In November I traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to film a portion of a video curriculum on Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis.  It’s the first such curriculum authorized by the Lewis estate, and is hosted by Eric Metaxas.  I felt honored to be asked to contribute to the project. I bought my paperback copy … Read more

I have fond memories of a church in Chicago that taught me grace. LaSalle Street Church sat halfway between the city’s richest neighborhood, the Gold Coast fronting Lake Michigan, and its poorest, a massive high-rise housing project notorious for drugs, gangs, and murder. Hoping to stabilize the community, LaSalle joined with other churches in the … Read more

I am writing in the middle of a book tour that takes me to seven cities in the U.S.  The tour actually started the day after we returned from a similar tour in South Korea and Taiwan. I must say, there’s a major difference in the attention span of audiences in Asia and America.  In … Read more

In a few days my new book will be published: Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?  I wrote it after reading surveys that document a dramatic shift in our culture, what I call the “grace gap.” Ordinary Americans, especially those who have no religious commitment, view Christians much less favorably now than … Read more

Diversity complicates life, and perhaps for this reason we tend to surround ourselves with people of similar age, economic class, and outlook. Church offers a place where infants and grandparents, unemployed and executives, immigrants and blue bloods can all come together.  One morning I sat sandwiched between an elderly man hooked up to a puffing … Read more