Grandfather's Last Words Gave Jesus Credit

One fall afternoon, my grandfather was at home with my grandmother and heard a knock on the door. The visitor was a neighbor lady who said to my grandfather, ...

"Gladiator": The Eternal Consequences of Our Actions

In the movie Gladiator, the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) prepares to go to battle against a barbarian Germanic tribe. Just prior ...

One Church's Survey Found Serving Others Contributes to Spiritual Growth

Eric Swanson wrote in Leadership magazine:

I surveyed my church to see if people saw a relationship between ministering to others and spiritual growth.

Church Learns Not to Lock Out Their Community

I grieved when our church began chaining our parking lot to keep out the cars of parents who were dropping children off at the adjacent school. The school's ...

Do the Right Thing Anyway

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. ...

Homecoming Queen Refused Admission to Homecoming

Alexandra Flynn of Fremont, Nebraska, was looking forward to the homecoming dance. She left home in high spirits, but she did not have her high school ...

Math Test Humbles the Brainiest Students

In Time Lev Grossman writes:

Every year on the first Saturday in December, twenty-five hundred of the most brilliant college students in North America ...

Marilyn Manson on the End of the World

When asked about the most disheartening thing that had happened to him, Marilyn Manson answered, "I think that the world's been ending since ...

"It's a Wonderful Life": Christ Changed the World

The classic film It's a Wonderful Life celebrates George Bailey's Christian virtues and contribution to his community. George Bailey (played by ...

Lucado Says God's Standard Is Perfection

Author Max Lucado writes:

All of us occasionally do what is right. A few predominately do what is right. But do any of us always do what is right? According ...