Actors Turn Down Famous Roles

Throughout the last century, several actors have turned down roles in movies that eventually became Hollywood legends. For example, Burt Lancaster turned ...

The Reason for Jesus' Poverty

The Lord of all comes as a slave amidst poverty. The hunter has no wish to startle his prey. Choosing for his birthplace an unknown village in a remote ...

Frustrated Christmas Shopper Lashes Out

A woman was doing her last-minute Christmas shopping at a crowded mall. She was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines. She ...

Jordan's King Mingles with His Subjects

On several occasions, King Abdullah II of Jordan has disguised himself and mingled with his subjects. His rationale for this unorthodox approach is to ...

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Celebrates 40 Years

Charles Schulz's A Charlie Brown Christmas celebrated its 40th anniversary on December 1, 2005. However, if TV producers had had their way in 1965, ...

Priest Serving Lepers Becomes a Leper

Father Damien was a priest who became famous for his willingness to serve lepers. He moved to Kalawao—a village on the island of Molokai, in Hawaii, ...

Jesus Christ as Paradox

Despite our efforts to keep him out, God intrudes. The life of Jesus is bracketed by two impossibilities: a virgin's womb and an empty tomb. Jesus ...

Augustine on Christmas

Our Lord came down from life to suffer death; the Bread came down, to hunger; the Way came down, on the way to weariness; the Fount came down, to thirst. —Augustine, ...

Supermodel Swaps Body

As a supermodel, Tyra Banks is used to the stares of others and the snap of camera shutters every time she steps out in public. But in 2005 she experienced ...

Billy Joel Illustrated the Incarnation

Max Lucado compares our relationship with Christ with a gift Billy Joel gave his daughter.

On her 12th birthday she was in New York City, and the pop musician ...