Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Rabbi and the Friar
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, whose death we all mourn, lived at Trinity House in Larchmont, a hundred yards…
Culture War, Spiritual War
So now we’re debating whether or not two men or two women can get married. How, over…
Into All the World
John Stott once defined evangelicals as Gospel people and Bible people. No one has embodied these traits…
Medieval Golden Age, Modern Barbarism
Earlier this year, as conflict raged in northern Syria, two professors, one Lebanese and the other American,…
Of Michael Landon and Brittany Maynard
Michael Landon, the hugely popular television star of Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to…
Retirement Home Christianity
When, back in the mid-1980s, I told a retired Calvin College colleague that I was moving to…
Clash of Straw Men
Two recent speeches by senior Vatican officials whose responsibilities involve wrestling with world politics suggest that some…
The Story of Pastor Tom Clark
Pastor Tom Clark is dying. His esophageal cancer was diagnosed at the beginning of 2012, and after…
Body vs. Brain
Facebook users have run across a quiz purporting to measure one’s mental age against one’s actual physical…
Left, Right, Prudence, Principle, and Catholic Social Doctrine
A long-running battle between the so-called Catholic left and the so-called Catholic right concerns which political issues…
Are You Greek?
Are you Greek?” This is the question I get asked the most when I tell someone that I…
Ruthless Optimism
Mormon culture, especially in America, exhibits what I call “ruthless optimism,” which is the habit of unreasonable…
Uphold Doctrine, Avoid Discrimination
Earlier this month, the California State University system decided to stop recognizing InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a…
Regensburg Vindicated
On the evening of Sept. 12, 2006, my wife and I were dining in Cracow with Polish…
Meeting the Contemporary Challenge
On Thursday, September 4th, Wolfhart Pannenberg, the greatest theological mind of German Protestantism in the second half…
