Troubled Teens Find Refuge

If there were a guaranteed way for raising kids who always walked the straight and narrow, trust me, the book outlining it would never leave the bestsellers’ list. But the truth of the matter is, when we raise our children,… Read More

This is My Father’s Digital World

Look around you. Every young person you see has a cell phone. And many of those are smartphones, which put the Internet, dozens of games, and other  applications in the palms of their hands.
They’re probably not checking their email… Read More

The Real Meaning of the ADA

Twenty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. For at least one person who attended the signing, that Act was something much greater than just one more law coming out of D.C. It was a demonstration… Read More

Not So Fast

It’s hard to believe, but school is just a few weeks away. And you know what that means—hauling children to and from classes, dance lessons, music lessons, sports practice, homework, church activities, and on and on. It’s no wonder that… Read More

Kids and Video Screens

If I asked you what your teenage children are doing right now, you might not know. But the New York Times and the Kaiser Family Foundation have a pretty good idea.
According to a recent Kaiser study, if your teenager… Read More

Restoring the Created Order

The greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history seems to be a never-ending nightmare. Ever since the explosion at the Deep Water Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, things seem to have gone from bad to worse. And watching… Read More

Witnessing to Muslims

All too often, Christians associate only with other Christians. If they share their life in Jesus at all, they tend to do so with the link-minded.
But a new book reveals how important it is to reach out in love… Read More

Free Speech and Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Imagine going to a shoe store—and seeing a large sign on the door announcing, “We don’t sell puppies here.” Or suppose you’re about to board a plane, and spot a sign in the waiting area: “No train service here.” You… Read More

Freedom from Porn

In the never-ending battle of the technological titans, score one for Steve Jobs. No, the CEO of Apple hasn’t come out with yet another groundbreaking iProduct, at least not since the iPad.
But he’s done something even more extraordinary—he’s brought… Read More

Ending Prison Rape is No Laughing Matter

On the one hand, I was absolutely horrified—and angry—that Saturday Night Live ran a comedy skit about prison rape. There is nothing, repeat nothing, funny about prisoners being raped. On the other hand, the skit was so tasteless and appalling,… Read More

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