Years ago, while working at an archaeological site in the Jordanian desert, I was invited with my colleagues to attend dinner at the home of a local family. Although the village was poor and rural, our host planned to treat us to a feast: lamb, served on great platters piled…  [more]

On Friday I did something horrible. In a rare moment of “veg” time in front of the TV, I stopped briefly on a news channel to see what was going on in the world, saw the beginning of a story on the increasingly horrifying situation in Japan and flipped right…  [more]

Rev. George Young is happy to be alive following the massive earthquake, tsunami and ongoing problems at nuclear power plants north of his home in Japan. Like so many others, the missionary is paying close attention to reports of what will develop following the damage to reactors from a tsunami…  [more]

ThinkChristian is supported by the Christian Reformed Church in North America, a denomination that has a significant ministry presence in Japan. Reports of deaths and injuries are still coming in from the region in the aftermath of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami. In Tokyo, hundreds of miles away from the epicenter,…  [more]

As part of the beatification process of Pope John Paul II, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre has testified that she was cured through the intercession of the late Pope. Because the Pope is involved, many Protestants will grumble. But how many others haven't flocked to be prayed for by some pastor or…  [more]