Natural Disasters Offer a "Decisive Moment"

In her book, Unthinkable, reporter Amanda Ripley investigated why some people survive disasters and others don't. After examining fires, floods, hurricanes, ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's 40-year Journey to Excellence

J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, did not initially set out to write fantasy novels and create an entire world that he called ...

African Leader Sticks to God's Call

In his book Pursuing Justice, Ken Wystma tells the following story about an African Christian leader who has spent years helping some of the most vulnerable ...

Foster Mom Is Called 'The Baby Whisperer'

Becky O'Connell has been given a unique unofficial title—"The Baby Whisperer." Officially, the 65-year-old woman is a temporary foster ...

Pilot Displays Competence during Crisis

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 took off from Honolulu on its way to New Zealand. The 747 had climbed to twenty-two thousand feet when ...

Man Rediscovers His Ability to Dream

Dave Harvey writes in “Rescuing Ambition”:

For the past couple decades, I had a condition that kept me from sleeping well. The technical term ...

Bob Dylan Reflects on Calling

The September 2012 issue of Rolling Stone contained a lengthy interview with Bob Dylan. The interviewer noted to Dylan, "You've described what ...

Gandalf Sends Bilbo on an Unwanted Adventure

At the beginning of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins enjoys a comfortable and predictable life in his home in the Shire. But when the mysterious Gandalf drops ...

Painting Shows a Prophet's Change of Course

In the Sacred Museum of the Vatican, there is a sixteenth-century sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini entitled "Habakkuk and the Angel." In this ...

College Student Called from Frat House to Starting Kicker Role

On Saturday November 5th, 2011, University of Tennessee freshman Derrick Brodus was lying on the couch at his fraternity on Saturday night, waiting for ...