Writing
Faith and Life:
Saved by an Atheist: Christians gave Albert Camus good reasons not to believe. He gave me a reason to return to faith.
Christianity Today
Halloween: A Christian Perspective
The Wall Street Journal, October 2010
Business, Economics, and Finance:
Outer Office, Inner Life
The Wall Street Journal, January 2010
Earning Commissions on ‘The Great Commission’
The Wall Street Journal, November 2009
The Meaning of Business: Christians in the marketplace, says Jeff Van Duzer, are not second-class citizens of the kingdom.
(Christianity Today, Jan. 2011)
Forget the résumé:A new study finds that the character traits of personal strength, humility and discipline are better predictors of great seminary leadership than are a candidate’s credentials.
(Faith and Leadership, January 2011)
Financial Panics and Packed Churches: Christianity has adapted-and thrived-in the midst of economic crises
Purpose-Driven Connection, May 2009
Scrooge Lives! Why we’re not putting more in the offering plate. And what we can do about it.
Christianity Today, December 2008
Want More Growth in China? Have Faith
The Wall Street Journal, July 2008
The Fraudbuster: The faithful are being defrauded of billions. But this Ponzi-busting ex-con knows how to stop it.
Christianity Today, January 2005
Death and Dying:
Mourning as Gospel Drama: How to reintroduce Christ to the funeral service
Christianity Today, November 2009
A New Kind of Dying: Sudden death gives way to anticipated mortality
Christianity Today, September 2007
Resurrecting the Public Death: Tammy Faye reminded us how to die
Christianity Today, July 2007
Jesus’ Last Words as Ars Moriendi: How his seven last words can guide the Christian preparing for death
Christianity Today, April 2007
A Good Death: John Fanestil finds a model for today in the old tradition of the happy death
ChristianityToday, November 2006
Missions:
‘Hunger Can Be Conquered’: And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches play a crucial role.
Christianity Today, February, 2010
Great Leap Forward: China is changing and so is its church. How new urban believers are shaping society in untold ways.
Christianity Today, May 2008
Missions Incredible: South Korea sends more missionaries than any country but the U.S. And it won’t be long before it’s number one.
Christianity Today, March 2006
The New Monasticism: A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America.
Christianity Today, September 2005
Organizations & Leadership:
On Mission: For 25 years, Lawndale Christian Health Center has expanded services in a needy community while maintaining its church-based identity.
Faith and Leadership
Engaged Education: Boston College and other Jesuit institutions don’t provide just another form of schooling. They form students equipped to change the world.
Faith and Leadership
Profiles:
Overturning the Money Tables: Rusty Leonard is a financial manager who wants to change how you give and invest.
Christianity Today, July 2008
The Fraudbuster: The faithful are being defrauded of billions. But this Ponzi-busting ex-con knows how to stop it.
Christianity Today, January 2005
The Father of Faith-Based Diplomacy: Doug Johnston is going where few foreign policy experts have gone before.
Christianity Today, September 2008
