George Washington Carver and the Peanut

"God's little workshop" was the name George Washington Carver gave to his laboratory. According to his own account, it was there the famous ...

Sinclair Lewis's Ashes Swept Up off the Floor

February 7 is the day Sinclair Lewis was born in 1885 at Saulk Center, Minnesota.

Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. His best known works ...

No Excuses for Doing Nothing

In response to those who make excuses why they cannot serve the Lord, Rick Warren writes:

Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph ...

Training for the Finish Line

When asked what running track taught him about patience, pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Christian Fellowship O'ahu answered:

Impetuous young athletes ...

"The Two Towers": Desire to Live Courageously

In the film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Sauron's dark forces begin to overcome peaceful Middle Earth. The hope for Middle Earth lies in the ...

"Gattaca": Science's Attempt to Perfect Humanity

Gattaca, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, is a futuristic drama about the possible consequences of genetic engineering. A husband and wife have their ...

Deliverance from Life's Frustrations

The way out of life's frustrations is found not by resenting our limitation but by accepting the place of frustration as the sphere of God's purpose. ...

Theology Is About Mystery

Theologian and author Richard J. Mouw writes:

Theology is best understood as "a mystery discerning enterprise" rather than "a problem solving" ...

Mensa Members Miss Easy Solution

Mensa is an organization whose members have an IQ of 140 or higher. A few years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco, and several members ...

Madeleine L'Engle on God's Perspective

Author Madeleine L'Engle, in A Wrinkle in Time: "I have a point of view. You have a point of view. God has view."