

The Curious Case of the Renegade Rambo
Based on the David Morrell 1972 novel First Blood, about John Rambo, a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Army Special Forces...


The Life and Times of Samson the Great
Growing up in church, Samson is one of those stories growing up romanticizing. What kid doesn't love to hear of the modern day herculean...


The Hall of Underdogs
In 1964, NBC first aired a cartoon about a shoeshine boy who had an alter ego named UnderDog. Whenever Sweet Polly Purebred was being...


The Cost of Non-Discipleship
Last year we remodeled our master bathroom in our house. It costs us a lot more money than it should have. See a few years earlier we...


The Farewell Address
It was 1796, a full 20 years since a fledgling nation loosed the bands of English monarchy and declared its independence from the...


Too Big for Your Britches
When I was a kid, I was fascinated with the adventures of the Wild West. I can still remember waking up early on Saturdays and watching...


Between Jericho and the Jordan River
It's one of the first stories I remember learning in class as a kid. I can still remember the flannel graph and the accompanying song. ...


Eisenhower and the Art of Leadership
Dotted along the timeline of American history, there is a virtual parade of leaders, who, at critical points in the life of our nation,...


My Own Worst Enemy
I've always been a baseball fan. Some of my greatest childhood memories were playing catch with my dad in the back yard and going to the...


A Eulogy of Disappointment
In the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays is an iconic general in the Roman Army named Maximus. Revered by his men, he is one of...