We live in a restless world. While God is certainly not absent in the noise and bustle of day to day living, our culture does

The debate over gay marriage that erupted in the United States during 2004 seems to have taken everyone by surprise –at least judging from the

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells,

Gathered before God is the result of conviction and curiosity. Jane Rogers Vann is convinced that “God is calling the church to be renewed at

A short film that aired on TV when I was a child lingers at the fringes of my memory. It began, if I remember aright,

I have long noticed a parallel between musicians and scientists. We both use instruments, and I think we both use them for the same purpose:

Christmas is a time when Christians think about empires, or at least when they should be thinking about them. The nativity narrative in the Gospel

It’s difficult to know which came first, Christmas or Dickens. With the possible exception of Jesus Christ, no one has had a greater influence on

It really is a wonder that It’s a Wonderful Life has become the preeminent American Christmas movie, eclipsing even the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street.