Underdogs Steve Rogers has got a problem. He’s short, scrawny, and has a host of childhood diseases and ailments: all factors that prevent him from joining the U.S. Army and fighting in World War II. When he is given the opportunity to audition for a special government soldier…
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All You Need
All You Need Is Love Growing up, I listened to The Beatles a lot. My dad and I sang along to “Oh-Bla-Di, Oh-Bla-Da” in the car, I cried along to “Let It Be” and “Blackbird,” and when I got a turntable for Christmas, Magical Mystery Tour was the first LP…
Samson
The Comeback Kid A few years ago, the comedy website Cracked did a countdown of the most hardcore action heroes in the Bible. They mentioned a lot of classics – Ehud’s John McLane-style regicide, Elijah’s calling down fire from heaven – but they reserved some of their loudest praise for…
Signs
Signs Jack was madly in love with a girl named Alice. Alice was smart, confident, and gorgeous – and according to Jack, she was also his future wife as chosen by God. Again and again, Jack asked her out, and again and again she turned him down. Finally, in frustration, he…
Cash Cow
Cash Cow Most Christians wouldn’t point to American author David Foster Wallace as a shining example of Christian belief. He had a good handful of problematic spots in his life. In 2005, however, he gave a commencement address at Kenyon College entitled “This Is Water” which contains an exceptionally…