As Christians we want to believe what we cognitively affirm—that God is sovereign and good—and yet sometimes we struggle to make sense of the emotions that we feel when we encounter difficult passages of Scripture. How do we begin to bridge the heart and mind when dealing with hard issues? Ravi Zacharias sat down with Danielle DuRant to discuss their roles in one’s faith journey.

Over coffee at the ubiquitous Starbucks, my friend shared the story of his departure from his Christian faith. He did not leave his faith over a whim or because of some intellectual crisis he couldn’t resolve with his dearly held beliefs.

At first sight, the biblical view of truth is obscene to modern minds. But on a deeper look, the biblical view is profound, timely, and urgent for today, even for those who reject it.

“Things unseen” is a motif that runs throughout Scripture—and what is not visible to the eye often presents a significant challenge to those unable to discern God’s presence and purpose when God seems silent.

“One of the tragic casualties of our age has been that of the contemplative life—a life that thinks, thinks things through, and more particularly, thinks God’s thoughts after Him. One might surmise that thinking is a dying art.

In his latest book, the world’s most eminent physicist Stephen Hawking argues that the laws of physics, not the will of God, provide the real explanation as to how life on earth came into being. Yet physical laws on their own cannot create anything; they are merely a description of what normally happens under certain given conditions.

No one embraces faith in Jesus Christ based solely on factual evidence. Equally, no one rejects Christianity or loses their faith solely because of a lack of facts. A combination of intellectual, personal and social factors is at work.

Prayer is far more complex than some make it out to be. There is much more involved than merely asking for something and receiving it. For every person who feels that prayer has not “worked” for them and has therefore abandoned God,

Human beings are hungry for stories, and ultimately—though they may not know it—for the one true story. Indeed, the deepest convictions of our heart are often formed by stories and reside there in the images and emotions of a story.

Avatar’s imagery is James Cameron’s attempt at pointing toward something that no budget in the world can furnish, and that no filmmaker, no matter how intrepid, could hope to capture within the scope of his or her lens.

He had given them so much. He had asked for so little. Yet they had failed him. And what was Jesus's response to them?

It is often said that ideas have consequences. Such a maxim can only benefit us as we determine not to allow it to degenerate into a meaningless cliche.

As we approached our destination, my friend began to carefully make adjustments to my head covering to ensure that only my eyes could be seen.