Two weeks after the [2008 presidential] election, I traveled to India to meet Christian pioneers seeking to overturn India's institutional form of discrimination, the caste system. One scholar said to me, "You Americans are celebrating the election of a black man after only 250 years of slavery. We are still waiting for liberation after 4,000 years of living under caste." The Dalit Freedom Network ...

John Edwards ran for his party's presidential nomination for the 2004 election and again for 2008. He did not win either nomination, but he was John Kerry's vice presidential running mate for 2004. In 2008, he admitted publicly to having an extramarital affair with a campaign worker. In the book Resilience, his wife, Elizabeth, writes about how her husband's adultery affected her.

When she and John ...

Psychologists have found an intriguing way to study what it is that we really like and dislike. It's called "affective priming." They print a word over a bouncing dot on a computer screen. If people's response is positive, they push any key with their left hand; if negative—any key with their right.

Too discover our deeper responses, researchers will use subliminal stimulation. They'll print ...

Since 2004 Time magazine has each year recognized 100 people as the most influential in the world. As heady a thing as it would be to find your name on such a list, the recognition also highlights the fragility of life and power in this world.

In May 2008 Time recognized journalist Tim Russert as one of the 100 most influential people for the power he wielded over politics on the program Meet the Press. ...

One fine day in 1941, Violet Bailey and her fiancé Samuel Booth were strolling through the English countryside, deeply in love and engaged to be married. A diamond engagement ring sparkled on Violet's finger—her most treasured possession.

Their romantic bliss suddenly ended. One of them said something that hurt the other. An argument ensued, then escalated. At its worst point, Violet became ...

Christian author Brennan Manning calls us to examine the cause of our emotions:

To ascertain where you really are with the Lord, recall what saddened you the past month. Was it the realization that you do not love Jesus enough? That you did not seek his face in prayer often enough? That you did not care for his people enough? Or did you get depressed over a lack of respect, criticism from an authority ...

Miracle dramatizes the true story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. Not only did they surprise the world by defeating the Russians, they went on to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid games. The story orbits around the team's coach Herb Brooks and his commitment to release the potential in the young men he mentors.

With a proven record as the University of Minnesota's hockey coach, Herb (Kurt Russell) ...

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The clip begins with Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) entering boxing promoter George Jergens's office. Jergens says, "Rocky, I've got a proposition I'd like to make to you."

Rocky replies, "sparring? I know you're looking for sparring partners, and I just wanna say I'm very available, you know."

"I'm sure you are."

"Absolutely. Sparring with the champ would be an honor. And you know what, Mr. Jergens? ...

Amy Biehl died a violent death. In 1993, the 26-year-old white Fulbright scholar was registering black voters for South Africa's first free election, when she was dragged out of her car and stabbed and beaten to death by a mob of black Africans spurred by a group intent on the violent overthrow of the apartheid government.

Soon afterward, Amy's parents, Linda and Peter Biehl, quit their jobs and moved ...

How significant is the influence of Princeton philosopher Peter Singer? Marvin Olasky writes:

The New York Times, explaining how his views trickle down through media and academia to the general populace, noted that "no other living philosopher has had this kind of influence." The New England Journal of Medicine said he has had "more success in effecting changes in acceptable behavior" than any philosopher ...