Mayo Clinic Resulted from a Tornado

Over 100 years ago, a tornado struck the prairies of Minnesota. Many were killed, hundreds were injured, and one small town was almost demolished. In ...

Woman Pours Her Life into Prisoners

A riot raged in the La Mesa Prison in Tijuana, Mexico. Thousands of inmates battled the guards with bottles and rocks, while the guards shot back with ...

Students Ignored Needy to Preach Good Samaritan Sermon

In research done by Darley and Batson at Princeton in 1973, a group of theology students was told that they were to go across campus to deliver a sermon ...

Red Cross Founder Motivated by War's Devastation

Henri Dunant was a wealthy 19th century Swiss banker. He was sent to Paris by the Swiss government to work on a business deal with Napoleon. He arrived ...

Hands-On Approach to Philanthropy Increases Giving

Kenneth Behring seemed to have everything. He was affluent and generous. But something transformed him during a trip to Vietnam in 2000. The retired construction ...

The Dramatic Conception of Sunday School

Robert Raikes was a bit of a dandy—walking about town in his wig and claret-colored coat, and carrying a gold snuff case—but he was also a ...

A Profound Blessing

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless ...

Stephen King on the Power of Giving

Prolific author Stephen King made a speech at the Vassar College commencement on May 20, 2001. He entitled it "Scaring You to Action" and told ...

Preacher Backs Up Words with Action

James Forbes, senior minister of Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York, says:

I remember when I was preaching about South African apartheid. I was confronting ...

"Remains of the Day:" Weak Convictions

Remains of the Day explores the repressed love between the devoted English butler, Mr. Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), and the head housekeeper, Miss Kenton ...