“Many Muslim countries are closed to missionaries, a policy Christians see as a denial of religious liberty.”

A big issue for Muslims is when Christian evangelizing – telling people about the faith – becomes proselytizing, actively trying to convert.

Some Muslims say Christian evangelizing seems like colonialism.

The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.

Selsdon Man is designing a system of society for the ruthlessness and the pushing, the uncaring. His message to the rest is: you’re out on your own.

The Bible affects everybody’s life who is a Christian, from the middle class in Europe to the peasant in Africa and Asia.

At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.

[On dishonest business methods:] … frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we are erring mortals and must allow for each other’s weaknesses!.

For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.

Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.

The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.