Andrew Hess

Jesus said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother’”

In the last week, Chick-fil-A has taken significant criticism for comments made in a July 16 Baptist Press blog post drawing attention to beliefs of Chick-fil-A President and CEO Dan Cathy, “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical defi …

My sophomore year of college, I got to travel to Ireland for a semester-long study abroad program. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Ireland remains the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. My classmates and I studied Irish history and Ir …

In Part 1 of this series, we considered the significant place physical beauty has in our lives. I suggested the overemphasis of physical beauty is unwise, especially if it leads to the neglect of our hearts. Several of your comments defended physical b …

I think I was in seventh grade when I hit my first growth spurt. I remember for the first time in my life I became aware of the way I looked. I started to pay attention to how others saw me. I dressed different and started combing my hair. I even remem …

Several years ago, I first watched the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. It tells the powerful story of a group of paratroopers who fought in World War II, the men of Easy Company. While it had several scenes that were hard to watch, there were several …