While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.

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.

Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.

Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.

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