"The Jackie Robinson Story": Turning the Other Cheek

The Jackie Robinson Story is the 1950 movie about the life, challenges, and achievements of baseball star Jackie Robinson. With the help and vision of ...

When Tolerance Is a Vice

Tolerance is one of today's most coveted virtues. But there are at least three different kinds of tolerance.

First, there is legal tolerance: fighting ...

Pastor Admits Favoritism

The late Max Cadenhead, when he was pastor of First Baptist Church in Naples, Florida, riveted his congregation one day with a bold confession.

"My ...

Our Tendency to Exclude

Our fallenness makes us want to be a part of not just any group, but an exclusive group. By definition, every society includes people who connect, who ...

The Lesson of Emmett Till

While many Americans are unaware of the story of Emmett Till, his story may have had the single greatest impact upon the Civil Rights movement. Emmett ...

"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, ...

How Good Are You?

If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get going without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can ...

Loving People of Every Race

Author Ruth Senter writes:

Life sometimes has a way of showing us ourselves more clearly. September 11th, 2001 was such a time for me.

On Monday, my husband ...

"Ruby Bridges": Confronting Enemies with Courage

Ruby Bridges is the true story of the 6-year-old black girl who became the first person of color in the U.S., by federal law, to attend an all-white school ...

The Background of "Amazing Grace"

"Amazing Grace"--Americans' favorite hymn according to the Gallup Poll--was written by the former captain of a slave ship. That "wretch," ...