Comforting Others Through Mutual Struggles

Jack Hayford writes:

On January 17, 1994, 10,000 freight trains seemed to be thundering through our house as the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles. ...

Doctor Risks Himself to Advance Medicine

Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane was the chief surgeon of Kane Summit Hospital in New York City and had practiced his specialty for 37 years. He was convinced ...

Crop Circles: The Need To Believe

Mel Gibson's recent movie, Signs, is about a former pastor and farmer who discovers crop circles, or what some believe are spaceship landing pads, ...

"Shrek": Looking Beyond Appearances

The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society's undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre, Shrek, who finds a friend in a talking ...

What Turned Darth Vader to the Dark Side

Speaking about his new movie, Attack of the Clones, Star Wars creator George Lucas described how the young Anakin Skywalker became the evil Darth Vader: ...

Comforting Others Who Struggle

On January 17, 1994, ten thousand freight trains seemed to be thundering through our house as the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles. When it was over, ...

Turning to Panic Rooms for Security

In the movie Panic Room Jodie Foster plays a woman who is frightened by burglars who have broken into her New York City condo. She retreats with her daughter ...

Teen Saves Grandfather from Fiery Death

Valerie O'Connor, a high school student in Britton, Michigan, isn't in the habit of shoving her 63-year-old grandfather out the door into the ...

"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 ...

"Remains of the Day:" Weak Convictions

Remains of the Day explores the repressed love between the devoted English butler, Mr. Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), and the head housekeeper, Miss Kenton ...