Russian Pastor Reminds Outcasts of Their God-given Dignity

In his book Your Church Is Too Safe, Mark Buchanan shares the following story about a Russian pastor named Father John Sergieff. Buchanan writes:

John ...

An Orchestra Needs the Authority of the Conductor

In his book Up with Authority, Victor Lee Austin uses the analogy of an orchestra to explain why we need human authority. Orchestras need conductors because ...

African Pastor Models Christ-like Leadership

Ramez Attalah, general director at The Bible Society of Egypt, attended an international conference (the Lausanne Conference) for Christian leaders in ...

12-year-old Boy Calmly Delivers a New Baby

You just never know how God might call you to serve him. For instance, in August of 2011 a 12-year-old boy named Gaelen from Vancouver Island, Canada, ...

U.S. Marine Lieutenant Leads by Example

At the age of 23, Second Lieutenant Karl Marlantes was in charge of 40 marines during an intense battle in the Vietnam War. Marlantes had moved his men ...

Filmmaker Claims Orators, Not Films, Change the World

Werner Herzog, one of Germany's greatest filmmakers and screenwriters, said in a 2011 interview: "Movies do not change anything … [that's] ...

Early Leader Augustine Chooses to Suffer with His People

When he first became a Christian, Augustine's ambition was to live the rest of his life as a private person, focusing on prayer and quiet contemplation. ...

Stott Displays Servanthood by Washing Muddy Shoes

Latin American theologian Rene Padilla remembers vividly one of his early encounters with John Stott.

On the previous night we had arrived in Bariloche, ...

Retired Japanese Detective Devotes Himself to Helping Suicidal Men and Women

In a 2009 article in Time magazine, writer Coco Masters shared a startling statistic: one in five Japanese men and women have seriously considered taking ...

"Dead Man Walking": Vengeance and Mercy

Dead Man Walking is based on a true story about Sister Helen Prejean (played by Susan Sarandon), a nun who agrees to offer spiritual counsel to Matthew ...