In 2010 the Suicide Prevention Committee at the University of Connecticut published the following statistics:
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death amon...
As an avid fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, I shared the enthusiasm of many when the large-scale movies began appearing during my college and grad...
I try to keep in touch weekly with the news from back where I call home: Detroit. The other day, while checking the news online, I saw an article about the for...
"I am reminded of a story I heard years ago in Germany when Walter Ulbricht, the German Communist leader, was head of the German Democratic Republic. It was sa...
The Rule of Benedict can seem very alien to us twenty-first-century Christians. It is probably the most famous set of guidelines for the founding of monasteries...
This weekend I had the chance to read Wesley Hill's new book, Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality. Wesley is an old acq...
New York Religions - New York is a place of forgiveness - a Bishop in New York City speaks up about the mosque issue.
Christianity Today - Hipster Faith - Br...
A few days ago I happened to read one of the original versions of Beauty and the Beast. I love fairy tales, especially when they haven’t been chopped up and mad...
Last week, I wrote about some of the principles behind "congregation exploration," so this week, I figured I'd give some tips on what to put in your backpack, h...
It's been nine years since September 11th, 2001. I have never seen the World Trade Center. By the time I got to America, they were gone. I'm leaving New York to...
