As some politicians’ words seed fear or despair, how nice it can be to turn elsewhere and be reminded of the goodness that lies within us.

Adult Swim’s ‘Black Jesus’

The lie of anger is that it liberates us and isolates those who deserve punishment. The truth of anger is that it isolates us and liberates no one.

Saying rural Americans can’t have their hunting rifles is a lot like punishing a whole class because a couple kids are screwing around—it’s not fair and seriously counterproductive.

Background checks are important, but to some degree peripheral to the larger issues of the sheer volume and penetration of firearms in American society today.

What Einstein's breakthrough can teach Christians about the value of a free and foolish heart

Since 2006, there have been no executions in California, after a judge ruled that the state’s three-drug cocktail could constitute cruel and unusual punishment if one of the drugs failed to work. On Nov. 13 the state announced that it has developed a new “humane and dignified” meth

“If a guy panhandles and you don’t have anything, you could at least respond to him like he’s not a piece of [excrement].”

“Create in Me a Clean Heart” is in many respects a big step forward for the U.S. church.

Most clergy want to know if their style is not working, or if they could be doing something better. Could there be an app for that?