Correction Through Building Up

For six summers, Jim Slevcove was my supervisor at Forest Home, a Christian conference center in California. I held a responsible position over junior ...

Father Saves NFL Son from Steroids

Before Bill Curry was an ESPN analyst, he was a college football coach, and before that he was a lineman in the National Football League. Today he sports ...

Donald Miller on Belief and Actions

Donald Miller gives some practical insights on actions and belief in his book Blue Like Jazz:

The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. ...

Bus Driver Confronts Unnecessary Fear

One day, a bus driver was driving along his usual route. He didn't encounter any problems for the first few stops; a few people got on, a few got off, ...

"Spanglish": Good Common Sense

In Spanglish, Deborah Clasky (Tea Leoni) is the neurotic wife of John Clasky (Adam Sandler), a simple and carefree man who has become a highly acclaimed ...

"Thelma and Louise": Choosing Unhappiness

"Well, you get what you settle for."

—Louise (Susan Sarandon) gives this advice to her friend Thelma (Geena Davis), who is telling how she has learned ...

"Radio": Stimulating Others to Do Good

Radio is a true story based upon a developmentally challenged young man named James Robert Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.), nicknamed "Radio" by a high school ...

"Music of the Heart": Music Teacher Challenges Students

The movie Music of the Heart is based on the life of Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep), a single mother who teaches the violin to students in inner city ...

Seminary Student Learns from a Rebuke

As a seminarian, I was asked to write and deliver a paper to a special forum of students and faculty. Typical for me, I put off writing the paper until ...

Corrected by a Homeless Man's Rebuke

A homeless man in New York City rebuked me one day. I found him going through a trashcan on the side of our Manhattan church building. Frankly, I was ...