Black Children Are Not Baby Seals

Tiger Woods was raised a Buddhist, and now he's returning to his childhood religion. Hopefully, he'll avoid one of the great pitfalls many of us Christians fall into when it comes to living out our faith.

Telling half-truths about health-care reform makes it harder for us to judge Obama's plan based on the facts. But it also violates one of our greatest biblical precepts.

Ten American missionaries are jailed in Haiti for attempting to rescue needy children whose lives were uprooted by the earthquake. The missionaries' plight underscores the potential costs of discipleship, but also the consequences of good intentions gone awry.

Two reflections on our first African American president's first twelve months. Featuring remarks from Glenn C. Loury and R. Drew Smith.

Haiti does have a long history of "dealings with the Devil." But not in the way the televangelist suggested.

Perhaps Harry Reid's words were a bit outdated, but he told the truth. Unfortunately, it's virtually impossible to speak honestly about race in America today without offending some, or giving others ammunition to take you down.

Unchecked power, money, and fame can inspire bad behaviors and turn an honest person into a liar and a hypocrite. But the rich and famous aren't the only ones vulnerable to temptation.

With the Manhattan Declaration, a who's who of evangelical leaders take a stand on the non-negotiables of Christian discipleship in the 21st century. But will its message reach the ones who need to hear it most?

The Tiger Woods scandal is just one more example of how the media use irrelevant gossip and slanted opinion to distract us from what really matters.

A year after Barack Obama's historic election, his progress report is incomplete at best. But his presence in the White House has already brought long overdue healing to the African American imagination -- and potentially to many others.