Tree Survives 9/11 and a Massive Storm

Naturalist Jane Goodall tells the true story about a Callery pear tree that had been planted near Building 5 of the World Trade Center. Since the early ...

English Law Provided a Way for Sinners to Find Refuge

During the Middle Ages English law provided a way for "sinners" to find refuge. When a criminal or debtor wanted to flee to safety, he would ...

Famous Playwright and Journalist on 'The Hound of Heaven'

It was 1917, on a piercing winter night in Greenwich Village. Huddled in the back room of a bar, known as the Hell Hole, was a Bohemian gathering of artists, ...

State Treasurer Wants to Give Cash Back

The Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford has initiated a program called "Cash Dash." Here's how an ad in The Chicago Tribune described ...

Father Dies Sheltering His Daughter

During a severe blizzard in Japan, a father froze to death while sheltering his daughter. The story reads, "Mikio Okada died as he tried to protect ...

Film 'Armageddon' Provides a Picture of Christ's Sacrificial Love

The movie Armageddon focuses on a burly oil-mining veteran by the name of Harry Stamper, played by actor Bruce Willis. Stamper has been called upon to ...

On Good Days and Bad, We Hope in Christ's Shed Blood

Do you ever have a day that runs something like this? You get up in the morning …. [and] you stub your toe on that nail sticking out of the wall ...

Study Explores How We Deal with Guilt

Research published in the journal Psychological Science found that people's feelings of guilt are lessened after they experience pain.

Some volunteers ...

Villagers Pray to "the God Who Hung on the Cross"

In her book The God Who Hung on the Cross, journalist Ellen Vaughn retells a gripping story of how the Gospel came to a small village in Cambodia. In ...

Chuck Swindoll Recalls the Impact of His Father's "Last Words"

Chuck Swindoll writes:

One of my most unforgettable moments happened when I was about ten years old. My father served our country during World War II in ...