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 ...

The God of Restoration

One of the historical wonders of the beautiful country of Sri Lanka, is the complex rock fortress, Sigiriya (see-gee-ree-yah), and the palace built on ...

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. ...

Former Maximum Security Prisoner is Now a Mayor

Thirty-one-year-old Jermaine Wilson grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas selling drugs out of his childhood apartment. He started using drugs at age 11 and ...

Two-Year-Old Shreds $1,060 of His Family's Cash

There are the toddlers who color with permanent marker all over the wall or decide a sibling needs a haircut. Then, there is Leo Belnap, a two-year-old ...

Beautiful Symphony Uses 400 Broken Instruments

400 musicians gathered in the 23rd Street Armory of Philadelphia to perform "Symphony for a Broken Orchestra" by David Lang. The orchestra included ...

Former Cold War-Era Nuclear Missile Silo Listed on AirBnb

A rural area of Northern Kansas just outside of Topeka once housed a nuclear warhead. Now, 65 years later, the former missile base has been adapted into ...

How Much Sin Could God Allow Into Heaven?

In his book (Re)union, Bruxy Cavey asks the question:

How much sin do you think it would be wise for God to let into heaven? What would be the acceptable ...

'When I Died': 22 Year Old Fitness Intern Shares Her Story

It's not every day you hear a story starting with "when I died," but that's how 22-year-old Amber Moloney remembers February 6th. Moloney, ...

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 ...