The Danger of a Sad Soul

A sad soul will kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.

—Author John Steinbeck

Shoplifters Ordered to Wear Embarrassing Signs

The Scarlet Letter is alive and well in Attalla, Alabama. A judge ordered two shoplifters to stand at a Wal-Mart entrance for eight hours, wearing signs ...

The Benefits of a Small Community

According to economist Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, being part of a community where others know us does influence behavior. The proof is in ...

Man Blessed by Returning Stolen Money

"After I robbed the place I went to get some dope, and I couldn't even get high. I couldn't even enjoy it." These words come from John ...

Ex-Mormon Discovers the Grace of Jesus Christ

Kathy was one of 13 children raised by a common father and three mothers in a polygamist community in Utah. [The community was a part of the Fundamentalist ...

Study Links Washing Hands to Guilt

Researchers at the University of Toronto published data that suggests people experience "a powerful urge to wash themselves" when suffering ...

Woman Healed of Wounds from Sexual Abuse

When Marion Duckworth was in first grade, the Depression had just ended, and talking about anything related to sex—especially sexual abuse—was ...

Artists Create Exhibit of Others' Sins

The act of confession is now an artistic expression. During the first half of 2006, two performing artists named Laura Barnett and Sandra Spannan created ...

Nauru: A Pacific Island Sells Its Soul

An episode of the Public Radio program "This American Life" tells the story of Nauru, a tiny, isolated Pacific island east of New Guinea and ...

Dynamite Inventor Confronted by His Own Epitaph

In 1867, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented a new high explosive, which he named "dynamite." He was convinced that his invention would make ...