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So, what could possibly turn a nice Southern Baptist boy into a jihadi terrorist? That’s what the stunned residents of Daphne, Alabama, are asking themselves.  On May 12, the local high school’s former sophomore class president, Omar Hammami,  proclaimed in an African summit meeting of Islamist extremists outside of Mogadishu, Somalia, that the death of Osama Bin Laden will not weaken…

So, you’re chomping away at a hamburger and notice to your surprise that on the wrapper in tiny letters is “Revelation 3:20.” You examine the soft drink cup, and in the smallest possible print is “John 3:16.” On the bottom of the milk shake cups is “Proverbs 3:5.″ And there on the wrapper of the…

Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?  According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day.   They estimated that $800 or $900 million is lost in business since a great many…

One of Beliefnet’s best writers, bestselling author Linda G. Howard, has been my friend for 28 years. She and her husband, Frank, took my bride and me under their wing when we were newlywed and 2,000 miles away from friends and family. I had taken an incredibly high-pressure job that often left me drained. On weekends,…
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