God Himself Stepped into the Gospel Story

In describing the incarnation Jill Carattini wrote:

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut once said of one of his most recurrent characters, “Kilgore was the only ...

At Christmas, A Rebirth

On Christmas Day the Chicago Tribune ran a frontpage story titled, “At Christmas, a rebirth.” The story said, in part:

Su Zhu Yuan thought ...

Dying Neighbor Buys Christmas Gifts for the Next 14 Years

Owen Williams and his wife befriended their elderly neighbor when they moved into their home three years ago. When their daughter, Cadi, came along two ...

Samoan Rugby Players Voluntarily Cover Tattoos in Japan

Their hearts may be on their sleeves, but their tattoos are under them. While participating in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the manager of Samoa’s ...

The Quest for Love Endures

PBS’s The Great American Read is an eight-part series that explores America’s 100 best-loved novels. The series notes that one theme emerges ...

The Largest Buried Treasure Find in America

The largest buried treasure find in America, known as the Saddle Ridge hoard, was discovered in February 2013. A couple who owned the property were walking ...

Video Games Offer Second Chances and Endless Virtual Resurrections

Sam Leith is an English author and literary editor of the British newsmagazine The Spectator. He spends most of his time reading great pieces of writing. ...

Easter is the Joyful Catastrophe

Do you know what the word gospel means? Euangelion. It means literally the joy news. J.R.R. Tolkien, says there’s a kind of story … that ...

Skier Falls through Ice, But Firefighters Were Prepared

All of the approximately 400 St. Paul firefighters train for ice rescues. The department’s firefighters usually respond to a couple of ice rescues ...

Remembering the Gift of Life

In an interview on NPR’S Fresh Air, Joshua Mezrich, an associate professor in the division of multiorgan transplantation at the University of Wisconsin ...