HBO Host John Oliver Struggles with Tragedy and God's Will

John Oliver, the host of the satirical news show, HBO's Last Week Tonight, was interviewed by Terri Gross on Fresh Air. Gross asked, "Did you ...

Someone's Eyes Are Always on You

In 1949, an American company released the first commercially available CCTV system. Two years later, in 1951, Kodak introduced its Brownie portable movie ...

Website Architect Turns to Prayer in Overwhelming Challenge

On his website, Craig Larson shares the following story about the power of prayer:

Last night a woman in our church told how God had just given her success ...

The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing

The defining moment of Stanislav Petrov's life was the moment he decided to do nothing.

The Russian military duty officer was just a few hours into ...

Pilots Say Turbulence Feels Worse than it is

Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757 and 767, has noticed that flyers' number one anxiety is turbulence. So much about it ...

Police Officer Helps Four-Year-Old Inspect Home for 'Monsters'

Soon after moving into a new home in Colorado with her family, four-year-old Sidney Fahrenbruch decided that the new house needed to pass one additional ...

We Have Entered the New Age of Anxiety

Sarah Fader, a social media consultant in Brooklyn who has generalized anxiety disorder, texted a friend in Oregon about an impending visit, and when ...

Man Attempts Alaskan Channel Crossing in Duct-Taped Watercraft

In many instances, duct tape is highly reliable—but as a means of water transportation, it may not be a prime choice.

Just ask the Alaskan man who ...

31-Year-Old Climber Completes Solo, Gear-Free Summit of Yosemite's El Capitan

In Yosemite National Park stands a 3,000-foot wall of granite known as El Capitan. It's long been a rock climber's dream, but it's a daring ...

In Our Loneliness God Turns His Face Toward Us

Dallas Willard (who lost his mom as a young child) writes of a little boy whose mom had died. He was especially sad and lonely at night. He would come ...