Ted Seuss Geisel (known by most as Dr. Seuss) has impacted millions of children through his stories and illustrations. I am among them, and because you clicked on this link, I'm guessing you are one too. I remember sneaking into a quiet corner in my elementary school library and catapulting into the dreamlands he created.

For more than 50...

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If you’re a technophile, you probably feel like the punching bag at the community kickboxing class lately. Tony Schwartz of the Harvard Business Review recently railed against the seductive, addictive nature of technology and it’s effect on the attention span. The November 21, 2010 cover...

Matthew Sleeth is one of the kindest, gentlest, and most inspiring people I know. A former emergency room doctor, Matthew stepped away from the medical profession years ago to pursue a higher calling: caring for God's creation. Today, Matthew is one of the most sought after speakers addressing a Christian approach to environmentalism.

I first...

My first years following college were some of the most difficult of my life. I partied often, worked out of necessity, and spent countless hours staring into my bedroom ceilng and wondering, "What am I supposed to do with my life?" The problem for me, and I think the problem for many twentysomethings today, is that we aren't grounded in our...

I first learned of Matthew Paul Turner when I read The Christian Culture Survival Guide, a satirical look at the wonderful world of American Christianity. I laughed, I cried . . . Actually, I just laughed. A lot. I knew then that Matthew Paul Turner wasn't going away. Today, Matthew has written or contributed to over a dozen books on subjects...

Oprah Winfrey is one of the wealthiest and most influential people in America. She is also one of the most controversial among people of faith. Winfrey's motto is "Live your best life," a maxim which bears eerie resemblance to the title of Joel Osteen's bestselling book and influences her talk show, magazine, book club, and unique brand of...

In 2006, my frustration with the Church had reached fever pitch. I was having a hard time relating to it like many in my generation. Then I stumbled across Sarah Cunningham's book, Dear Church: Letters to a Disillutioned Generation. In 14 letters written to the Church, Sarah vented her frustrations and mine. She also gave me...

Growing up, my dad would always say, "There are a lot of good books out there. Don't waste time with those. Read great books." He is right. I heard somewhere that over 400,000 new titles were released last year...400,000! You'll never be able to read all those titles, and it can be hard to know what to read when there are so many choices. To...

When it comes to books on creation care, there is a lot of worthless fluff out there. Green Revolution by Ben Lowe, however, is a very different kind of creation care book. It is comprehensive, collaborative, and creative. I am excited about this book and not just because I contributed an essay to it. (Wink.) It excites me because it accurately...

Today, I picked up a book for the first time and now I can't put it down. The book is Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy by Steven Monsma. For some time, I have been looking for a book that offers a balanced approach to public policy that all evangelicals--both left-leaning and right-leaning--can rally around....