UN Chapel Empty and Desolate

Theologian Helmut Thielicke once visited the United States and toured the United Nations building in New York. When he was shown the "chapel" ...

Military Mortician Sees Faith Sustain the Grieving

American soldiers who do not survive the conflict in Iraq come back to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Since 1955, the Dover mortuary has been the next-to-last ...

"Quo Vadis": The Faith of the Early Christian Martyrs

The epic film Quo Vadis depicts the decadent Roman Empire and the struggles of the early Christians living there in 64 AD. Military commander Marcus Vinicius ...

"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade": Taking a Step of Faith

In the film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones, a daring archeologist who travels the world in search of treasures. ...

The Difference Faith Makes

The Christian life is going to God. In going to God, Christians travel the same ground that everyone else walks on, breathe the same air, drink the same ...

Atheism Fails in Crisis

Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Jew, has been called "the voice of the underground church." In the 1940s, he was jailed and tortured by communist officials ...

Twins in Womb Debate Life After Birth

In Our Greatest Gift, Henri Nouwen tells a parable of faith and hope. He imagines twins–a brother and a sister–talking to each other in their ...

Young Man Relies on Christ in Sickness

I've been around college students a long time, and you can't help but have your favorites. One of my favorites was a kid named Tim Vanderveen ...

"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 ...

Attitude Determines Outcome

John C. Maxwell writes:

When confronted with a difficult situation, a person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst ...