Can We Stop Bashing the Church Now?

This is an early preview of my Crosswalk Column for next week: If I had a dollar for every Debbie Downer book on the American church, I’d make Warren Buffet look like a poverty-stricken college freshman. It seems every single day, Christian pollsters, pastors, authors, and just ordinary folks are telling us that the American […]

The End of Books as We Know It

Sunday afternoon, in between church services, I found some time to read The Chicago Tribune which we have delivered faithfully every Sunday. Yes, I still read the “dead-tree” version. Even though I read most of my content online, there is still something special about opening the newspaper. I read with great interest Julia Keller’s column […]

Reflections on the National Day of Prayer 2010

Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer in America. Many local and national events will take place around the country to commemorate this time of public prayer. It’s heartening to know that even in 2010, with secularism on the rise that America stops to pray. I’m also grateful that our President is defending the National […]