Biggest Problem in Communication

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

—George Bernard Shaw, Irish literary critic, playwright, and ...

Wanting the Cure Without the Care

What we see, and like to see, is cure and change. But what we do not see and do not want to see is care: the participation in the pain, the solidarity ...

Valuing the Contributions of Those Around You

Improvisation is the willingness to live within the bounds of the past and yet search for the future at the same time. Improvisation is the desire to ...

Robot Teaches Dentists to Feel Patients' Pain

Because the fear of going to the dentist is so pervasive, Japanese scientists have created a special robot that enables dentists in training to learn ...

Boy Commits Suicide After Reaching Out to On-line Community

Most who champion on-line chat rooms and message boards argue that such technology encourages community. The question, however, is just how healthy on-line ...

A Reconciling Christmas in the Middle East

Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how deeply American ...

"Heroes of World War II": The Power of a Brotherly Bond

Acclaimed newsman Walter Cronkite hosts PBS's 2003 documentary Heroes of World War II, a look at the many American military officers who won the second ...

Minister Says the Right Words to Grieving Mother

While working his way through seminary, pastor and author Ed Rowell took a job driving a school bus for kindergartners. Ed shares a story about a valuable ...

The Miracle of Unity in the Midst of Diversity

Philip Yancey writes:

As I read accounts of the New Testament church, no characteristic stands out more sharply than [diversity]. Beginning with Pentecost, ...

Lessons from the Exodus

In his book Exodus and Revolution, Michael Walzer shares three lessons we can all learn from the Exodus event of the Old Testament:

What the Exodus … ...