But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.

The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.

I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.

Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves.

But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.

The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong.

We do not increase compassion by expanding it to cover anything. Instead, we kill a good word by making it mean too much, and nothing.