"Cast Away": Living with Purpose

In the movie Cast Away, Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems troubleshooter, played by Tom Hanks, is stranded on a South Pacific island, the sole survivor of ...

Life Is Giving, Not Getting

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

Clarence Thomas Reevaluates Life

In a recent speech, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said his brother's death caused him to reevaluate his own life. Baring his soul, as he often ...

Dedicated to Futility

"One of the things that really attracts me about mountaineering is its total pointlessness. So I've dedicated my life to it."

—Tom ...

Justice without God?

In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis offers one philosophical explanation for the existence of God:

In the very act of trying to prove that God did not exist—in ...

Worth Comes from God

Life has value only when it has something valuable as its object.

Not a Game

Seeking God with one's whole heart is no joke, especially if it might be the only way to find him.

The Advantage of Faith

A person who has faith is prepared for life and to do something with it.

A Calling, Not a Job

I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for our spirit. Jobs ...

No Earthly Satisfaction

God has set Eternity in our heart, and man's infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense.