John Maxwell on Change

"When it comes to change, there are three seasons of timing: People change when they hurt enough that they have to, when they learn enough that they ...

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, ...

C. S. Lewis on Misplaced Desire

Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy ...

Woman Uses Valuable Coin for Parking

When we possess something of great value, we generally safeguard it. Through a series of errors, a South African woman failed to properly care for a collection ...

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)

"War and Peace": Knowing Right and Doing Wrong

War and Peace is based on Leo Tolstoy's classic novel. With the backdrop of Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Russia in the early 1800s, a variety ...

Astronomer Edwin Hubble Lied to Enhance His Image

Few people have had as many natural endowments or achievements to feel proud of as Edwin Hubble, the astronomer for whom the Hubble Space Telescope was ...

Spurgeon on Facial Expressions

"When you speak of heaven, let your face light up. When you speak of hell—, well, then your everyday face will do."

—Charles Haddon Spurgeon, ...

Teen Wanted Mother Dead and TV Unharmed

Calos Chereza tried to hire a hitman and got caught. The "killer" Chereza hired turned out to be an undercover detective.

Sadly, Chereza is only ...

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 ...