Listen for the Whisperings of God

There is hardly ever a complete silence in our soul. God is whispering to us well-nigh incessantly. Whenever the sounds of the world die out in the soul, ...

Dave Barry's Life Lessons

Here are a few lessons that humor columnist Dave Barry says took him 50 years to learn.

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative ...

Orlando Bloom Wonders What Life Is About

If life isn't about humanity, then tell me what it's all about, because I'd love to know. Money and power aren't what life is about. It ...

"Bourne Identity": Who Am I and Where Am I Going?

In the Bourne Identity, Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne—a CIA agent who has suffered amnesia and is trying to figure out just who exactly he is. The ...

"Without a Paddle": Finding the Real Treasure

Without a Paddle is the story of three friends, Jerry, Tom, and Dan, who go canoeing in Oregon State. Returning to their childhood hideout, they find ...

Madonna Feels She Was "Tricked by the World"

This self-described "rather strict mom of two kids" has achieved worldwide fame. In an interview with Ladies Home Journal, the 46-year-old woman ...

“Napoleon Dynamite”: Clinging to the Past

Napoleon Dynamite is the story of an awkward but loveable outsider (named Napoleon Dynamite) struggling through the ups and downs of high school life. ...

Steinbeck Found America Content with Mediocrity

In his book When I Relax I Feel Guilty, Tim Hansel addresses our tendency toward mediocrity:

Late in his life John Steinbeck, winner of the Nobel Prize, ...

Humans Were Created to Be Someone

Talking about the way Christians view the world, Roman Catholic theologian George Weigel said: “We are not congealed stardust, an accidental byproduct ...

Senior Citizen Mistaken for Dead

On March 19, 2005, when a resident at an extended care facility in British Columbia, Canada, died, the medical personnel did what they usually did. They ...