The Christian Who Invented Hospice

Cicely Saunders, a British nurse and social worker, later trained to be a doctor. And what she discovered, in 1950s England, is that hospitals had no ...

Muslim Woman Scorned After Terrorist Attacks

Global missions expert Paul Borthwick remembers living in Boston after the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings of April 2013. Most people were suspicious ...

Louie Anderson Forgives His Dad

Louie Anderson had a career that included a slew of small but memorable roles in seminal 1980’s films, such as Flashdance, Quicksilver, Ferris Bueller’s ...

Polish Moms Donate Strollers for Fleeing Ukrainian Women

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but this picture is worth much, much more. Several photos on Twitter in early March show row after ...

The Awkwardness of an Adult on the Floor

David Brooks writes in The New York Times:

Rabbi Elliot Kukla once described a woman with a brain injury who would sometimes fall to the floor. People ...

Cups of Tea Save 160 Suicidal People

Don Ritchie has lived beside a cliff used for suicidal jumps for 50 years. Every time someone approaches the cliff, he goes out to make sure they don’t ...

Passerby Talks Suicidal Man Down from Edge of Bridge

Anthony Brown was driving across a bridge over Interstate 40 when he spotted a stranger in distress. Brown said, “My first thought was I needed ...

Ryan Reynolds Models Mental Health Candor

In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, comedic actor and action hero Ryan Reynolds posted to his Instagram a short missive on his connection ...

She Was Shamed for Still Having Christmas Lights Up

Sara Pascucci received a letter in the mail on Febuary 3 scolding her for still having Christmas decorations up. The anonymous letter read: “Take ...

The Hope and Promise of the Empathy Machine

Lacking the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, modern society is looking for new, innovative ways to help make people more empathetic. Facebook’s Mark ...