"Some of us grew up with a loaded gun for a mouth," said Pastor Mark Ellis, of United Christian Faith Ministries in Baton Rouge. "Before we came to Christ, we abused this gift God gave us called the ...

Words do things. Words incite. Words provoke. Words comfort. Words persuade. Words convict. Once they are spoken or written, they are difficult to take back. We live in a society burdened by the ...

In a pool she always found to be too cold, our daughter may not have received the full bene­fit of swim lessons. Still, her purple lips chattered happily every time she jumped into the water. In one ...

We live in an awesome country that has a history of being a nation that is committed to fighting for “liberty and justice for all.” We’ve recently had to endure many tragedies. The latest occurred in ...

“You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the prayer of his lips.” Psalms 21:3. “Praise is due to you, O God of Zion; and to you shall vows be performed, O you who answers prayer!” ...

True confession: There have been some years that I grew so tired of leadership books that I couldn't even walk into a bookstore for fearing of seeing another. After pulling myself together, it ...

Looking back at one’s high school yearbook is an amusing exercise. Seeing the dated hairstyles, the gawky kids in science club photos, and the barely-out-of-college teachers who seemed like sages at ...

I'm a rabbi and I like Billy Graham. I don't agree with him about Jesus, but I like him anyway. He is coming to New York on June 24 for his last crusade (OK, I don't like that choice of words either), ...