While in Korea recently, I asked one of my Korean hosts why they work so hard. I was curious to know what was behind the extraordinary rise...

I took this photo of the gravestone of Canadian medical missionary Robert A. Hardie while in South Korea recently. My guide let me know ...

The "Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetary," on a hill in Seoul, Korea, was designated in 1890 as a site for burying for...

As today's post goes out, I'm in South Korea. I have spent the week teaching at the Asian Center for Theological Studies and Missi...

The Puritan Gift was hailed by the Financial Times as one of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year in 2007. In this acclaimed book, Brit...

Few would contest that Christianity played a significant role in the development of early America, and the integration of Christian beliefs ...

[This post first appeared December 25, 2009.] One of my favorite carols is Joy To The World. The words are by Issac Watts, based on Psalm...

When we continue to hear about schools not allowing students to sing Christmas carols, it's refreshing to see one community that's n...

The most important command, Jesus said, is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind....

This post first appeared on March 4, 2011. It is my most frequently visited post, exceeding all others by nearly 3 to 1: I invite you to t...

The following is by our friend Darrow Miller, co-founder of Disciple Nations Alliance , from his blog, Darrow Miller and Friends , reprinte...

For 30 years, starting in 1958, my Uncle Roy and Aunt Georgialee Mayfield lived with a group of 600 -700 indigenous people in the Philippine...

In 2007, American artist Jimmy Grashow began work on what might be his "final epic."  Inspired by the great baroque sculptor Berni...

Our granddaughter, Aria, graces the cover of my wife's book, Fun Family Christmas Devotions: Advent Guide for Busy Parents I know...

"Forgive me, Lord. I want to fly helicopters." Speaking to a group of Christian school principals recently, I shared this...

Can washing dishes be God's work? Isn't "God's work" what pastors and missionaries do, or doctors and nurses? Can ...

I don’t think we’ll know the complete answer as to why God created human beings until we cross over to the other side. Then I think we’ll ...

My friend Joe Harper, an attorney, wrote an excellent piece explaining the difference between a democracy and a republic. As a follow-up to...