In the middle of such complex issues as war and capital punishment, we need to keep in mind our ultimate allegiance to the God of love and life.
A sobering quiz demonstrates how, even in an increasingly connected world, keeping up with human rights abuses is difficult at best.
Find out what world leaders have determined to be reasonable expectations for citizens of this world.
On the struggle to discover a biblical approach to war and peace.
Michael Ondaatje's novel, Anil's Ghost, addresses hopeless violence but doesn't offer any answers.
The NCC presents ten biblical statements for consideration in the voting process.
On why Christians should be disturbed by the current war in Iraq and what we should all be doing about it, regardless of our opinion.
An analysis of the film In the Valley of Elah.
How to become a conscientious objector in the culture war at the dinner table.
A letter to future offspring in the wake of a U.S. election.
Two historically-rooted fictions-a film about arms dealing and a novel about a Sudanese refugee-explore the lives of outsiders.
A review of the 1974 young adult novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
Reflections from a morning bike ride on the good things about chipping in.
A review of Armageddon in Retrospecti, Kurt Vonnegut's posthumously published collection of short stories and other bits.
A review of the new film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road -- and a wake-up call to Christians who dare to discern.
How what we believe shapes what we make and what we make shapes what we believe.
Re-examining the checklist for who's in and who's out.
Learning about the toxic injustices left behind by the nuclear arms race.
Should Christians care more than they do about the issue of nuclear weapons?
On how war imposes its memory long after the ceasefire.
On (not) coming to terms with the burden of citizenship.
On shaping a life that will honor the memory and the suffering of those who have gone before.
Reflecting on the legacy of the father of the H-bomb.
A song for the soundtrack of good times and bad.
The stories of three heroes who refused to give in.
Considering the news, from a childhood in the turbulent 60s to adulthood as an African missionary.