God: “He is there,” wrote the late Francis Schaeffer, “and He is not silent.”

President Obama’s controversial new budget includes $237 million to purchase and prepare the little-used Thomson Correctional Center to house terrorists currently being held at Guantanamo Bay.

Dear One,

It could be any day now that we get to meet you. I’m giddy and impatient.

To whom it may concern: What follows is the latest missive of what your humble scribe calls “The Swillpit Chronicles.”

On the previous day, He had been received by the townspeople as the conquering King who would restore their nation to its former glory. Now, with Zionistic ether filling Jerusalem, Jesus makes a startling announcement.

Want to upset a hardened secularist? Mention God. Want to drive him crazy? Talk about the devil.

"Could switching to Geico really save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?” wonders a serious-looking man. He thinks about this for a moment, then asks: “Did the Waltons take way too long to say goodnight?"

Last December, the District of Columbia council voted (11-2) to make D.C. the sixth place in the union to legalize same-sex “marriage.”

Leonard Pitts was unsettled with the news of John Allen Muhammad’s execution.

Every child asks two questions: “Who is God?” and “Who am I?” God’s plan is that fathers should be on the frontlines in answering those two questions—with their lives and with their lips.

In the weekly prayer list handed out each Sunday at church, one regular item urges prayer for the “Marketplace Servants of the Week,” that is, for church members in their careers.

During one of his recent trips to Europe, Barack Obama was asked about American exceptionalism, the belief that the United States is a special nation.

A Matter of Submission

Life is filled with myriad decisions: Where should I go to college? Whom should I marry? What job offer should I accept?

Are Our Eyes Ready?

One of my favorite films over the last several years is Finding Neverland. Based on the life of Peter Pan author, James Barrie, the story follows Barrie’s friendship with Sylvia Davies and her four young boys.

Pregnant Waiting (Dappled Light)

I think my husband and I are as giddy as children each night when we open another little window of our Advent calendar.

A Place of Security and Rest (All Things Examined)

Downtown, early morning, all alone. Ten stories up, staring across the Hudson River, at nothing. My eyes filled with tears.

Don’t Just Count All the Years (Priorities)

You can’t avoid the long-life cult in America.

Watching Others' Lives, and Watching Our Own

What’s on TV tonight? Other people’s private lives, often in excruciating, appalling, and grubby detail.

The Achievement of the Gospel

Late in the ninth century, somewhere in Ireland, an observant Celtic bishop began to be alarmed at the fact that certain words, which he considered to be important for the Irish and Christian experience, were falling into disuse.

From the Swillpit Chronicles (All Things Examined)

Dear Swillpit,

Interesting how humans can go through life without giving much serious thought to their faith.