A couple weeks ago, our senior editor, Greg Ayers, asked me to write a review of a new book he received. Great! I imagined a hot new book...

The amount of discussion Christians have devoted to the topic of “culture” has been inversely proportional to the degree to which Christians feel they control “culture.” Perhaps that’s...

Over the summer my wife suggested that we start hosting a monthly dinner for our group of friends. She had been reading about the value of eating together...

My mother-in-law is pretty tough. She is the only girl in a family of six. When my son Parker was born, she told me to throw away all...

When literature achieves renown and ubiquity—Don Quixote, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter—the result is an avalanche of convoluted literary interpretations. The Lord of the Rings, a recent example...

Who is Jesus? The question is even more popular now than it was when Jesus himself questioned his disciples about people’s speculations (Mark 8:27). Christians believe that the...

Upon moving to Virginia after four years in New York City, I understand the difficulty of finding a NYC bagel outside the city. I’ve read all the theories...

Waiting for a recent flight, I tried to tune out the CNN newscast dominating the gate area, but like honey to a bee, a news story about Bono...

My husband Kris and I recently returned from our honeymoon in Alaska. Perhaps a less conventional choice for a honeymoon, we sought adventure and wild solitude. Alaska attracts...