By Susan G Mathis Advent invites us to slow down—a countercultural act in a season obsessed with hurry and consumption. It teaches holy wait...

  by  Tom Goodman On December 23, 1927, a brazen heist shook Texas. Marshall Ratliff — an ex-convict bent on easy money— enlisted three men ...

  Ira Sankey was a well-known musical evangelist during the 19 th century. A self-taught song leader and choir director, his perfect pitc...