Articles on Tragedy

When Worlds Collide, Pt. 2

One of the things that I am grateful for as a consequence of the tragedy that befell the United States on 9/11 is something we began to hear on...

When the Saints Go Marching In

As people slowly return to the New Orleans area, the pastors expect the number of families served to swell to a thousand a day.

On Our Own Doorstep

As we approach the fourth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the obvious question is: What, if anything, have we...

Churches Respond to Central American Disaster

More than 70,000 people are reported to be living in temporary shelters, mostly in Evangelical churches and schools, as the result of massive...

Remembering 9/11: Reflections at Ground Zero

I couldn’t hold back the tears from my eyes. The saltiness of my cry left a bitter taste in my mouth and heart. How could people deal with such pain...

An Answer to Violence in America

People are pondering the tragic loss of 27 people -- 20 of them first-graders -- in Connecticut this week. The perpetrator barely out of his teens....

The Honey That Kills: Combating AIDS With the Gospel

In most African countries, everyone is either infected -- or affected. If an individual doesn't have AIDS, he or she is impacted by someone who does...

'The City's Pastor': Answering the Call to Minister on 9/11

Arriving at Ground Zero that night, Dr. Cook witnessed the grim ramifications of a world gone awry.

God’s Sovereignty in Light of 9/11

Author Peg Rankin, who watched the World Trade Center burning on the morning of 9/11 from her New Jersey high-rise, shares what she has learned since...

My Airplane Ride on September 11, 2001

I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. Shaking my head I lifted up a silent prayer for the people in harm's way, for the families of the...