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 ...

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 ...

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers": Redemption

The Two Towers is the second installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In order to save Middle Earth from the forces of evil, Frodo and Sam must take ...

"Seabiscuit": A Banged Up Life Is Worth Saving

One of the main characters in the movie Seabiscuit is a broken-down, unemployed cowboy named Tom Smith. Millionaire Charles Howard, who is about to engage ...

Muhammad Ali Kisses the Ugly

Former boxing writer Harold Conrad visited a women's prison with heavyweight fighter Muhammad Ali. "All the inmates lined up," wrote Conrad. ...

"A.I.": The Worth of All Humans

The Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubric movie A.I.: Artificial Intelligence critiques the tendency of our culture toward dehumanization. In the film, ...

On Subway, Dignity for a Misfit

Chuck Broughton writes in "Reflecting God's Nature”:

I was riding the crowded subway in New York City. Every 10 to 15 seconds or so, someone ...

State Trooper Uses Biblical Principles to Keep His Cool

Jay Kesler, former president of Taylor University, told about a state trooper who was awarded an "Outstanding Trooper" award.

Kesler, who attended ...

"Schindler's List": People Rather Than Gold

The award winning film Schindler's List tells the story of how Oskar Schindler, a German entrepreneur, first exploits but later protects Jews in Poland. ...

Value of a Person

What is the value of a person? Can we measure this value by a paycheck, a retirement benefit, or a stock option?

Some years ago I purchased a Hummel Christmas ...