We Imitate What We Admire or Worship

G. K. Beale writes in “We Become What We Worship”:

When my two daughters, Hannah and Nancy, were about two- or three- years-old, I noticed ...

What Does Your Internet Trail Say About You?

In his book The Next Story Tim Challies writes:

In 2006, America Online made an epic misjudgment. As part of a research project … the company made ...

Expert Claims That Self-control Is Better Than Intelligence

After the 2010 tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Scientific American published an online article entitled: "What Causes Someone to Act on Violent ...

Philip Yancey Describes the Revolutionary Call to Follow Christ

In his book What Good Is God?, author Philip Yancey illustrates what it is like to build upon the rock by hearing and keeping the words of Jesus.

Yancey ...

Woman Decides to "Live Otherwise" and Finds Healing

Muriel's childhood crippled her emotionally. She began visits to the hospital's psychiatric ward when she was in her teens. By her late forties, ...

Søren Kierkegaard on the Difference Between Admirers and Followers

If you have any knowledge at all of human nature, you know that those who only admire the truth will, when danger appears, become traitors. The admirer ...

God Helps Boy Deal with Uncontrollable Temper

After successfully separating numerous Siamese twins and continuing to refine the techniques of several complicated surgeries, Dr. Ben Carson has become ...

The Difficulty of Christian Submission

[In an article for Decision magazine], Samuel Kamaleson illustrates [the difficulty of submission] through a Christian folk story from South India. There ...

The Irony of One Man's Anger

Justin John Boudin, a 27-year-old man from Minnesota, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree assault charges for violently losing his temper. Here's the irony: ...

Balloon Stomp Game Raises Interesting Question

Robert Roberts writes about a 4th grade class in which the teacher introduced a game called The Balloon Stomp. A balloon was tied to every child's ...