During this season of Advent, God is doing something miraculous in the politically turbulent country of Egypt by bringing Egyptians from different backgrounds together to pray and provide for one another’s needs. Reports out of Egypt state that in November up to 70,000 Egyptian Christians, including those from Orthodox, Catholic…  [more]

A couple of years ago, while writing for an organization that serves persecuted Christians, I had the opportunity to sit in a boat and stare at the bare, mountainous expanse of North Korea's border with China. By this time my colleagues and I had been steeped in horrific first-hand accounts…  [more]

Showtime’s hit show "Dexter" has been a little more miss than hit in recent seasons, but as a longtime fan who has seen every single episode, I can’t change the channel on everyone’s favorite serial killer just yet. This most recent season, however, might be sounding the death knell on…  [more]

A group called the Florida Family Association wants to make sure I don’t watch a show on TLC called "All-American Muslim." They needn’t worry about me, because the show is on TLC. (Maybe if it were on ESPN, but TLC...?) They are so worried about me watching it that they’ve…  [more]

Recently I watched the DVD release of the 2011 documentary "Life in a Day." (It’s also available on You Tube.) Filmmaker Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") produced this collection of videos that have been compiled from more than 5,000 hours of footage shot by mostly amateur filmmakers the world over to create…  [more]