The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.

What is the message of Christmas? It is the birth of the One who promised peace, joy and love.

Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.

If truth is not undergirded by love, it makes the possessor of that truth obnoxious and the truth repulsive.

In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore.

Even as you wrestle with the ideas of an opponent, you must keep the dignity of the opponent intact.

The laughter in response to my question unmasked the double standard our deconstructionists espouse. And that is precisely the double standard of atheism! It is possible to dress up and romanticize our bizarre experiments in social restructuring while disavowing truth or absolutes. But one dares not play such deadly games with the foundations of good thinking.