The Christian Mind

June 2016 Feature Article “We take every thought captive to obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5)  is what comes to my mind in writing about engagement of the mind.  In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul writes about how we are not waging war according to the flesh but have divine...

Religion and Violence

May 2016 Feature Article We have recently witnessed tragic events of violence in many parts of the world.  The massacres in Belgium, Paris, and Pakistan, the shooting in California, the tension in Jerusalem, and the terrorist attacks in Turkey, Egypt, Ivory Coast, and...

Two Kinds of Secularism, and Social Peace

April 2016 Feature Article Christians are severely persecuted in many places, including the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia.  Meanwhile, in the West, Christians are also subjected to increasing slander, vilification, and legal assault in all areas of life, both...

The Prophet and the Strategist

March 2016 Feature Article There is one thing common between the prophet and the strategist. They both think about the future. There are deep differences though. A prophet, inspired by the Holy Spirit, is able to look down the centuries like Isaiah did when he...

Foreigners, Integration and Christian Civil Society

January 2016 Feature Article   Matthew 25:35-40 New International Version (NIV) 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I...