The week's religion news, not yet entirely organized.

If a leader demonstrates competency, genuine concern for others, and admirable character, people will follow him.

How his seven last words can guide the Christian preparing for death.

Why the risen Jesus met people in five different ways--and still does.

On my desk, I have a cut-glass vase housing bright yellow daffodils and two small but pungent purple hyacinths.

We need something more than another moral imperative.

Contemporary Christian artists reflect on Good Friday.

Careful choices yield best results.

His unreliable Ford helped Gordon MacDonald understand brokenness.

Though Jewish, longtime director Henry Koster made movies about Christians that are embraced by believers even today—including The Robe, The Bishop's Wife and A Man Called Peter.

Quotations about Easter to stir heart and mind.

How the pain of childhood abuse affects pastoral relationships.

The fall of Rome was the 9/11 of the ancient world; Alaric, its Osama bin Laden. As the "eternal city" crumbled, Augustine of Hippo pointed Christians to the City of God—the eternal church on pilgrimage through a world that is not our home.

Those who fight for religious freedom today stand in a long line of Christian predecessors, including Baptist leader Thomas Helwys.