"Mulan": Child's Sacrifice for Father

Mulan is a Disney animation based on an ancient Chinese legend in which a girl becomes a national hero through daring acts of self-sacrifice and courage. ...

Atheism's Link to Absent Fathers

One of the criticisms of Christianity is that it is a crutch for the weak. Belief in God is considered by some to be nothing more than an illusion to ...

Charles Barkley's Plan to Protect his Daughter

When asked how he will handle his 12-year-old daughter's future boyfriends, NBA hall-of-famer Charles Barkley responded, "I figure if I kill ...

Frederick Douglass' Mother's Daily Sacrifice

Frederick Douglass grew up as a slave in Maryland in the early nineteenth century. He escaped and became one of the century's leading abolitionists, ...

Humorous Things My Mother Taught Me

My mother taught me about the food groups: "If you put one foot outside that door, you're not getting any homemade bread."

My mother taught ...

"Ruby Bridges": Confronting Enemies with Courage

Ruby Bridges is the true story of the 6-year-old black girl who became the first person of color in the U.S., by federal law, to attend an all-white school ...

Social Scientists on Benefits of Marriage

Marriage does a lot of social good, concluded a report titled "Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions from the Social Scientists."

The study found ...

God Holds Us During Tragedy

When Ann married, she gave up her nominal Christian belief that seemed irrelevant to her new life. Although Ann and her husband were wealthy, romance ...

"A Christmas Story": Mom Shows Mercy to Naughty Son

A Christmas Story is a movie about the many challenges of a boy named Ralphie. All adults, including Santa Claus, seem to conspire against Ralphie's ...

Christ Suffered for Us

Our son coughed a little during one Saturday night. At church the next day he started running a fever, and as his temperature went up he started having ...