"Band of Brothers": Leadership

The highly regarded HBO miniseries Band of Brothers follows a company of U.S. paratroopers through their preparation for and experience of invading Europe ...

Peace Corps Worker Doesn't Fear Disease

Tom Yoder was frustrated. For six months as a Peace Corps volunteer, he'd worked diligently to earn the trust of an African tribe. He was eager to ...

Champion Bull Rider Gets Courage from Christ

A two-time world champion, Adriano Moraes is known as one of the best bull riders in the world. Fans know him for his flawless technique and natural riding ...

Desmond Tutu Does Not Fear Death

Under scrutiny by his apartheid government's Eloff Commission, South African bishop and Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu declared:

There is nothing ...

Rosa Parks Was Tired of Giving In

Rosa Parks is one of the most famous names in civil rights history. In 1955, Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man. She was arrested for her ...

Father Risks His Life for a Diamond

John Henry Beukema, pastor of Cypress Bible Church in Cypress, Texas, shares:

My father, Dr. Jack Beukema, had a diamond that was very valuable to him. ...

Soldier's Bravery an Example to Others

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith could have retreated, but doing so would have allowed Iraqi troops to overrun an American aid station at Baghdad International ...

Youth Pastor Witnessed through His Death

Ninie Hammon worked as a reporter for a small newspaper in Lebanon, Kentucky in 1988. On May 14th of that year, newspapers throughout the country carried ...

John McCain on Remorse

In the past, I've been able to overcome my fears because of an acute sense of an even greater fear—that of feeling remorse. You can live with ...

Medals Awarded 60 Years Late

Eighty-one-year-old Peter Furtak of suburban Chicago served as a private first class in the 9th Armored Division during World War II. During an operation ...