Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.

Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.

In America our public schools are intended to be religiously neutral. Our teachers and schools are neither to endorse nor to inhibit religion. I believe this is a very good thing.

God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.