City Slicker Brands His Cattle to Death

A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends visited and asked if the ranch had a name. "Well," said the would-be ...

"Bourne Identity": Who Am I and Where Am I Going?

In the Bourne Identity, Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne—a CIA agent who has suffered amnesia and is trying to figure out just who exactly he is. The ...

Adopted Son Is Heir to the Throne

Researching your family tree can be a fun and rewarding hobby. For one Minnesota man, it was a life-changing experience.

Marty Johnson knew he was the ...

God Expects Us to Be Ourselves

The 19th century rabbi and teacher Reb Zusya, a short while before his death, said, "In the world to come I shall not be asked: 'Why were you ...

Disabled Woman a Metaphor of the Church

In his book Disappointment with God, Philip Yancey offers a powerful metaphor for the church:

I have a bright, talented, and very funny friend in Seattle ...

Justice Scalia Urges Christians to Live Fearlessly

Speaking to the Knights of Columbus Council in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said: "God assumed from the beginning ...

Inventor Renames Himself "They"

As an inventor, Andrew Wilson holds the patent on 14 different products. Now he's licensed something else that is uniquely his. In September 2004, ...

George MacDonald on Christ's Sufferings

"The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his." —George MacDonald (1824-1905), ...

J. I. Packer on Being God's Child

"You sum up the whole of New Testament teaching in a single phrase, if you speak of it as a revelation of the Fatherhood of the holy Creator. In ...

Study Shows Dogs and Owners Resemble Each Other

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego produced a study showing that people and their dogs often look alike. In the study, a panel of ...