Beta Christians

When a new website launches, or when a website launches a new feature, they commonly go public for a period of time as what is called a "beta" ...

Religious Leaders Discuss Whether Religions Can Co-exist

National Geographic: In God's Name is a 2007 documentary that explores the views of 12 prominent spiritual leaders. Topics include calling, the presence ...

No More Secrets

Pastor and author John Ortberg writes of the power of no-secret friendships:

One of the most important moments of my spiritual life was when I sat down ...

Businessman's Vision Leads to 100 Little League Teams for Underprivileged Kids

On his way to work one day, Chicago insurance broker Bob Muzikowski saw a derelict ball field full of trash in a gang-infested neighborhood. The kids ...

Eyes of a Doctor, Eyes of a Judge

Let's suppose that on your way to work each morning, you usually stop at a Starbucks. You tend to get to the store at the same time each morning, ...

Group of Mothers Makes Big Impact on Gang War Zone

In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. Eight gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores ...

The Statue in Washington D.C. That Nobody Notices—But Should

In The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men, author Richard Phillips shows us that behind every great man in history is a humble person who helped ...

Living in an Age of Faux Friendships

In an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, William Deresiewicz examines the new forms of friendship that have emerged in the age of Facebook. ...

Doing Whatever It Takes to Help Others Finish the Journey

Max Lucado writes in "Push Each Other to the Top”:

Every Thursday during a Young Life summer camp, four hundred students make the fourteen-thousand-foot ...

Mothers Never Get a Break

Hungry at the end of the day, a 15-year-old boy found his mother in bed and was suddenly seized with concern.

"Mom, are you sick or something?"