I recently wrote an article touching on various inherent dangers lurking in the midst of the wonderful outdoors. As more people begin to stray outside, with the arrival of the spring season, I decided ...

Charles Baudelaire is our most religious 19th-century poet. It’s just that his poetry does religion in the mode of anti-religion.

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

This ‘more and less’ refining takes effort, a daily bending toward His will. Jesus calls us to completeness, like our Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:48). I like the translation of completeness rather ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.