Herein I continue to work through Matthew to put together a rough character sketch of God as He is presented in this gospel narrative. Today we consider two mo...
Several times, people have asked me how their lives would change if they became Christians - besides the whole church thing, of course. (Conversely, many Christ...
And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, ...
A few weeks before summer started, one of my old friends (who is still in high school) organized the annual “Human Rights Week” for our Amnesty International cl...
A Christian Response to the Westboro Baptist Church's Visit to Harvard
The Poster from the Campaign
On March 20, 2009, members of the Westboro Baptist Chur...
When was the last time you loved an idea?
Not enjoyed it, not found it pleasant, not thought it nice. Loved it in the most nakedly powerful way possible with...
Blood Diamond. Dir. Edward Zwick. Warner Bros., 2006.
After seeing Blood Diamond, I was swept up in a rush of strong emotions, like most others who have seen th...
It’s embarrassing to admit that I spent the better part of my freshman year falling in love. My plunge was total, unexpected, effortless, instant. He and I came together so forcefully, so naturally, that my only way of explaining it to bewildered friends back home was the transformation of a two-dimensional world into a three-dimensional one. Seemingly overnight I became a new creation.
I saw the face of Jesus in a little orphan girl.
She was standing in the corner on the other side of the world.
And I heard the voice of Jesus gently whispe...
As a child, I was fascinated with monsters. And not just any monster would do—it had to be big, ferocious, and savage, capable of drawing fearful gasps from its...
