Biblical social scientists have an advantage because they know truths about human nature. Those who dismiss the Bible and create surveys that don't measure crucial factors are the ones who have closed minds. Sometimes the Bible gives us clear answers and sometimes it doesn't, but it always helps us to ask the right questions.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

[The disestablishment of religion] may not have been such a good idea.

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

Powerful groups with anti-Christian worldviews dominate major media and major educational institutions.

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

Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart.