"The Great Raid": The Glory of the Mission

The movie The Great Raid is based on the true story of the largest mission to rescue American POWs in WWII. Over 500 American captives had been taken ...

Insensitive to Needy People

On August 31, 2005, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) regional director Marty Bahamonde emailed the FEMA director regarding the situation in ...

USC President Shares Leadership Lesson

Steve Sample is the president of the University of Southern California. In his book, The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, Sample shares a leadership ...

Banjo-buyer Benefited from a Demonstration

Pastor Steve May writes:

I decided to buy a banjo while I was in Brazil, even though my limited knowledge of Portuguese makes shopping a challenge. I also ...

Rosa Parks Was Tired of Giving In

Rosa Parks is one of the most famous names in civil rights history. In 1955, Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man. She was arrested for her ...

Eisenhower on Teambuilding

It is better to have one person working with you than having three people working for you.

—President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)

What Makes a Good Leader?

What makes a good leader? That question was asked by the Army War College in a study of highly regarded major generals in Iraq. Subordinates rated the ...

Trade Tower Disaster Teaches "How to Get Out Alive"

A New York Times article titled, “How to Get Out Alive: What the Science of Evacuation Reveals About How Humans Behave in the Worst of Times,” ...

Tsunami Relief a Lesson in Ministry

Tsunami relief agencies working in the same village in the Indonesian region of Aceh have experienced varying degrees of acceptance.

One group offering ...

Bus Hijacker Is a Successful Failure

A 19-year-old man, desperate to get to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, hopped a bus and demanded the driver take him there.

Some say the man was drunk, others ...