The Secret to Longevity?

From meerkats to macaques, social animals tend to live longer, take more time to reach maturity, and have more extended reproductive periods than their ...

Graffiti Disagreement Results in Lawsuit

For over two decades, a vibrant mural featuring "The Wizard of Oz" characters adorned Stead Park. Painted by local graffiti artists in 2001, ...

During the LA Fires, Chinese Christians Prayed for Us

In an issue of CT magazine, E.F. Gregory shares the following story of how a persecuted pastor in China prayed for her during the devastating fires in ...

Hot Sauce Company Shows the Power of Conflict

Huy Fong Foods’ founder and owner, David Tran, created the sauce we know as sriracha in his L.A. kitchen as a refugee from Vietnam. Starting with ...

Sprinter Wins Olympic Gold By 0.005 Seconds

It took Noah Lyles 9.79 seconds to run 100 meters on August 4, 2024. It took 29.47 seconds for him to find out that he actually won. Once the closest, ...

The Creation of a ‘Beloved Community’

In Raymond Arsenault’s biography of John Lewis, he recounts Lewis’s mentors and their shared vision of “the Beloved Community.” ...

We are Wired to Connect with Others

The Bible teaches us that it is not good for us to be alone, we need others. Researchers now know that we are wired to be with and interact with others. ...

The Decline of the Mainline Church

The decline of the church in America is posing tremendous cultural problems. And sociologists are beginning to sound the alarm.

Once upon a time, America ...

Swedish Coffee Breaks Promote Community

The church and small groups can learn something from a Swedish tradition called Fika. Pronounced “fee-kah,” the Swedish culture of breaking ...

Redwoods Supported by Massively Interconnected Roots

Giant redwoods are the most massive individual trees on earth. The redwood can grow to 270 feet tall and 25 feet in diameter. You might think that something ...