Path to Greatness
The best athletes are notoriously hard workers. They show up to the gym earlier and stay later than anyone else. When they are in the
The best athletes are notoriously hard workers. They show up to the gym earlier and stay later than anyone else. When they are in the
Speaking of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, Glenn Taylor writes, “Would any of us have volunteered to carry the ring? His willingness to
In the novel, and film of the same name, Lilies of the Field, Homer passes a traveler who ends up helping impoverished nuns build a
Rick Moranis became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1980s and 1990s. His last live-action movie released in 1997; after that, he took a
In John 14:1–11, with the disciples distressed and disheartened by the news of Christ’s predicted departure, Jesus is encouraging them to persevere in their faith
The gift of Easter is Jesus’s willing payment of our debt, which is too large for us to ever pay back. We hear about the
Junior high is an especially difficult time in life. Teenagers are trying to figure outwho they are. During these years, they will often try out
Hitting the open road can be fun, but determining where to go might be tough when you are free to go wherever you please. Many
Richard Stearns, author of The Hole in Our Gospel, was CEO of multiple large companies. He felt God calling him to serve others and left
The Passover lamb that each family sacrificed died so that the family could live. In fifteenth- and sixteenth-century England, there was a position of “whipping
In The Hunger Games, each district sends a randomly selected tribute to fight to the death in an arena-style reality show. The winning district receives
Here is a story that exemplifies what it means to walk in love, regardless of whatever else happens: “A man saw a snake being burned
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s short story “Christmas at Red Butte” tells of Theodora, a young woman orphaned and living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins since
In the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Yondu Udonta, Peter’s surrogate father, reveals that he has loved Peter all this time and tried
Although she doesn’t die in the movie, Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise [Buena Vista Pictures, 1991])
Father Damien was a Belgian priest who went to serve in what was considered a godforsaken place—the island of Molokai, where Hawaiians with Hansen’s disease
A great illustration of sacrificial love for the Trinity and the Son of God is in Avengers: Endgame. At the end of the movie, Tony
In the film Les Misérables (directed by Tom Hooper [Universal Pictures, 2012]), Jean Valjean’s choice to let Javert live brings the police officer to an
Find someone in the congregation who has made difficult career changes based on what God has asked them to do. Other than those who are
Farmers are notorious for helping each other when times get tough. One North Dakota community of farmers helped one of their own after he suffered