17th Century Villagers Sacrificed Their Lives to Save Others

The need for quarantine today to contain the spread of the coronavirus has reminded historians of a certain small village named Eyam in 17th Century England. ...

Risking All in The Third Century Plague

With the world almost coming to a standstill with the spread of the coronavirus, an example of true sacrifice comes to us from the third century: A group ...

Famous Author Revolted Against Death

In his recent book, Matthew Levering writes:

The famous American writer Susan Sontag died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 71. When her cancer returned ...

Physician Moved to Tears by Jesus' Advocacy for Children

In her recent book, Rebecca McLaughlin writes:

Paul Offit, a professor of pediatrics and vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania, had good reason ...

Syndrome K: The Fake Disease That Saved Lives

In the fall of 1943 German soldiers began rounding up Jews in Italy and deporting them by the thousands to concentration camps. Simultaneously a mysterious ...

Inspired by Facebook Post, Woman Donates Kidney to Stranger

Martha Olsen has been a mail carrier for many years. But her greatest delivery might have been good news to a family in need. An avid marathoner, Olsen ...

Bearing the Image of God

Does a person’s view of what it means to be human influence their ethical decision-making?

John Evans, a sociologist at the University of California, ...

What Happens When Parents are Rude in the Hospital?

The New York Times reported on an interesting study in an article titled "What Happens When Parents are Rude in the Hospital." A researcher ...

Mother Refuses Life Saving Treatments

A young mother in Los Angeles made the ultimate sacrifice for her newborn: she refused lifesaving treatment for her bone cancer. Accepting treatment meant ...

Stanford Researcher Designs the 50-cent Microscope

There's a wonderful story about a Stanford bioengineer who created a remarkable 50-cent microscope. The creator, Manu Prakash, was concerned that ...