What if the Lord moved you to take your testimony to the beach? And to build sandcastles for Him? That’s the unlikely mission of Randy Hofman. He’s been creating stunning Christian sand sculptures along the Ocean City, Maryland, boardwalk for two decades. He’s got a regular spot on the public beach at Second Street. Hie…

Insurance customers in California should thank God for David Axene. A scheduled 39 percent rate hike was averted by the mathematician who from his hospital bed discovered a major insurer had made serious errors in predicting its costs. The 60-year-old will tell you candidly that he couldn’t have done it without God’s help. “David Axene ,” writes Duke Helfand of the…

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, thinks Muslim Americans are being radicalized in U.S. prisons, and he’s promised a “deliberate and thoughtful examination of the issue” during a hearing on Wednesday. “To which detractors say: impossible,” reports the Washington Post‘s On Faith website. As was the case with his March…

Here is an astonishing Celtic version of one of the most beautiful melodies in history, a favorite at weddings, recorded by hundreds of soloists, choirs and orchestras. It’s Johann Sebastian Bach’s memorable “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Did you know it was originally a praise and worship song? Of course they had those back in the…

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