"Peter Pan": All Fun with No Commitments

An imaginary boy from Neverland, Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter), comes to life for the purpose of taking lost little boys and Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Hood) away ...

Pop Star Influenced by Madonna

Do pop personalities and movie stars have that much influence on the lives of children and teens? Consider the remarks made by Pink, a popular recording ...

Sons Love Their Fathers First

In the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, author Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie, a maintenance worker at a seaside carnival. After Eddie's ...

Gene Hackman Remembers His Father Leaving

Most of us know Gene Hackman as a versatile and successful actor. The highlight of his career came as winner of the Oscar for best actor in The French ...

House Built for Dysfunctional Families

The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together, —just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for ...

Mother Supported in Caring for Handicapped Son

Author Henry Cloud writes:

When I was four years old, I came down with a leg disease that left me bedridden, then in a wheelchair, and then in braces and ...

"Gladiator": A Parent's Painful Legacy

The film Gladiator tells the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe), general of the Roman army in 180 A.D. Following victory in a decisive battle, the dying ...

Boy Offers Grace Through a Valentine

Sonya Reeder writes in an issue of Christian Parenting Today:

One night after supper, [my son] Chase sat down in the living room to begin the task of signing ...

Biological Fathers Strongly Influence Teens

Why put effort into making a tough marriage work? Campus Life surveyed highly committed Christian teens and found that those respondents that live with ...

"Citizen Kane": The Pain of Loss

Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, traces the life of fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles) from childhood to his deathbed. ...