Religious Minorities on the Edge of Extinction

A few weeks ago, I participated in an event at the American Enterprise Institute called “Edge of Extinction: The Eradication of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iraq.” (Video and a description of the event are here.) Our panel discussion was headlined by former...

The Desire for Stability and the Right to Work

The search for work is never easy. In Europe, however, the Euro Crisis has had a particularly heavy effect on youth. Between 2011 and 2013, Spain’s 18 to 25-year-old unemployment rates hovered around 50 percent,peaking at 56 percent in 2013. It is no coincidence that...

Excellence-What Does It Really Mean?

We all desire excellence. Food. Clothing. Art. Literature. Education. Our athletes and technology and science and medicine compete in order to appease our chorus of cries for excellence. Culturally billions of dollars and millions of words have been written to define,...

The Cares, Riches, and Pleasures of This Life

What is it that you spend your time an energy thinking about? What causes thoughts to become concerns, worries, and fears? As a young professional you may not have worried about money and investments. After accumulating savings and disposable income, one may move into...

Staying the Course

Jesus described the Christian life as a narrow path (Matt. 7:13,14)—and one that is difficult to remain on. In contrast, the way of the world is board and all-inclusive. God’s path involves surrendering ourselves to Him—and walking with Him on the journey set before...