Billy Graham's Defective Diamond

To explain how God sees human sinfulness, Billy Graham writes:

Cliff Barrows and I were in Atlantic City many years ago with our wives. We had had a service, ...

Man's "Toothache" Is a Nail in the Head

Construction worker Patrick Lawler thought he had a toothache. For almost a week, he tried painkillers and ice packs to reduce the swelling. When nothing ...

John Owen on the Inner Life

However strong a castle may be, if a treacherous party resides inside (ready to betray at the first opportunity possible), the castle cannot be kept safe ...

Photographer's Indifference Drove Him to Suicide

In 1994, South African photojournalist Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. The photograph that brought him fame depicted an emaciated ...

Stranded Man Church Hops

A man was stranded on the proverbial deserted island in the Pacific for years. One day a boat came sailing into view, and the man frantically waved and ...

Perfume Doesn't Transform Barbarians

In a TV commercial by one credit card company Capital One, a couple is making a purchase in a shopping center. When the clerk tells how much it will cost, ...

Blow Dryer Slows Speeding Cars

Dale Rooks, a school crossing guard in Florida, tried everything to get cars to slow down through the school zone. But nothing worked…until he took a ...

Stained Sofa Symbolizes Our Sinfulness

Pastor and author John Ortberg shares this humorous story that pointedly conveys the truth about human nature.

Many years ago, early on in our marriage, ...

Carl Sandburg on Human Nature

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.

—Author, poet Carl Sandburg (1878–1967)

Happy Marriages Don't Guarantee Fidelity

New research has uncovered truths about adultery that are unnerving—and none more so than the link between "happy marriages" and affairs. ...