"Leif Enger's debut novel, Peace Like a River, tells of family, faith, and miracles"

Science-fiction adventure novel Arena thrives with spiritual symbolism

Simmering under the story of A Place Called Wiregrass are commentaries on racism and church neglect of the poor

Chris Rice speaks frankly about building cross-racial relationships

An interview with Chris P. Rice

The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about the Christian life in Faerie

The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about whether Tolkien was too ignorant of evil and other subjects.

The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth discuss why Tolkien hated modernity and thinking about evil—and whether he was right to do so.

Why I reclaimed the virgin mother as a significant figure in my faith

A physician talks about how to help dying people best live their final months

An interview with David Kuhl, author of What Dying People Want

Stephen Carter mixes wry social observations and a densely plotted thriller

"A review of Lisa Beamer's Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage"

The author of The Enigma of Anger cannot commit to a messiah who doesn't knock over tables.

"In his fifth book, Franklin Graham examines why the name of Jesus is controversial"

The Good of Affluence aims to give leadership to wealthy Christians moved and troubled by their fortune

Howard Snyder maps the genome of the body of Christ

An interview with Howard Snyder

And other notable lines from Decoding the Church