The concept of self-control gets considerable attention in the Bible.

Yoshitaka Kawamoto recounts, firsthand, the events of August 6, 1945. He was 13 years old when the first A-bomb fell near his school in Hiroshima.

Now free after being enslaved and abused for five years, Maria Suarez speaks to Vision about how she is coping after her ordeal.

How important is it for kids to spend a significant amount of time in unstructured outdoor play?

In the confusion about the start of the new millennium, we're forgetting about another millennium.

The newly translated “Gospel of Judas” is the latest pseudo-Christian text to generate interest and grab the public’s attention.

Historian Lisa Vox argues for finding a way to address the threats that face us all. It starts, she says, with not condemning others for holding a different worldview.

Jesus taught that true religion demands a deep commitment to spiritual values rather than to ritual customs.

It may seem the Bible has little to say about mental health, but many connections can be made between biblical wisdom and modern mental health research.

Craig A. Evans of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada, talks to Vision about biblical illiteracy. Can the Bible be trusted as a source of knowledge?

Can the mixing of pagan philosophy with biblical teachings result in anything but a lethal potion?

A passionate proponent of living simply and in harmony with nature, Thoreau is remembered today as a pillar of the modern conservation movement.

What makes poor people poor? What can they do about their poverty? Paul Polak started International Development Enterprises to answer these questions.

Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first black African to hold the position, served from 1997 to 2006. 

While current health news articles warn of the expanding problem of obesity in adults, our children are growing into the problem as well.

For centuries, Africa has suffered at the hands of opportunists seeking to enrich themselves at the continent’s expense, with far-reaching results.

In vitro fertilization has opened the path to a new era of reproductive interventions. How did we arrive at a point where we could soon be creating designer babies?

As parents we want to help our children become competent decision-makers. What skills are required, and how do parents instill them?

Our planet shows increasing signs of succumbing to our assault. There are many ideas on fixing the problem, but the solution lies close to home.

What Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount is the basis for living a moral life at a deeper level than is normal for human beings.