The Bible is chock full of cool prayers. You’ve got Jesus’s high priestly prayer, Mary’s seditious Magnificat, and Moses’s poignant, but futile, plea, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”

One of my favorites is Solomon’s prayer at the ...

"You've worked for it. Now enjoy it. 20 years perhaps of play. Ease while the world uncared for medically, uneducated, filthy water, poverty-stricken, unevangelized - sink under the weight of healthy sixty-five year old people playing bridge, ...

You'll never understand a country until you get to know its people.

This is certainly true in Iran where life is much more than politics.  It's mainly about its people.  Western tourists who visit the country find that Iranians are surprisingly friendly ...

"The Bible is full of stories reminding us that, whatever the opposition, God is always victorious. It’s the story of Joseph before Potiphar’s wife, of Moses before Pharaoh, of Daniel before the lions, of Esther before King Ahasuerus, of Peter and John ...

Have you wondered if Islam has both a public and a private face?

Wonder no more. Dr. Warren Larson of The Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies has written a relevent article entitled, “Islam’s Public and Private Face.”

Dr. Larson writes, "What is not ...

Photographer Adam Chidell spent three weeks travelling through Iran. 

He shares his thoughts on some of the photos he took.  See them on the BBC News website.

Chidell is a 28-year-old teacher, writer and photographer, currently based in London.

For ...