Prayer for God's Help

Dear God,

So far today,

I've done all right.

I haven't gossiped.

I haven't lost my temper.

I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or ...

Memories of Chains Keep Elephants in Place

In his book Teaching the Elephant to Dance, James Belasco describes how trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes. ...

Arthur Miller Unable to Tell Marilyn Monroe "God Loves You."

In his autobiography Timebends, Arthur Miller tells of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. During the filming of The Misfits Miller watched Marilyn descend ...

George Washington Carver and the Peanut

"God's little workshop" was the name George Washington Carver gave to his laboratory. According to his own account, it was there the famous ...

Sinclair Lewis's Ashes Swept Up off the Floor

February 7 is the day Sinclair Lewis was born in 1885 at Saulk Center, Minnesota.

Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. His best known works ...

No Excuses for Doing Nothing

In response to those who make excuses why they cannot serve the Lord, Rick Warren writes:

Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph ...

Training for the Finish Line

When asked what running track taught him about patience, pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Christian Fellowship O'ahu answered:

Impetuous young athletes ...

"The Two Towers": Desire to Live Courageously

In the film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Sauron's dark forces begin to overcome peaceful Middle Earth. The hope for Middle Earth lies in the ...

"Gattaca": Science's Attempt to Perfect Humanity

Gattaca, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, is a futuristic drama about the possible consequences of genetic engineering. A husband and wife have their ...

Deliverance from Life's Frustrations

The way out of life's frustrations is found not by resenting our limitation but by accepting the place of frustration as the sphere of God's purpose. ...