True, the apostles did not expressly say that people will be saved only if they repent, believe, and confess. But most evangelicals assume - with good reason - that this is what the apostles implied.

If I want to ban any newspaper, I will, with good reason.

Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.

God does not give us salvation because we believe. Our believing is only the normal way of receiving the salvation he freely gives.

I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole.

Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck.