Delaware Community Rallied Around Lowly ‘Christmas Weed’

Many communities are forced to reckon with good things that somehow slip through the cracks. In Claymont, one of those things ended up as a blessing.

The ...

How a Pizzeria Highlights the Gifts of Those with Down Syndrome

In 2000, two parents founded a pizzeria in Rome with the goal of employing people with Down syndrome. Inspired by their son, who had the condition, they ...

Beluga Whales Welcome Lone Narwhal into Their Pod

An unusual visitor has been hanging out in the St. Lawrence River for the past three years: A narwhal, more than 600 miles south of its usual range. But ...

Fearful Adopted Child Finds Unconditional Love

In a skills article for Preaching Today, David Prince writes:

I know a family who adopted an older child from an unspeakably horrific orphanage in another ...

Focusing on a Common Mission Brings People Together

Amy Chua's book Political Tribes tells the story of Carl Marlantes, a marine Lieutenant who served in Vietnam, who observed how the military creates ...

The Radical but Gentle Faith of Mister Rogers

Americans also seem to love sharing myths about Fred Rogers, the friendly neighbor known the world over as Mister Rogers. Consider the one about how he ...

Girl Had 50 Questions for Father, but didn't want Answers

An episode of the This American Life podcast explored the touching relationship of a single dad, Matt Salyer, and his daughter, Rosie. When she was nine-years-old, ...

New Commercial Pairs Together People of Opposite Political Opinions

It seems everything we see in media has a political tinge to it these days, and television commercials appear to be no exception. Some have been offering ...

Encourage the Junior Scientists at Church

David H. Bradstreet, an award-winning scientist and astronomy professor, recounts how his church helped him find his calling in science. Growing up in ...

Man Grades and Returns Ex-Girlfriend's Apology Letter

If you're thinking of writing an apology letter to a former significant other, you'll probably consider a lot of factors: the amount of time that's ...