The View from This Seat

He was born 160 years ago on October 4, 1861, the first year of the Civil War, and died in 1918, a few months before the end of World War I,...

Henri Nouwen was an internationally renowned priest and writer. He died 25 years ago, on September 21, 1996. Fr. Nouwen authored 39 books, a...

Last week, two renowned Christian clergymen died: John Shelby Spong on Sept. 12 at the age of 90 and David Yonggi Cho on Sept. 14 at age 85....

This article was conceived after I read Bill Leonard’s Aug. 18 opinion piece titled “Celebrating a new generation of ministers overtaken by...

September 11, 2001, was what many have called “the day that changed America, ” and tomorrow, as you know, is the 20 th anniversary of those...

William McKinley was the third U.S. President to be assassinated—in just 36 years (plus a few months). He was shot 120 years ago on Septembe...

Perhaps few of you know the name Francis Bellamy, but all of you USAmericans know well the Pledge of Allegiance, which he wrote in 1892. Bel...