SACRIFICE Hilda Mason served as an active Washington D.C. city council member into her 80's. She didn't serve her city alone. Her husband, Charlie Mason, assisted her in her work for more than twenty years. How did he find the time? He went the second mile and gave up his law practice to be her assistant.…

The movie Titanic reveals something about human nature, some people follow the natural tendency to be selfish and others rise above it and are selfless. For example, as the ship was sinking, Cal Hockley, Rose’s selfish fiancé lied to her saying that he would make sure him and Jack, the boy she really…

A mother’s decision to forgive the boy, who murdered her only son, has had a bigger impact than she could have imagined. In 1993, a 16-year-old killed Mary Johnson’s son Laramiun during an argument at a party. Mary wanted justice and said the killer, Oshea Israel, deserved to be caged because he was…

CELIBACY In her book, Born Again Virgins, Wendy Keller argues that the unmarried who have had a time of sexual activity will benefit from celibacy. She was joined by Doug Carroll, a writer for the Arizona Republic and E. Jean Carroll, an advice columnist for Elle magazine on CBS's The Early Show to discuss…

Many studies have shown the benefits for those growing up in good strong families. Two Australian philosophers have a somewhat different take on good families. They believe that happy families contribute to social inequality. When children grow up in a loving family it gives them an unfair advantage.…

In 1975, a child named Raymond Dunn, Jr., was born in the state of New York. The Associated Press (AP) reported that at his birth, a skull fracture and oxygen deprivation caused severe retardation. As the child grew up, the family discovered that he had other impairments. His twisted body suffered up…

In his sermon titled "Think Hard, Stay Humble," Francis Chan told the following story about a man named Vaughn who radiated the love of Christ to everyone around him: He said that a few years ago, a missionary came to his church and told a beautiful story about sharing the gospel with a remote tribe…

Middle school student Makenna Finnegan was running to set a new personal best time, when she stopped to help a struggling runner. Finnegan passed the other runner and noticed that she was holding her stomach and struggling to keep moving. Finnegan asked what was wrong and the girl said she had a bad…

The brother of Ravi Zacharias said this: “Love is as much a question of the will as it is of the emotion. And if you WILL to love somebody, you can.” That was not just a meaningless statement for him. He actually experienced it. You see, Ravi’s brother married the woman arranged for him by his parents,…

Doris & Henry Going to the Missionary Convention Doris: This is so exciting Henry, another annual missionary convention. I look forward to this drive every year. Henry: Yeah, well you know how I feel about it Doris. Doris: Sure, sure. Henry: It’s a chance to spread some Love. …Had it on my mind ever…

During the opening chapters of The Hunger Games, it is time for the reaping of District 12, the selection of a male and a female to fight tributes from the eleven other districts for the amusement of the Capitol. Given the poverty of District 12, the selection almost guarantees death. Katniss Everdeen…

*“An account has been circulating on the Internet about a mother who was doing all she could to prepare her three-year-old son for the arrival of a new sibling. After discovering that the new baby was a girl, Michael sang to his sister night after night in his Mommy’s tummy. The pregnancy progressed…

A good father flies kites with you at the park. A good father takes you fishing. A good father takes good care of you. A good father keeps you out of trouble. A good father loves you (and gives you just a sip of his beer). Bart was 13 years old when he prepared a Father's Day card that included the short…

Since late September blogs have been buzzing about Mark Driscoll’s remark at the Convergent Conference labeling Rob Bell a heretic. Bell’s broad popularity (due primarily to his books, NOOMA videos, and podcasts) make Driscoll’s accusation all the more serious. Out of Ur has stayed out of the fray—until…

Why does God bring thunderclouds and disasters when we want green pastures and still waters? Bit by bit we find behind the clouds, the Father's feet; behind the lightning, an abiding day that has no night; behind the thunder, "a still, small voice" that comforts with a comfort that is unspeakable. --Oswald…

MARRIAGE Captain Caleb Holt is a firefighter who loves his job, and thinks he knows what it means to love his wife, Kathryn. While he is valiantly fighting fires and saving lives in the community, a fire of another kind threatens to destroy his marriage. As a firefighter, Caleb knows it is important…

Clint Eastwood says, “They say marriages are made in heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.” -- Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Some marriages have more thunder and lightning than others. We should work to follow Biblical advice on how to have a peaceful family. The Week, April 10, 2015, p. 15; Colossians…

Life is Beautiful is a film about a man and his son captured by Nazis to a concentration camp. The father tried his best to entertain his son so that the boy would not realize their situation. He showed his love by keeping his son happy in the camp until he was taken away to be executed. Love is not…

Don’t live your life full of regret. Often we think the past is painted by regret, the present is haunted by regret, and the future is limited by regret. Even people we would never suspect, find their life overshadowed by regret. At 93 years old, Betty White has worked alongside comedic stars like Mary…

Although, the author of this story is unknown to me I could not neglect a great principle that echoes from the heart of this small story. This story has a mum and son who live in a small village, whose lives disclosed true love which was proved by a sacrifice. The son of this story starts by talking…

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats. The real difference is between the aware and the unaware. When somebody is aware of that love—the same love that the Father has…

Diversity All of the active members of Timothy Urbany's Sunday School Class at Eastborough Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were white, middle class, and married with children. They were "birds of a feather that flocked together." Urbany longed for his class to be more diverse, more accepting of…

A few years ago Tony flew to Hawaii to speak at a conference. The way he tells it, he checks into his hotel and tries to get some sleep. Unfortunately, his internal clock wakes him at 3:00 a.m. The night is dark, the streets are silent, the world is asleep, but Tony is wide awake and his stomach is growling.…

Emptied Philip. 2:5-11 NASB "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, [6] who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, [7] but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. [8]…

"Revival is the church falling in love with Jesus all over again." Vance Havner