Many American Muslims are peaceful and define jihad primarily as an internal struggle to improve.

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

And yet, those who speak loudly and call anyone who disagrees with them a wimp often do a disservice to the cause they are promoting.

It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.

Lack of understanding, along with outright anti-Christian prejudice, leads to journalistic amazement or horror at the supposed self-deception of those who do see a spiritual realm.

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

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.