Actors Turn Down Famous Roles

Throughout the last century, several actors have turned down roles in movies that eventually became Hollywood legends. For example, Burt Lancaster turned ...

Brilliant Man Lacks Wisdom

In July of 2006, the world-famous geneticist William French Anderson was convicted of child molestation charges. In a press conference, his attorney said, ...

Bible Reading Does Not Guarantee Invincibility

In his book Mayflower, historian Nathaniel Philbrick recounts the struggle of the Pilgrims during the shaping of early America. Although the first Pilgrims ...

Nauru: A Pacific Island Sells Its Soul

An episode of the Public Radio program "This American Life" tells the story of Nauru, a tiny, isolated Pacific island east of New Guinea and ...

Augustine on Remaining in Error

It is human to err; it is devilish to remain willfully in error.

Margins Prevent Total Loss

In 2005, a team in the Netherlands worked with meticulously to break the world record for falling dominoes. To accomplish the feat, they needed to set ...

Giant Jenga: Choices Build a Life

Text: "A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands a foolish one tears hers down" (Proverbs 14:1).

Principle: Wise and foolish choices ...

Destroyer Ignored "Friendly" Missile

During the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict, the British Royal Navy felt that its ships were safe from attack because of a sophisticated defense system ...

Man's Reaction Misinterpreted as Criticism

I showed up at the house of a friend and rang the doorbell. I was supposed to bring some chairs. He opened the door and said, "Ron, where are the ...

City Slicker Brands His Cattle to Death

A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends visited and asked if the ranch had a name. "Well," said the would-be ...