why was an interfaith prayer for world peace so controversial?

The prayer breakfast, which is now a two-day event,...

God's heart broke just as ours did upon hearing of the victims in Tucson. It's a tragic reminder of how cyclical violence is and of how our words have consequences.

Speculation is running rampant on why Jared Loughner allegedly "planned ahead" and ultimately carried out a shooting at a suburban...

Environmentalism is "deadly." It is "one of the greatest deceptions of our day," "striving to put America and the world under its destructive control" and "seducing your children." It is a dangerous "cult."

At least that's according to the publicity for a new 12-part DVD series, Resisting The Green Dragon....

Sunday school. It was one of the main reasons I enjoyed church as a child. As a young adult, it sometimes still is. But there's a conversation brewing: Does Sunday school have a future? I think so, though it may not involve Sunday or school.

Sunday school has and will...

More than 2,000 years ago, something the prophets long predicted finally happened. For generations, the people of Israel waited for their Messiah, their Savior, who would deliver them from evil -- someone they could crown King.

A baby?

Mary and Joseph were equally surprised. Who asked for a child? Oh,...

Anxiety set in for many people in Haiti long before Dec. 7, when the country's electoral board announced which two presidential candidates would likely participate in a January run-off election.

Apprehension began on Election Day, Nov. 28, as voting fraud was evident. Many election centers closed prematurely because...

As our politicians decide whether to extend the Bush tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, I'm reminded of Prov. 22:16:

"Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss."

Haven't we already seen this proverb play out with the housing and...

While Americans struggle financially, American corporations are thriving. Corporate executives will soon receive their Christmas bonuses. This disconnection between people and profits is the latest round of the "Miracle on Wall Street".

For workers, the economic recovery promises to be slow and painful. Unemployment sits idle at 9.6...

Religion is failing young people, not the other way around. Why? It depends who's asked.

According to authors Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell, it's politics. In "American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us", they show how over the past half a century, many Americans have...

Are Mennonites taking over the world?

Not likely.

But Mark Tooley wonders in The American Spectator magazine whether Mennonites are taking over a big enough part of Christianity to be dangerous.

Tooley used a recent apology from Lutherans -- for violent persecution of 16th-century Anabaptists --...