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MS Patients Helped Most by Helping Others

In a study of 132 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers formed two groups, one of people who met weekly to learn coping skills and another ...


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Love Your Work like a Dog Chasing a Ball

At the 2013 commencement speech at MIT, Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox said:

When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know ...

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The Man Who Protected Babies with Down Syndrome

In 1958, a brilliant young medical researcher made a startling discovery—Down syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about one in 700 babies ...


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Christian Apologist Found His Calling through Limitations

The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an article about William Lane Craig, the man they called "Christian philosophy's boldest apostle." ...


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'Givers' at Work Get More Satisfaction

Nearly 70 of Americans cite work as a major source of stress in their lives; over half of Americans report being unsatisfied and unhappy with their jobs. ...


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Tim Keller on Work as Service vs. Idolatry

Speaking to a secular audience on MSNBC's Morning Joe show, Tim Keller offered the following advice on work, careers, and success:

When you make your ...

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African Leader Sticks to God's Call

In his book Pursuing Justice, Ken Wystma tells the following story about an African Christian leader who has spent years helping some of the most vulnerable ...


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Foster Mom Is Called 'The Baby Whisperer'

Becky O'Connell has been given a unique unofficial title—"The Baby Whisperer." Officially, the 65-year-old woman is a temporary foster ...


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Pilot Displays Competence during Crisis

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 took off from Honolulu on its way to New Zealand. The 747 had climbed to twenty-two thousand feet when ...


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Man Rediscovers His Ability to Dream

Dave Harvey writes in “Rescuing Ambition”:

For the past couple decades, I had a condition that kept me from sleeping well. The technical term ...


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