'McFarland, USA': What Price is the American Dream?

McFarland, USA is based on the true story of a Caucasian football coach, Jim White, and his family accepting a job in 1987 in the poor, mainly Latino ...

Tolstoy's Story 'Two Old Men'

Leo Tolstoy's story Two Old Men tells the tale of two men, Efim and Elisha, who decide that before they die they must make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. ...

IRS Agent Serves as a Parable of the Church

Christian leader Mark Labberton relates a personal story about when he had a seemingly unsolvable problem with the IRS. Labberton writes:

After several ...

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

When was the last time you had any interaction with your neighbors? Yesterday, a week, a month, a year? How about never? Well according to a recent survey ...

Man Organizes Volunteers for Paint Job

Josh Cyganik, a 35-year-old man from Pendleton, Oregon, used to show up for work and wave to Leonard Bullock, the old man sitting on the porch across ...

'Secular' Columnist Praises Work of Missionary

Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times wrote a column entitled, "A Little Respect for Dr. Foster." Kristof makes clear ...

Panera's Kind Deed Has Huge Impact

Brandon Cook was visiting his ailing grandmother in a New Hampshire hospital. Nearby was a Panera café. The following letter explains what happened ...

Churches Should Have a 'Love-Radius'

Bombs have what's called a "blast-radius," defined as the distance from the source that will be affected when an explosion occurs. Churches ...

I Want To Use a Lifeline

The town of Plains, Kansas (population: 1150), lost their only supermarket in 2001. Now they are fighting to get one back for the town's survival. ...

St. Nicholas—Patron Saint of Pawn Shops

Many people don't realize that Santa Claus, based on the real historical person of Saint Nicholas, a leader in the early church from the city of Myra, ...