Orchestra Formed at Garbage Dump

A poor community in Paraguay has formed an amazing orchestra that plays instruments created from recycled trash. The young musicians come from the city ...

Scientists Discover 'Treasure' in 'Junk DNA'

Thousands of years ago the Bible declared that every human being is "fearfully and wonderfully made." Now modern science is finally realizing ...

Bob Dylan Reflects on Calling

The September 2012 issue of Rolling Stone contained a lengthy interview with Bob Dylan. The interviewer noted to Dylan, "You've described what ...

Christians Can Give Church the "Tourist Treatment"

Elyse Fitzpatrick writes in her book “Because He Loves Me”:

A number of years ago, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to vacation ...

Our Servanthood Can Resemble a Garden Hose or a Sprinkler

In “Embracing Obscurity” an anonymous author wrote:

One evening, while watering the garden, the sheer sacrifice of true service overwhelmed ...

The Power of Using the Right Gifts in the Right Way

In one of his books, Charles Stanley tells a story about a young woman named Sammi. More than one person who knew Sammi said to her, "Sammi, you ...

College Student Called from Frat House to Starting Kicker Role

On Saturday November 5th, 2011, University of Tennessee freshman Derrick Brodus was lying on the couch at his fraternity on Saturday night, waiting for ...

God Chooses Ordinary People to Get His Work Done

In his book, “Love Does,” Bob Goff writes:

I do all of my best thinking on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland. There's a picnic table at the ...

Kurt Vonnegut Character Explains the Essence of God's Call

Kurt Vonnegut's novel Timequake centers on a series of stories about people who have lost control of their lives. Rather than determine their own ...

Experiment Shows Our Reluctance to Get Involved in Uncomfortable Situations

The Nobel Prize winning psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman recounts the story behind a famous experiment conducted at New York University:

Participants ...