Discipleship Not about Safety

"It's hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God's new age, a kingdom of ...

WWI Soldier Dies Fighting His Best

In Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address, he referenced the simple white grave markers in Arlington Memorial Cemetery. He said:

Under one such marker ...

"Braveheart": Not Everyone Experiences True Life

The movie Braveheart tells the story of how a common man named William Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads Scotland to freedom from English rule.

At the end of ...

Soldiers March Proudly Through Hurricane Isabel

For a week Washington, D.C., meteorologists kept their eye on Hurricane Isabel as she moved in a northwesterly direction from the Southern Atlantic. Boasting ...

"Braveheart": Courage-Based Leadership

The movie Braveheart tells the story of how a common man named William Wallace (Mel Gibson) led Scotland to freedom from English rule. Out of a great ...

"The Jackie Robinson Story": Turning the Other Cheek

The Jackie Robinson Story is the 1950 movie about the life, challenges, and achievements of baseball star Jackie Robinson. With the help and vision of ...

"The Two Towers": Desire to Live Courageously

In the film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Sauron's dark forces begin to overcome peaceful Middle Earth. The hope for Middle Earth lies in the ...

Barth Challenges Bonhoeffer to Return to Germany

In 1933, Karl Barth wrote his discouraged colleague Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Disgusted with the German Christian response to Hitler, Bonhoeffer had fled Germany ...

"Band of Brothers, Episode 5": Leading Alone

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's acclaimed series "Band of Brothers" retells the heroics of Easy Company during World War II.

After the success of the ...

"Alive": Hope Amidst Despair

Alive, with Ethan Hawke, is the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team, whose plane crashes in the Andes mountains in 1972. The film portrays the struggle ...