Responding to Good News Increases Intimacy

A spouse can create good feelings about the marriage, increasing the sense of satisfaction, intimacy, and fun, all with a simple reaction. When a partner ...

We Were Meant to Live in Little Platoons

When he left Rivendell, Frodo didn't head out with 1,000 Elves. He had eight companions. Jesus didn't march around backed by hundreds of followers, ...

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": Carry Each Other's Burdens

In the final film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, Frodo and Sam climb Mount Doom carrying the ring of power. The only way to ...

Mother Supported in Caring for Handicapped Son

Author Henry Cloud writes:

When I was four years old, I came down with a leg disease that left me bedridden, then in a wheelchair, and then in braces and ...

A Friend's Refusal to Let Go of Endangered Friend

A recent USA Today article portrayed vividly the courage of true friendship:

Anne Hjelle and Debbie Nichols were friends who were mountain biking on a ...

Friends Carry Doubting Widower

In the book Stories for the Journey, William R. White tells about a European seminary professor named Hans and his wife, Enid. World War II forced them ...

Living with a Tiger

The New York Times reported:

His obsession began innocently enough, with the puppies and broken-winged birds many little boys beg to bring home. Over the ...

Modeling How a Christian Man Dies

When New Testament scholar William Lane taught at Western Kentucky University, contemporary musician Michael Card was a student of his, and they developed ...

Adoniram Judson Conversion Story

Before Adoniram Judson became the pioneer of American foreign missions he was a rebel. He finished at the top of his college class and headed to New York ...

Baseball All-Star Ozzie Smith: Wrapped in Encouragement

Ozzie Smith, a 15-time National League All-Star, is considered by many to be the greatest shortstop of all time. On July 28, 2002, he was inducted into ...