How Condoleezza Rice Found Her True Calling

Condoleezza Rice, the former diplomat and Secretary of State, was a sophomore in college majoring in piano performance, working toward a professional ...

Formerly Incarcerated Zoom Back to Prison for Degrees

When people like Maria Garza are released from the Logan Correctional Center in central Illinois, the staffers there don’t usually want to see them ...

The Man Who Invented Waterskiing

One hundred years ago (1922), a Minnesota man named Ralph Samuelson went to a local lumberyard. Most people would have said that Samuelson found two ordinary ...

Study Finds Church Attendance Lowers Crime Levels

Does church attendance accomplish anything good for society? A recent Duke University study shows that it does. Here’s the gist of the study: When ...

Correctional Inmates Earn Degrees in Christian Ministry

In June, a group of students were honored in an off-campus commencement ceremony, being conferred with degrees from a neighboring educational institution. ...

Kids Want Parents to Spend Less Time on Screens

In his extensive writing and speaking on the impact of technology, Andy Crouch frequently hears from parents who assume he’s going to talk about ...

Sixth Grader Saves Two Lives in One Day

Dayvon Johnson probably didn’t wake up feeling like a hero. But few would argue that two sets of actions he took that day were anything less than ...

Why ‘Garbage Time’ Matters

Jeff Haden, contributing editor for Inc., explains the difference between “quality time” and what Jerry Seinfeld identifies as “garbage ...

Michael Jordan’s Regrets and Disappointments

In an interview with Michael Jordan, Marvin R. Shanken asked him about his regrets and disappointments in life. This is how he responded:

I'm not the ...

Baseball Rookie Reconsiders Quitting After Demotion

When Dominican catcher Yermín Mercedes made his Major League Baseball debut for the Chicago White Sox, he impressed fans and team officials alike ...