My friend Joann passed away from a stroke just as the coronavirus began to spread in 2020.

Adolf Hitler believed big lies were more powerful than small ones, and, tragically, he tested his theory successfully.

After the Paris Peace Conference that concluded World War I, French Marshall Ferdinand Foch bitterly observed, “This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.”

As Gandalf the Grey confronted Saruman the White, it became clear that the latter had turned from what he was supposed to be doing—helping to protect Middle-earth from the power of the evil being Sauron.

A century ago, lush forest covered roughly 40 percent of Ethiopia, but today it’s around 4 percent.

Decades ago, I went to a college retreat where everyone was talking about a personality test. “I’m an ISTJ!” one said. “I’m an ENFP,” another chirped.

Leaving home one morning, Dean found some friends waiting with balloons. His friend Josh stepped forward.