Sure, science involves trial and error. Scientists refine theories each day. But as they do, they help us grasp more clearly the wonders of the world and the universe.

If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.

Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.

The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.

Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.