On the day when bullets flew and bombs detonated in Paris, plunging the City of Light into darkness, I was visiting the most populous Muslim nation in the world.  First in Indonesia, and then in Malaysia and Hong Kong while on a publisher-sponsored speaking tour, I heard breaking news in snatches only if the hotel … Read more

Because I wrote a book with the title Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? I receive letters and emails from readers who give wrenching accounts of unanswered prayers.  A man quit his job at a printing plant when it began printing pornography and, despite his urgent prayers, never landed another job.  A couple desperately wanted … Read more

If you had met Winston on the street, you would presume him to be a vagrant.  Day after day he wore the same ratty blue jeans and plaid flannel shirt.  Even at the height of summer he wore a stained jacket and often a knit cap covering his nearly bald head.  He had more teeth … Read more

Having written books with titles like Where Is God When It Hurts and Disappointment with God, I hear from a lot of people who recount their unanswered prayers for physical healing. When I wrote Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? I interviewed several dozen physicians and always asked, “Have you ever seen a bona fide supernatural … Read more

I finally got around to watching The Butler, in which Forest Whitaker plays the fictionalized role of Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served eight U.S. presidents, from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan.  An African-American, Allen stood at the edge of the room as President Kennedy discussed with his brother Bobby when to send … Read more