Written In The Heart0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

Those who study human behavior as a science often comment on the destructive power of guilt. Unresolved guilt can destroy self-respect and create dangerous pathologies. A group of moral vigilantes interrupted Jesus as He was teaching in the Temple. They threw their prey in front of Him and gathered around with clamors for action. "This

Religion In The Calm Eye0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

In the Middle East the freedom to practice various faiths is something rare; usually subject to the whims of rulers and clerics. But we are in an era of change. The government of Dubai has encouraged local Christian churches to grow, the Saudi government has dismissed anti-western Muslim clergy, and Iraqi Christians sense hope even

Matter of Law0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

When Roy Moore ran for chief justice of Alabama, he promised voters that if he was elected he would display the Ten Commandments as his pledge to restore the moral foundation of the law. And so he did. Without letting any of his other eight justices know, Moore hired a company to sneak a 5,280-pound

Letter From Baghdad0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

Remember all those pictures of Iraq you've seen on TV? Believe most of it, but not all. A few things are better than reported; some others are a lot worse. Very little here is normal. Iraq is hot, dirty, hot, chaotic, hot, stressful, hot, dangerous—did I mention hot? The afternoon highs run 115 to 120

James Madison0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

Faith In The World0

• January/February 2004
• January 1, 2004

It is time to acknowledge the atrocious treatment that people of faith receive around the world. It is time to send the governments of these nations clear messages that they cannot persecute people of faith while the world stands silently by. It is time to acknowledge that China, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkmenistan each