Brad Pitt on the American Dream

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, celebrity Brad Pitt reflected on his lead role in the movie Fight Club, which is about a man who has the ...

Steve Fossett Persevered to Set World Record

Steve Fossett, the Chicago millionaire, soared into the record books by becoming the first person to fly around the world in a hot air balloon solo. After ...

Kathy Troccoli's Song Births Children

Christian music star Kathy Troccoli shares how her ministry has filled an important place in her life:

Being single at 42, I'm realizing I may never ...

"Mr. Holland's Opus": Leaving a Legacy

Mr. Holland's Opus is a movie about a frustrated composer in Portland, Oregon, who takes a job as a high school band teacher in the 1960s. Although ...

William Carey's Dream

Some people thought he was a nut. He was just a shoemaker, after all, and an average one at that. But in the evenings, after work, he studied Greek, Hebrew, ...

Mission Statement for Marriage

"The Bible teaches us that we have a loving God who created each of us and then brought us together in marriage. He did it for a reason. What would ...

It's All About Money?

Paul Dinin, an employee of Interland, a web-hosting company in Atlanta, was asked what were his prized possessions in life. Dinin, a high school dropout, ...

"Field of Dreams": Choosing Priorities

Field of Dreams is a movie about baseball, pursuing a dream, and choosing life's priorities. Half way through the film, Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin ...

Running toward Unseen Goal

United States runner Marla Runyon has been legally blind for 22 years. Even so, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In ...

Persevering after Loss

In his book Alive, Rick Christian recounts a low point in Thomas Carlyle's life. The noted historian had just spent two years writing a book on the ...