Tiger Pounces When Man Slips

World-acclaimed illusionist Roy Horn went to work on Friday evening, October 3, 2003, amid a celebrative atmosphere. For one thing it was his 59th birthday, ...

"Gattaca": Science's Attempt to Perfect Humanity

Gattaca, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, is a futuristic drama about the possible consequences of genetic engineering. A husband and wife have their ...

Our Tendency to Exclude

Our fallenness makes us want to be a part of not just any group, but an exclusive group. By definition, every society includes people who connect, who ...

CEO Thinks He Is a Self-Made Man

Author John Ortberg writes:

Not long ago, there was a CEO of a Fortune 500 company who pulled into a service station to get gas. He went inside to pay, ...

Francis of Assisi's Disastrous Grasp at Glory

On a brisk November day in 1202, Assisi's militia marched through the city's streets. Knights sat proudly atop their steeds, citizens cheered, ...

Carried by Others

The Jewish poet and storyteller Noah ben Shea tells a parable that serves as a valuable reminder of the roles we play in life:

After a meal, some children ...

Why Spy Robert Hanssen Betrayed the U.S.

In SPY: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, author David Wise tells of his exclusive meetings with Dr. David Charney, ...

Christmas Carolers Receive No Praise for Giving

It was a chilly December evening in downtown Chicago, and about a dozen of us from a suburban Christian college were Christmas caroling. My best friend, ...

Ego in Charge

Ashleigh Brilliant, that odd vestige of the seventies who scribbled his offbeat humor on hippie postcards, once penned: "All I ask of life is a constant ...

Proud Dad Applauds Child's Performance

Wayne Cordeiro told this story during an interview: "A Personal Relationship"

When my daughter Amy was three years old, we had her in a preschool. ...