A lifestyle of violence and addiction nearly destroyed me, but it brought me to the foot of the cross. I grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, in a home filled with chaos. Home was an ever-changing...

Halfway through fifth grade, the school district issued a laptop to our son. Up to then, his "accelerated learning" classroom had been a pretty good fit. He had a great teacher, dynamic peers, and a...

As a child I had no formal religious training. My parents were not opposed to faith, but they did not find it particularly relevant to daily life.  At age five, I was sent to a local Episcopal...

On Thursday, Viles Dorsainvil, a former pastor in Haiti and the leader of Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, was getting phone call after phone call from local immigrants...

As I write this, the Olympics are streaming into our living rooms. I watch with a particular interest. In what seems like another life, I was a national champion gymnast and Olympic hopeful before my...

Christine Johnson is the type of American who kisses her ballot and thanks God whenever she votes. Johnson has volunteered as a poll worker in Minnesota for over 20 years; she currently serves as an...

A decade ago, Barack Obama was president. Louis C. K. was hosting Saturday Night Live. And the first film in the God's Not Dead franchise was in theaters. You may know the concept: A college student...