The Painting that Saved Bill Murray's Life

The actor Bill Murray claimed that a work of art once saved his life. He was in Chicago for his first experience as an actor. Murray said, "[My performance] ...

14-Year-Old Decides Against Assisted Suicide

An article from First Things relates the story of Valentina Maureira, a fourteen-year old from Chile who suffered from cystic fibrosis, and desperately ...

Without Hope, Suicide Rates Rise

In a powerful article titled "Dying of Despair," psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty observes the startling rise in deaths from suicide and drug overdoses. ...

Poet Langston Hughes on Broken Dreams

In the 1920s a young African American writer moved into New York City to join what became known as the Harlem Renaissance, an explosion of creativity ...

A Born-Again Irish Beach Gives People Hope

They call it "the born again beach." Here's how a British newspaper described the "rebirth" of a lost beach:

An Irish beach that ...

Mount Calvary Is a Monument to Tragedy and Final Victory

On the scenic foothills of the Alatoo Range in northern Kyrgyzstan there is a spot that looks up to the peaks of the towering Celestial Mountains, and ...

Tim Keller on the Power and Hope of Easter

Tim Keller writes:

[On Easter] I always say to my skeptical, secular friends that, even if they can't believe in the resurrection, they should want ...

The Tin Man on the Blows that Kill Our Heart

In the original fairy tale version of The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Woodman had once been a real man who was in love with a beautiful maiden and dreamed of ...

What We Believe About Our Future Controls How We Experience Our Present

Imagine you have two women of the same age, the same socioeconomic status, the same educational level, and even the same temperament. You hire both of ...

Pine Needle HELP Leads Rescuers to Lost Man

Mike Vilhauer just wanted to go fishing. Luck wasn't with him. After wandering a short distance from his route to look for crickets to use as bait, ...