Drought Uncovers Treasure

The summer drought of 2007 allowed scientists and archaeologists in Florida to look through a window into the state's past and uncover hidden treasures ...

The Risk of Hope

To hope is to risk frustration. Therefore, make up your mind to risk frustration.

—Thomas Merton, Trappist monk and writer (1915–1968)

The Gratefulness of the Pilgrims

The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts…nevertheless, [they] set aside a day of thanksgiving.

— H. W. Westermeyer

Dying Woman Clings to High Priest

Bishop and author William Willimon tells of an encounter he once had with a dying woman:

She was in the last stages of lung cancer, gasping day after day ...

Key Choices in Life

When despair tries to take me under…I choose life.

When I wonder what God could possibly be thinking…I choose trust.

When I desperately want ...

Christ Demands Our All

Christ says, "Give me all. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. I have not come ...

Musician Keeps Precious Violins in Shape

In Cremona, Italy, where most experts believe history's best violins were made, Andrea Mosconi has the tall task of keeping the precious instruments ...

A Lunar Lord's Supper

Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon on Sunday, July 20, 1969. Most of us are familiar with astronaut Neil Armstrong's historic statement as ...

Finding Hope in Tragedy

After her daughter was born, Nancy [Guthrie] knew something was wrong. Though she named the baby Hope, there wasn't much to be hopeful about. Born ...

Mom Helps Disabled Son Graduate

When Sumner Spence expressed his desire to attend college, many people scoffed because he suffers from cerebral palsy. Sumner can't read books because ...