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]

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]

My first encounter with the Occupy Movement was through a spoof. A friend tagged me and some other bibliophiles in a photo of a luxurious library. Among the leather-bound books sat a series of makeshift tents, blankets and quilts strewn across the bookshelves and rocking chairs. Below the picture, my…  [more]

Bishara Awad feels very disheartened as he watches the final pieces of a 23-foot-high cement wall being built. When it is finished, the wall will totally encircle Bethlehem, the town in which Jesus Christ was born and where Bethlehem Bible College, where Awad serves as president, is located. In September,…  [more]