There is a bit of a ruffle now over the status of Mother Teresa. Just at the time her canonization to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church seemed certain, out comes this book of her letters confessing her deep doubts about God [The book may not be in print just yet]. The authors of the... Continue Reading →
Is This Good News?
The Muslims who have been holding 19 Christian volunteers as hostages have agreed to release them after coming to an agreement with the government of South Korea. That, in a sense, is good news. Of course, we are all elated that the Christians may be free to return to their families. But something about these... Continue Reading →
Should Christians Call God “Allah”?
A certain bishop in the Netherlands believes that we should. I have two comments to make before you read the article below. First, there are Christians in the Middle East who refer to God as “Allah,” just because it happens to be general word for “God” in the native language they are speaking. We would... Continue Reading →