Grief, according to Mr. Blue

Grief always goes on longer than your friends expect it to and is stronger than they can appreciate.

Multiplication of Kindness

The owner of a drive-through coffee business in southwest Portland, Oregon, was surprised one morning to have one of her customers not only pay for her ...

Who Is My Neighbor?

Years ago I flew to Minneapolis to give a speech at a conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Near downtown Minneapolis, my taxi was stopped ...

Best Friends

Earl C. Willer tells the story of two men who grew up best friends:

Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, ...

The Suffering Community

I’ve always wondered what makes community biblical—as opposed to community that is merely social. Often churches provide social community, ...

Walter Payton’s Compassion

In August 1984, after ten seasons with the Chicago Bears as place kicker, Bob Thomas was notified by the Bears' management that he was being cut. ...

Bill Gates Learns the Limits of Comparison

The story goes that at a COMDEX computer expo, Microsoft's Bill Gates compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM ...

The Importance of Touch

Jesus didn't have to touch lepers. He could have been just as effective from a hundred yards away. But he touched them.

A Safe View of War

I was so touched when Norman Schwarzkopf, general of the Desert Storm allied forces, was interviewed by Ted Koppel. The general won my respect in a profound ...

Phone Blunder

Early one Sunday morning I was awakened by the telephone. Thinking it was my son playing a joke on me, I picked up the receiver. In a hoarse whisper, ...