Henry Ford's Undoing

Henry Ford is one of the biggest names in American life. His use of mass production in manufacturing the Model T automobile shaped not only the economy ...

Teenager Hardened by Lack of Approval

Scott Larson writes in “A Place for Skeptics”:

I remember being approached by a 16-year-old boy named Ricky after I wrapped up my first speaking ...

John Olerud's Lesson on Trust

Professional baseball player John Olerud's daughter has a rare genetic disease. During one of her medical treatments, the Boston Red Sox first baseman ...

Adopted Son Is Heir to the Throne

Researching your family tree can be a fun and rewarding hobby. For one Minnesota man, it was a life-changing experience.

Marty Johnson knew he was the ...

Michael Jackson Wanted His Father's Love

After Michael Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, columnist Derrick Z. Jackson quoted the singer’s own words from a 2001 speech ...

Son Mistakenly Envies Another Boy’s Father

Craig Brian Larson writes:

One summer holiday, when I was around nine years old, another family visited our home. As we barbecued burgers in the backyard ...

Training Your Child in the Way He Shouldn't Go

Dads and sons going to a baseball game is virtually a rite of passage in America, a bonding time that lingers long in a son's memory. And dads don't ...

The Dangers in Daycare

Strangers, not parents, provide early childhood care.

A long-term government study has discovered "that kids who spend long hours in day care have ...

Bob Pierce Demonstrated God's Use of Imperfect People

World Vision Founder Bob Pierce was an extreme version of post-WWII evangelicalism: entrepreneurial, energetic, independent, and out to evangelize the ...

Jamie Foxx Motivated by an Indifferent Father

Jamie Foxx, the actor portraying Ray Charles in the movie Ray, never had the relationship with his father that he wanted. His biological parents lived ...