Randall Cunningham's Testimony

Veteran NFL quarterback, and Christian, Randall Cunningham was recently cut from the Minnesota Vikings (and has been signed by the Dallas Cowboys). He ...

Humble in Death

I've been blessed by some truly humble people. One I remember most is Joan Hollister Gilbert. Joan was a delightful person who had a long, difficult, ...

Kennedy’s Concern

In Seymour Hearsh's not-so-flattering book on President John Kennedy, he tells the story of the death of Kennedy's son Patrick, who was born prematurely ...

Benefits of Marriage

In this age, when we run from reliance on others and celebrate our own (ultimately futile) autonomy, it's nice to sometimes say, "I'm sad. ...

Marriage and Needs

I never got married to get my needs met. My husband does not exist to meet my needs. I exist to meet his needs. And incidentally, while I'm doing ...

Generosity Requires Self-Sacrifice

He who gives what he would readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

Giving the Gift of Work

Karole Shirley, Ordinary Hero

It's nice when your boss notices your work. It's even better when the CEO of your company notices. And it's even ...

What the World's Waiting For

The world isn't waiting for advice about how to solve its problems. It's waiting for somebody to listen to it and love it.

The Power of Caring

From 1986 to 1990, Frank Reed was held hostage in a Lebanon cell. For months at a time Reed was blindfolded, living in complete darkness, or chained to ...

Anthropological Evidence of Compassion

One day a student asked anthropologist Margaret Mead for the earliest sign of civilization in a given culture. He expected the answer to be a clay pot ...