Augustine on Death

It is necessary to die, but nobody wants to. You don't want to, but you are going to, willy-nilly. A hard necessity that is: not to want something that ...

Philosophy Professor Experiences Suffering

Philosophy professor David Gushee shares:

Early in 2006, my 18-year-old daughter, Holly, pulled in front of a Chevy Tahoe on a rainy, windswept night and ...

Positive Attitude Makes for Longer Lifespan

Elderly people who have a negative attitude toward growing old are literally thinking themselves into an early grave. A Reuters News report from a journal ...

"The 6th Day": Taking Over for God

The movie The 6th Day is set in the future and is about a billionaire tycoon who illegally and successfully clones humans. In this scene, Adam Gibson's ...

The "Why" to Live

When Jewish psychiatrist Victor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II, he was stripped of everything--property, family, possessions. He had ...

Personal Loss Helps Ministry

As we get older, I suspect we can minister better under extreme circumstances because over the years we ourselves have suffered loss.

Jesus Comes for Our Mess

Mike Silva writes:

Most people would be a little embarrassed to have unexpected company when their house was a mess. My family was staying at a hotel in ...

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy": The Meaning of Life

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a space comedy about a human and an alien who hitch a ride with a spacecraft just before the Earth is destroyed. ...

Rooftop Message Is Answered

Chris Moretz decided to ride out hurricane Katrina and doesn't think much of his choice. He describes his decision as "optimistic, naïve, ...

Fear Saves Ski Jumper's Life

For years, the opening of ABC's The Wide World of Sports illustrated "the agony of defeat" through the painful ending of an attempted ski ...