Exploding Whale Makes a Mess

Sometimes we get walloped with the messiness of life when we least expect it. Take what happened in Tainan, Taiwan. On January 17, 2004, a 66-ton sperm ...

Woman Finds Peace on the Journey

Catherine Marshall writes in, "Touching the Heart of God":

My friend Marge had an experience aboard a plane bound for Cleveland, waiting for ...

Metaphors for Sin

• If life is a machine, then sin is a bad gear that makes the machine malfunction.
• If life is a kingdom, then sin is a terrorist movement in the kingdom.

Human Life Is a Statistical Improbability

In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson marvels at what makes up human life:

No one really knows, but there may be as many as a million types ...

Actor Compares Movie Life to Real Life

I once heard an actor being interviewed on late-night television. "Tell me," said David Letterman. "You're a sex symbol who plays all ...

"Gladiator": The Eternal Consequences of Our Actions

In the movie Gladiator, the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) prepares to go to battle against a barbarian Germanic tribe. Just prior ...

Baby's Fingers Prevent an Abortion

In The Joy Luck Club, author Amy Tan describes her pro-choice friend's reflections on abortion:

I almost aborted my daughter. When I found out I was ...

"Braveheart": Not Everyone Experiences True Life

The movie Braveheart tells the story of how a common man named William Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads Scotland to freedom from English rule.

At the end of ...

Eternity Makes Life Worthwhile

Pastor and freelance writer Mark Buchanan tells about a conversation he had with a young philosophy student who was a healthy, good-looking man in his ...

"City Slickers": Getting Older

City Slickers recounts the adventures of three friends having mid-life crises. They escape the city and head west for a two-week cattle run to discover ...