Jack Nicholson on Life and Death

In the 2007 film The Bucket List, two terminally ill men—played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman—take a road trip to do the things they ...

Mother's Unanswered Questions

These are the unanswered questions of Martina Phillips, a mother with a wayward son whom she hasn't seen for four years:

How How does a parent, who ...

Quarterback Tom Brady Still Searching

During the 2007-2008 NFL regular season, New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady set the record for most touchdown passes in a regular season, ...

Husband Learns Much Through Caring for Wife

When Dick Peterson's wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he knew many challenges awaited his family. What he didn't know was ...

What Mushrooms Say About Soil

When we do something wrong, we normally feel guilty, and guilt feels bad. So do shame and a sense of conviction over wrongdoing. These emotions can be ...

The (Not So) Terrible Year

I'm sitting in yet another hospital waiting room.

Ever since my husband, Barry, first underwent open heart and quadruple bypass surgery 15 months ago, ...

Our Hope Is Not in Politics

Many Christians, like most of the populace, believe the political structures can cure all our ills. The fact is, however, that government, by its very ...

A New Year's Challenge

It is a mistake to be always turning back to recover the past. The law for Christian living is not backward, but forward; not for experiences that lie ...

Finding Comfort in the Worshiping Community

I got the news that I was sick on the afternoon of my 39th birthday. It took a bit of time, travel, and a series of wretched tests to get the specific ...

Building the Perfect Christmas Tree

Every December, Slats Grobnik sells Christmas trees in Chicago. He tells the story of one year when he met a couple that was out on the hunt for just ...