"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": Carry Each Other's Burdens

In the final film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, Frodo and Sam climb Mount Doom carrying the ring of power. The only way to ...

Pastor Challenges the Church to Be Colorblind

[James] Meeks [pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago] hopes to persuade African American and white evangelicals to work together. And he's willing ...

Old Man Becomes Mentor

Robert Lewis writes in an article for Leadership titled "Noble Masculinity”:

Robert Bly said, "If you're not being admired by other ...

Germans Honor U.S. Ship after September 11

In the days following the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Winston S. Churchill, sighted the Lutjens, ...

Bowling Acquaintance Donates Kidney

In Bowling Alone, Robert D. Putnam writes:

Before October 29, 1997, John Lambert and Andy Boschma knew each other only through their local bowling league ...

Stranded Passengers from September 11 Reunite

There were 200 passengers on Flight 929 from London to Chicago on September 11, 2001. As they neared the North American coast, the pilot informed them ...

"Fellowship of the Ring": Satan's Efforts to Divide the Church

In his first book, Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien describes the camaraderie of a diverse group, banded together by a common cause. Called "the ...

Jesse Owens Values German's Encouragement

Jesse Owens seemed sure to win the long jump at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Just the year before, he had set three world records in one ...

Prisoner Dies for Prisoner

The men of Block 14 were digging gravel outside the Auschwitz concentration camp in July 1941. Suddenly, the sirens began to shriek. There'd been ...

Love MY Neighbor

Leaving the sanctuary, a church member comments: "I'd like to see you love MY neighbor."