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What Would You Say to Graduates?

Commencement addresses are being deliver all across the country in the coming weeks, in venues as varied as grade schools and graduate schools. But what would you say to these graduates? What could be of supreme importance for them to hear? ...

May 15, 2009

“Golda” — An Incredible Story About an Indomitable Power

With Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni poised to become that nation's next Prime Minister, historical parallels to the late Golda Meir are inevitable.  "Golda," as she was known, served as Israel's Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974.  She was expect ...

September 22, 2008

Ten for the History Books — Summer Reading [Part 2]

History makes for compelling reading precisely because each reader is building a master narrative of the world. The more history we know and understand, the richer and more interesting that master narrative becomes. The more we know, the more we want ...

June 3, 2008

Ten for the History Books — Summer Reading [Part 1]

Summer is a great time to catch up on reading that is both enjoyable and truly informative. Several major books in the category of historical works are worthy of a good summer reading project, and each of these fills some gaps in our understanding of ...

June 2, 2008

Biblical Authority and the Preacher

The inaugural issue of Christianity Today, dated October 15, 1956, featured an article by Billy Graham entitled, "Biblical Authority in Evangelism." The thrust of the article was clear -- without an unhesitant "thus saith the Lord" authority in preac ...

April 10, 2008

The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

When a sniper's bullet took the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis on April 4, 1968, America lost its foremost leader in the civil rights movement. Forty years later, Americans are still coming to terms with the life and legacy of Dr. King. ...

April 4, 2008

The Spitzer Affair and the Press

The fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is unfolding like a Greek tragedy -- only more slowly. Few seem to think that the Governor can hang onto his office, even for a few days. As details of his complicity in an elite prostitution service add up ...

March 12, 2008

The Defining Moment and the Art of Leadership

As acknowledged by his friends and his foes, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the most significant Presidents in the nation's history.  While debates over his policies, actions, and legacy will surely continue, his leadership gifts continue to im ...

February 14, 2008

Institutionalized Hypocrisy — A Failure of Courage

This week's question at On Faith [Newsweek andThe Washington Post] has to do with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's vote to encourage its bishops not to enforce the doctrines and standards of the church -- at least when it comes to the mat ...

August 23, 2007

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