Family Uses Cardboard Cut-Out to Replace Son

Dave Davila, age 24, took a job in Chicago and had to leave his close-knit family in East Moline, Illinois. But family gatherings just weren't the ...

Wife Learns Marriage Lessons from Animal Trainers

Amy Sutherland communicates some interesting ideas about husbands and wives in an article she wrote for the New York Times called, "What Shamu Taught ...

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 ...

Housewife Welcomes Jail-Time

What would cause an innocent woman to welcome time behind bars? According to Maria Brunner, all it takes is her "lazy" husband and "demanding" ...

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 ...

Philosophy Professor Experiences Suffering

Philosophy professor David Gushee shares:

Early in 2006, my 18-year-old daughter, Holly, pulled in front of a Chevy Tahoe on a rainy, windswept night and ...

Man Chooses Relationship over Being Right

The following story from author Leonard Sweet highlights the importance of valuing our relationships with other people:

Tom Wiles served a stint as university ...

Study: "We" Wins the Argument

A study reported in Psychological Science discovered that the "best" arguers are those who don't point their fingers. According to the study, ...

Father's Busyness Left Lifetime Scars

James Dobson tells this story:

Several months ago, I talked to a man who described one of the most painful experiences of his life. When he was 17-years-old, ...

Good Deeds Correlated with Good Health

Stephen G. Post, professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently headed a comprehensive study of altruism where ...