Former Congressman Reflects on Transgressions

In May of 2010, Indiana congressman Mark Souder resigned his position after confessing to an affair with a part-time staffer. In more than a dozen emails ...

No More Secrets

Pastor and author John Ortberg writes of the power of no-secret friendships:

One of the most important moments of my spiritual life was when I sat down ...

The Statue in Washington D.C. That Nobody Notices—But Should

In The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men, author Richard Phillips shows us that behind every great man in history is a humble person who helped ...

Living in an Age of Faux Friendships

In an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, William Deresiewicz examines the new forms of friendship that have emerged in the age of Facebook. ...

Doing Whatever It Takes to Help Others Finish the Journey

Max Lucado writes in "Push Each Other to the Top”:

Every Thursday during a Young Life summer camp, four hundred students make the fourteen-thousand-foot ...

Bernie Madoff Wishes He Had Been Caught Earlier

"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago."

—Bernie Madoff, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in an interview with representatives ...

G.K. Chesterton: "Love Is Not Blind; It Is Bound"

Love is not blind; that is the last thing that it is. Love is bound; and the more it is bound the less it is blind.

—G.K. Chesterton, English writer ...

New Year's Resolutions and the Importance of Community

With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, ...

Darrell Waltrip on Track Instincts

Racing driver Darrell Waltrip writes:

Racing drivers must use all their senses. When you're in tune with the car, it speaks to you with a small voice. ...

NFL Star Refuses to Have Sex Before Marriage

NFL running back Shaun Alexander writes:

At the University of Alabama, I was meeting women from a lot of different backgrounds. My mother had taught me ...