Topic
Cancer
Perhaps one of the most feared words in the English language, cancer’s effects spread far beyond the body containing it. With the work of organizations like the Komen Foundation, it affects politics and legislation. Moreover, a cancer diagnosis forces one to consider human mortality, the morality of some treatments and research methods (like embryonic stem cell research), the process of dying, and the thought of life after death—and where God fits into all of it.
Three Gifts for Hard Times
What I've learned as life has taken a turn for what most people think is the worst.
August 28, 2009
Tony Snow on Cancer's Blessings
When you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change.
July 20, 2007
Joni Eareckson Tada
Now facing breast cancer and chronic pain, the author, speaker, and advocate talks about the blessings of suffering.
October 8, 2010
More on Cancer
Angelina Jolie's Breasts and the Bravery of Letting Go
Refusing to let beauty become a trap.
May 20, 2013
Chased by Grace 
After fleeing her own broken life, Sarah Thebarge learned to see God's image in her refugee neighbors.
April 9, 2013
Exclusive: Christian Wiman Discusses Faith as He Leaves World's Top Poetry Magazine
Wiman's Baptist faith lay dormant until love and cancer unearthed it.
December 7, 2012
Why It's Hard to Imagine that Heaven Is Real
Learning to grasp what 'no eye has seen, no ear heard, and no mind has conceived.'
October 18, 2012
When Planned Parenthood Attacks
Karen Handel speaks about the intense fire she faced during the abortion provider's funding feud with the Susan G. Komen foundation.
September 11, 2012
When Breast Cancer Leaves You Grasping for Words
As a religion professor, I can talk about the big questions of life. Until now.
July 25, 2012
Choosing Life, When Cancer Fears Are Everywhere
How irrational fear can make us lose sight of God's sovereignty.
June 21, 2012
Cashing In on Breast Cancer: A Review of 'Pink Ribbons, Inc.'
A new documentary, in select theaters now, urges women to 'think before you pink.'
June 1, 2012
It Isn't Easy Being Pink: There Is No Neutral Ground When It Comes to Planned Parenthood
A noble cause cannot mask the most ignoble of partners.
February 3, 2012
The Politics of Breast Cancer
Why the Komen Foundation's desire not to be "political" is understandable, but impossible.
February 3, 2012
The Komen Fiasco's Silver Lining
Small comforts (and other sizes) emerge from Planned Parenthood’s bullying tactics.
February 3, 2012
The Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign
The wrong lessons to draw from the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle.
February 3, 2012
Why the New Planned Parenthood Controversy Raises Old Questions
The world is waking up to a conflict pro-life women have faced for years.
February 3, 2012
Pink Stink: Komen Drops Planned Parenthood Support
Move comes after Bible spat, debate on breast-cancer activism.
January 31, 2012
Being Loved through Breast Cancer
God became 'the God who sees' when I faced a bilateral mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation at age 27.
July 27, 2011
Q & A: Herman Cain on Faith, Calling, and Presidential Aspirations
CT talks with the pizza magnate about his potential candidacy, cancer, and views of Islam.
March 21, 2011
Pass the Casserole
Losing control over your eating—like, when you can’t cook after surgery for cancer—has a way of turning anxiety into gratitude.
November 24, 2010
Don't Think Pink
Breast cancer awareness campaigns often raise everything but real, tangible support for survivors. Just ask my mom.
November 22, 2010
Joni Eareckson Tada on Something Greater than Healing
Now facing breast cancer and chronic pain, the author, speaker, and advocate talks about the blessings of suffering.
October 8, 2010
Not Everyone Is Praying for Christopher Hitchens Today
I worry that Christians have jumped on praying for the atheist just to reaffirm their own faith.
September 20, 2010
Pastor With No Tongue Still Has a Lot to Say
The Lutheran pastor believes that he's been able to reach more people than if he had not had cancer.
May 27, 2010
The Medical Hazards of Spiritual Care
New studies are finding that terminal cancer patients do better when doctors and medical staff are spiritually supportive.
March 3, 2010
A Chronicle of Hopeful Dying
Death is not the enemy, says cancer-stricken Walt Wangerin, but a chance for Jesus to shine.
March 2, 2010
Facebook and the Amazing Technicolor Bra Update
Does the bra-color meme—meant to raise cancer awareness—end up hurting women more than it helps them?
January 12, 2010
When the Pastor Suffers
Matt Chandler comforts an anxious church following his Thanksgiving seizure.
December 14, 2009
The Joys of a False Positive
What the apostle Paul has to do with the new mammogram guidelines.
December 8, 2009
Cancer's Mercies
October is breast cancer awareness month, and I'm so aware I might as well be pink.
October 21, 2009
Three Gifts for Hard Times
What I've learned as life has taken a turn for what most people think is the worst.
August 28, 2009
Breast Cancer and the Bible
Does HarperOne's forthcoming 'Pink Ribbon Bible' push the boundaries of niche-marketing?
July 15, 2009
Does Faith Prolong Suffering for Cancer Patients?
A new study suggests that cancer patients who are religious are more likely to seek measures that attempt to prolong life.
March 26, 2009
Cancer's Unexpected Blessings
When you enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, things change.
July 20, 2007
'Tell Someone'? We Tried
Yes, HPV causes cervical cancer. Why did people scoff eight years ago, when we wanted to warn them?
March 22, 2007
Good Grief
The School of Dying Graces says costly lessons lead to priceless wisdom.
December 1, 2004
Gospel Gem
How a dying jewelry tycoon shares the pearl of great price with Panama's elite
February 1, 2004
Q. and A.: Christian Wiman on 'My Bright Abyss'
Mr. Wiman discussed why he’s a Christian, the writers who mean the most to him, the state of his health and more (The New York Times)
Insider Book Details Komen-Planned Parenthood Rift
Karen Handel's "Planned Bullyhood" criticizes players on both sides (Associated Press)
Miracle claimed for WWII-era pope
Maria Esposito had Stage IV Burkitt's lymphoma while she was pregnant with her second child (Associated Press)
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