The Benefits of a Small Community

According to economist Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, being part of a community where others know us does influence behavior. The proof is in ...

NFL Left Tackles Exist to Protect Teammates

In today's NFL, the players grabbing the most headlines are quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers. But according to Michael Lewis' book ...

Elderly Woman Refuses to Take Shortcuts

While a college student, Heidi Neumark took a year off from prestigious Brown University to be part of a volunteer program sponsored by a group called ...

Man Experiences Comfort of a Friend

Journalist and author Bob Greene tells the following story in his book And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship:

There are ...

Our Light Doesn't Compare with God's

Mark McMinn makes the following observation in his book, Why Sin Matters:

When we see ourselves as "pretty good," we misunderstand the gravity ...

Neighbor Sues Girls over Act of Kindness

Taylor Ostergaard and Linsey Zellitti wanted to bless their neighbors and so the two teenage girls decided to bake cookies for their neighbors rather ...

Americans Live in Isolation

Novelist Jonathan Franzen writes about our increasing isolation:

In 1890, an American typically lived in a small town… Not only did his every purchase ...

Adults Negligent in Affirming Kids

Most American adults already know they have the power to influence children into becoming healthy, responsible, and mature adults. However, according ...

Lighthouse Remains Standing After Hurricane

Hurricane Isabel was front-page news in September 2003 as it rampaged through the Middle Atlantic States, coming ashore first in all its fury near Cape ...

McCoys and Hatfields Bury Hatchet

After 125 years, the infamous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is finally history. Sixty descendants of the original clans gathered on Saturday, ...