Pastor Reflects on His "Mama's" Love and Prayers

E. V. (Ed) Hill, who pastored Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, tells the story of how "Mama's" love and prayers changed ...

Ten-year-old Raises Money for House

By the time Jackson Rogers turned ten years old, he had already built a house—not with hammer and nails, but by raising $43,000 for Habitat for ...

Father's Discipline and Kiss Changes Son

Editor's Note: On March 10, 2008, we published the following story as an "Editor's Choice" illustration. The story had a number of errors in it, and we ...

Campus Counselor Shares Professional Frustrations

In the book Unprotected, an anonymous campus psychiatrist writes:

Radical politics pervades my profession, and common sense has vanished. Dangerous behaviors ...

Kids Peacefully Demand Menu Change

After reading the children's book Frindel—which tells the story of a little boy organizing a boycott of the school cafeteria—students ...

Child Demonstrates Generosity with Candy

Kevin Harney tells the following story in his book, Seismic Shifts:

Years ago, a little boy named Dustin entered the Smarties stage of life. It might not ...

The Best Gift a Father Can Give

Michael Reagan received many gifts from his father, President Ronald Reagan. But at the 40th President's sunset funeral, Michael described the greatest ...

Troubled Children Missed Father's Blessing

Bill Glass writes in an article entitled, "The Power of a Father's Blessing:”

What is our country's biggest problem? A lack of a father's ...

Siblings Pass On Negative Behavior

On the whole, siblings pass on dangerous habits to one another in a depressingly predictable way. A girl with an older, pregnant teenage sister is four ...

Child Ballplayer Rewarded for Integrity

Seven-year-old first baseman Tanner Munsey never thought he'd end up in Sports Illustrated, but he did. While playing T-Ball in Wellington, Florida, ...