In the foreword to Just War as Christian Discipleship, Lieutenant Colonel Scott A. Sterling, an army chaplain, recounts a conversation he had with a female officer in Iraq who was eager to make moral ...

Perversely, high hopes can lead to inaction. Grandiose dreams can bog us down. As P. J. O’Rourke once put it, everyone wants to save the world but no one wants to do the dishes. The Year of Small ...

As reflected in our Scripture readings at Mass this Sunday, following Jesus Christ is not an easy task. It demands a total death to self and a desire to live only for him and his teachings. Many ...

Would you consider yourself a “disciple” of Jesus? One of my favorite faith blogs this week posed the question: Would we be better off resurrecting this biblical term rather than continuing to use the ...

Two recent books illuminate the importance of a robust theological imagination. Meanwhile, our church cultures are not immune to these larger challenges. Although the number of those leaving the ...

Despite the rising costs, wholehearted Christian discipleship brings immeasurable blessings, said Reid Neilson, assistant academic vice president for religious scholarly publications, during his ...

Cambridge, MA. The other day someone asked me, “Is enlightenment compatible with Christian faith?” It was at an interreligious gathering where I had just spoken on my experience of encountering ...

At the D6 Asia Conference 2026, parenting expert Dr. Scott Turansky urged Christian parents to take a more intentional and ...

Despite being an ordained Christian (United Church of Canada) minister, I have often had qualms about “religion”. Over the years I have heard many people insist they are “spiritual, not religious”. I ...