The Ultra-Pure Sand That Makes Your Phone Possible

Many have never heard of Spruce Pine, North Carolina but this remote area is tremendously important to the rest of the world. It's the mineral found ...

The Woman Who Gets Lost Every Day

Mary McLaurine has an unusual condition called developmental topographical disorientation, or DTD. This means she can't form a mental map or image of ...

Deceased Researchers Fail To Find Secret to Long Life

According to an article in the New York Times in the field of anti-aging and longevity, scientists are trying to avoid death by conducting experiments ...

Trapped Chilean Miners Rescued from Deep Down Dark

In Deep Down Dark, Hector Tobar tells the story of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped 2,000 feet below the surface for 69 days. They had to live in the ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: 'Advent Opens Our Prison Door from the Outside'

While waiting in a Nazi prison cell in 1943 a few weeks before Advent, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a friend, "A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, ...

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 ...

Europol Sends Postcards to Most-Wanted Criminals

Summer: a perfect time to send postcards, right? Apparently Europol, the European law enforcement agency, thinks so. They've been publishing "postcards" ...

80 Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Save Swimmers from Rip Current

Beachgoers along the shores of Panama City Beach in Florida recently found themselves witness to an event as dangerous as it was inspiring. While playing ...

Can Salted Doorknobs Prevent Superbug Infections?

Who knew that there might be a powerful ally in the modern battle against infectious disease—old-fashioned salt? A recent article from The Atlantic ...

A Modern Parable of a Lost Brother

Anton Pilipa of Toronto suffers from mental illness. Five years ago, feeling he wanted his space, he moved into his own apartment. A few short days later, ...