The “Benedict Option” refers to Christians in the contemporary West who cease to identify the continuation of civility and moral community with the maintenance of American empire, and who therefore are keen to construct local forms of community as loci...

How do we deal with death in a way that leads to living a more authentic human life?

What do Happy Days and pilgrims have in common?  The Fonz of course!  And what about refugees and the Princess Bride? Land wars in Asia, naturally. This Thanksgiving with so much turmoil in the world, it’s hard to focus on what makes us grateful with s...

In an interview with Matt Lauer, Charlie Sheen describes the moment he received his HIV positive diagnosis: … it started with what I thought based on a series of cluster headaches and insane migraines and sweating the bed, completely drenched two,

Imagine you are a Christian living near Rome in the year 411, when the barbarians sacked the seat of the Empire, an empire which had become identified with the City of God upon the earth. For so long the center of the universe for pagan Romans,

Sexting is a part of every day life in our world. Some of it is between partners or spouses. But much of it happens between uncoupled adults and more alarmingly is becoming rampid among teenagers. What about other forms of emotional disclosure online?

The recent Pew Study gives a very detailed snapshot of American religious life. What does it mean and why does it matter?

We have the capacity to imagine changing into something different than we are. This can be the blessing and the curse of the human condition.

Is it possible that weakness isnt' always a problem to be overcome? What if weakness and the possibility for vulnerability that it creates really is a blessing and a maybe even a strength?

When you speak of religion, it’s almost impossible for a novelist because you have to use the standard words like ‘God’ and ‘salvation’ and ‘baptism,’ ‘faith,’ and the words are pretty well used up. They’re old words. They’re still good words,