I’m rereading one of my all-time favorite books, God’s Smuggler, which is about the true experiences of a Dutchman called ...

For Jon Harmon, it’s been a creative journey. A 33-year journey. Now he has published his first novel, “Scraps Of Grace.” “I ...

An update to one of her most viewed columns from last year, Grace Ueng gets inside the mind of an Olympian to explain how taking on the role of ‘neutral observer’ can make one a champion, and how the ...

What’s next? That is, in ideas for the new year. 1: Breathe. 2: Stay by the river of God and drink frequently. 3: Pack wisely. Next, use, think about, evaluate, apply the advice in Hebrews 13:1,2 in ...

At church this week my pastor announced that our church’s collective goal for the new year is for us to grow together in prayer as a church. “The ultimate aim of prayer is relationship with God,” he ...

After my column about prayer ran last week, several people sent me quotes about prayer and notes of encouragement saying prayer does change things and that God loves it when his people pray. Although ...

The 1980s was a decade known for the birth of the last of Generation X and big-hair bands. It also produced some of the best ...

By Olivia Waite Eighteen books in (the latest is “Every Tom, Dick & Harry”), she still recalls an editor’s note urging more action: “Could someone here please pass the potatoes?” ...

This month, pile your nightstand with buzzy literary fiction, a memoir by Bill Gates, a dive into the authors that inspired Jane Austen, and so much more. Here are T&C ’s picks for the best books of ...

Ever since Lady Gaga released her new song "Abracadabra," I've been revisiting my love for "Bad Romance" and "Judas" because ...

This year the world will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies and ended the ...

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