The final 22 verses of chapter 31 in the book of Proverbs present an acrostic poem that contains the sage advice of a mother to her son, a king named Lemuel.

With the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster still haunting Southeast Asia, Vision looks at other potential trouble spots on the earth's fragile surface.

Some aid projects are successful while others do more harm than good. What makes the difference?

It is the basis for yet another blockbuster movie drawn from the Bible, but is the account of Noah and the Ark good for more than epic Hollywood entertainment? Who was the biblical Noah, and what can we learn from his example?

Benefiting from personal restoration in this life rides on our accepting that our Creator knows the right way of life.

Like most historical accounts, the story of Jesus Christ comes down to us surrounded with legend and inaccuracy. What does the biblical record reveal?

Environmental philosopher Christopher Preston offers an optimistic perspective on our relationship with nature in the face of profound damage and exploitation.

The world is drowning in information. Is it still possible to have effective and meaningful communication? We invite Vision readers to help us accomplish this goal.

Albert Einstein said that denaturing plutonium is nothing compared to what it takes to deal with the evil spirit of man—to render it harmless.

Mao’s Great Famine (2010) by historian Frank Dikötter chronicles the ghastly four-year period that resulted in the peacetime death of millions.

In this installment we follow the story of the patriarchs to its conclusion: Jacob’s final years, Joseph’s life in Egypt, and the birth of the ancient nation of Israel.

It’s often noted that leaders make use of religion to advance political agendas. Today, North Korea's Kim Il-sung's ruler cult is flourishing.

Many people believe that we can watch anything and everything to no ill effect. But is this true?

Because the brain has plasticity, our predispositions may be more malleable than we think.

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we all live within our own cultural bubble—a bubble that can determine what we see, how we think and how we act.

The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry. While the world celebrates a century of scientific progress, we have to ask how our dreams of a synthetic utopia might end.

The idea of a moral basis for behavior is uniquely human. Morality implies that we bring judgment to our decisions.

Competing philosophies put pressure on the early church to change its doctrines and practices. One of these contenders was Gnosticism.

As the world recalls the end of World War II, Vision examines Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the unprecedented cruelty he unleashed, and the lessons to be remembered.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first extraterrestrial steps for mankind after the lunar module Eagle landed on the moon.