Foiling Death on Golden Gate Bridge

Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, people have been jumping off it to their deaths, about 1,200 to date. After eight decades of debate, ...

Father Sacrifices Life for Son with Disabilities

A pro-life legacy is a powerful thing to inherit. For Father Thomas Vander Woude, pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, VA, that legacy ...

Dad Sees People Need His 'Special Needs' Son

Greg Lucas writes about taking his special-needs son, Jake, to his annual dentist appointment. After a particularly challenging visit, Jake was afraid ...

Filmmaker Blocks Out Encounter with Christianity

Paul Verhoeven, a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer (Robocop, Total Recall, Show Girls), was once asked about his short but intense ...

Tough Guy Math Teacher Has Tender Heart

At St. Francis High School in La Canada, California, math teacher Jim O'Connor is known for his tough, no-nonsense approaching to algebra, pushing ...

The Foolishness of the Cross vs. Love of Power

Historian Garret Fagan summarizes how the Romans—the culture encountered by the early church—viewed the values of strength and weakness:

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The Man Who Protected Babies with Down Syndrome

In 1958, a brilliant young medical researcher made a startling discovery—Down syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about one in 700 babies ...

Women Share Pain-filled Stories of Past Abortions

A New York Magazine article titled "My Abortion" featured the personal stories of 26 women who have had an abortion. The article began by noting ...

In the Midst of Tragedies Human Life Matters

The famous atheist Richard Dawkins once claimed, "[The universe] has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, ...

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on His Girlfriend's Abortion

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler has unveiled his pain at allowing his child to be aborted. Tyler was 25 in 1975, when he and his live-in girlfriend decided ...