Built around the same time as the birth of Jesus, the magnificent Tropaeum Alpium celebrated the victory of Caesar Augustus over the tribes in the Alpine region a decade earlier. Near the same time Augustus built the monument celebrating his military, political and religious might, the
As the midterm campaigns end, I suspect that no matter who wins, many people will sigh with relief. The breaks in our television shows — for those who still watch live TV — will return to just airing cheesy local car commercials. But I worry
If a tombstone exists for broader Baptist cooperation among Southern Baptists, the year after the dash might read “2018.”
At church, my six-year-old son’s Sunday School teachers talk about the importance of being respectful in the building since church is a holy space. Their lessons go
In the U.S. context, we often hear laments about the decline of Christianity, how younger generations are walking away from faith and about our culture’s increasing embrace
It seems that since people could write, we’ve had stories warning about powerful people using their power to abuse others and to gain or preserve their power,
In May, I trekked to North East India on a trip in partnership between Word&Way, Future Leadership Foundation and Transforming Leaders in Asia Ministries. My first trip
Each weekday as I drop my son off for school, my last words to him as he grabs his backpack and hurries out of the car are
I no longer turn the news on the radio when my son in the car. Last month, in particular, the moral failings of our leaders and celebrities
There is a scene in the biblical Christmas story that bugs me. I didn’t notice it for years. But one Christmas as I was preparing a couple