Hard times can bring out the best in us. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, depressions, and even war can change us for the better. In the good times, though, we often rot away at our center. The …
Faith for the Hard Times
I suppose that we can look back over the past 50 or 60 years and think that we’ve had some hard times. But, really, it’s been good times. It has been a good time to …
You Must Not Be Afraid
I have a sense that a lot of us are frightened these days. It isn’t the hair-raising fear that gives us an adrenaline rush. It is the slow dread that creeps up on us in …
You Can Win
It never ceases to amaze me how far man will go, what dangers he will face, in order to penetrate the unknown. To us, the Lewis and Clark expedition was just an early attempt to …
Will It Take a War?
There are three questions that are being asked a lot nowadays: Where in the world are we? How did we get here? What comes next? I’m not an expert in international relations or economics. I …
Christians in Winter
We are living in troubled times but, you know, it is a mark of how far we have come that we get in a panic at the prospect of living in what we call hard …
The Courageous Christian
I’m always grateful when the news media gives credit to people who have done very brave things. It is so good to see these people and to hear what they have to say about how …