An Olympian’s Sacrifice

For tae kwon do star Esther Kim, age 20, going to the Olympics has been a long-time dream. She came very close to embracing that dream at the Olympic ...

McCain Struggles to Forgive Captors

Twenty-five years after being released from the Vietnamese jail where he was imprisoned as a POW for five years, John McCain visited Vietnam with his ...

Grief, according to Mr. Blue

Grief always goes on longer than your friends expect it to and is stronger than they can appreciate.

Best Friends

Earl C. Willer tells the story of two men who grew up best friends:

Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, ...

Performance Keeps Friends

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

Where Honesty Begins

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.

God Uses the Imperfect

I shall never forget in my student days at Emory--not my seminary days, but after I'd served a parish for a time and went back for an advanced degree--I ...

Memory's the First to Go

Two elderly women in my church were discussing the problems of growing older.

One commented, "The worst thing is when your memory starts to go. I've ...

Talk About the Weather

I have a friend who radiates joy, not because his life is easy, but because he habitually recognizes God's presence in the midst of all human suffering, ...

The Mark of a False Friend

Friends don't give friends fruitcakes.