Thy Grace is Sufficient

Today....as I was dropping my daughter off at her public high school - I was struck by the number of kids heading into school with Ipods on....

Tonight, a dear old friend of nearly 80 years lies in a hospital bed, breathing on a ventilator. We are not sure of his condition, not sure ...

Fouad Ajami is the Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, is director of the Middle East Studies Progr...

My two favorite college football teams are, 1) UCLA, and 2) whoever is playing against USC this week. However, over the years, I have become...

So, what does it mean to be a person who believes, who has oriented one's life around the person of Christ, and who must be engaged each...

Recently, I began a short and disjointed rant about the disconnect between faith and work. No sooner had I done this, than I stumbled upo...

My accountant called me today to report this: A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said the agency was continuing to investigate a ...

We live on a street where reality and fantasy blur. You see, our street has been used for years for filming all sorts of things, from commer...

In my mind, this photo has three potential captions. "Hello, I have parked my space vehicle on your roof. May I borrow your magic movin...

This is the inside of the sanctuary of Canal Street Presbyterian Church in New Orleans. My old friend, Pastor Mike Hogg, has an update on t...

I am in Dallas tonight for a business meeting. Today a local radio station indicated that the normal 4.5 hour drive from Houston to Dallas i...

In my travels today, I came across this lovely little donut shop in Los Angeles. Due to a tight schedule, I was unable to visit inside, in o...

As mentioned recently in Christianity Today , "the calling of those who engage in business is as noble as those God calls to more ...

Go here and read about the wonderful gift of friends who stand beside us, and will pray with us, even when it does not feel so "specia...

I took this picture less than a month ago, on the north shore of Kauai. This photo is now the desktop background on my PC at the office. It...

Tomorrow, if you go to church, and the air conditioning is turned up too much, or you have to deal with someone who is a bit cranky - think ...

Two weeks of not knowing, of going to bed every night and waking up every morning wondering how much damage your home has sustained. Is it r...

Dodger 7, Rockies 8....sigh Well, it seems that there is a rather obscure discussion going on about faith/work/vocation in other quarters of...

My experience of 26 years in Christendom and the protestant church leaves me with the distinct impression that those of us who dwell Monday...

There is an editorial piece in this months Christianity Today that pushes some major buttons for me. Entitled "Neighbor Love, Inc....

My wife says that I spend too much time on the Internet in the evenings. After I have worked at the office all day, helped get dinner on the...

Remember .

Today was a remarkable day. The remarkable event took place in church. It was not a stunning sermon, or a remarkable hymn from a large choir...

We have more information on Canal Street Presbyterian Church , and my old friend, Pastor Mike Hogg. I had a chance to talk with Mike on the ...

Over the past several years, Wal Mart has become the whipping boy of the no-growth and slow-growth movement. Never mind that Sam Walton buil...

Daniel Schorr almost made me drive my car off the road again recently. His thoughts on Intelligent Design seemed to me to be angry, vindic...

About 15 years ago, as my wife and I were newlyweds, we had the blessing of being involved in a couples small group through our church. As ...

This has been one of the most remarkable weeks in American history. We have watched awestruck at the tragic aftermath of Katrina, feeling he...

The news is getting better in terms of immediate panic and general chaos in New Orleans and other parts of the south. Lets keep praying, an...

Given the events of the last four days, this is completely worth your time.

I just headed upstairs for a second to watch the news with my wife. The news is not good from New Orleans, and so, I direct you to this . G...

Imagine your life being swept away. Imagine nothing left. Imagine some of your things left, some it floating down the street, rendered compl...

When one listens to the news, hears the stories, and sees the devastation, there are two primary reactions: 1. Pray 2. Give

Megan Cox Gurdon of NRO nailed this .

Pictured at right is my youngest daughter Heather, who, as you can easily see, is an accomplished snorkeling aficionado. As the Hawaiians wo...

Being far from home in an entirely different setting surrounded by those you love is causing me to reflect on the course of life, ponder the...

Friday – Sunday – August 19-21 Greetings from our nation’s 50th State, the Land of Aloha. I ventured here several times as a child with my ...

Tomorrow morning our family leaves for 10 days in Hawaii. We are all very excited for the opportunity to play, rest, explore, eat (!), creat...

Alright. I have to admit something here. Take away my Good Christian Who Never Says Critical Things Sunday School Attendance Badge, but Jame...

More today on the "Genu Valgum Kid" (pictured at left) - lessons my daughter has taught me in character. Yesterday we left off wit...

This journey of life is mysterious, hard, and delightful, all at once. As I have mentioned, 0ver the past month I have spent a considerable ...