Mutiny and Redemption on the "Bounty"

On April 28, 1789, Lieutenant William Bligh, commander of the H.M.S. Bounty, was awakened by men who "seizing me, tied my hands with a cord and threatened ...

Kofi Annan Faces Evil

United Nations leader Kofi Annan travels the world visiting areas of some of the worst violence and cruelty in human history. Few men have the responsibility ...

How Sin Has Spread

In Oregon's Malheur National Forest, a fungus spreads through tree roots across 2,200 acres, making it the largest living organism ever found. Popularly ...

Intrigue of Evil

In The Divine Intruder, James R. Edwards writes:

In imaginary works it is difficult to make virtuous characters as believable and attractive as bad characters. ...

Self-Destructive Habits

While staying with my friends Tim and Jill Jones, I watched their hamster, Hammy, in his little cage. Hammy has a warm nest of cedar shavings to curl ...

Reality Check

Face reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

Mixed News of Gospel

In the gospel, we discover we are far worse off than we thought, and far more loved than we ever dreamed.

Going the Wrong Direction

In my country, England, we play a game called "bowls." When you're too old to run around the block or play tennis or racquetball, you can ...

Lessons from a Drunk Peasant

Human nature is like a drunk peasant. Lift him into the saddle on one side, over he topples on the other side.

Defects of Character

The Lord sometimes leaves in us some defects of character in order that we should learn humility. For without them we would immediately soar above the ...