Good Deeds Correlated with Good Health

Stephen G. Post, professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently headed a comprehensive study of altruism where ...

Eminem's Mother Understands Her Son's Pain

Triple-platinum rapper and producer Eminem is known for his violent, controversial lyrics. He vents on everything from his unhappy childhood in a single-parent ...

Personal Loss Helps Ministry

As we get older, I suspect we can minister better under extreme circumstances because over the years we ourselves have suffered loss.

The Origin of Mother's Day

Have you ever wondered when Americans started celebrating Mother's Day? The holiday was born out of one woman's desire to honor her mother's ...

Compassionate Victim Shows Mercy to Teen

Victoria Ruvolo, 45, of Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, was selected as the "Most Inspiring Person of 2005" by Beliefnet, and for good reason. Victoria ...

Christian Students More Willing to Help Katrina Victims

In 2006, the number of college students on spring break sent by the United Way and MTV as volunteers to help people rebuild their homes following Hurricane ...

Indifference for the Lost

The following is a dialogue from the once-popular sitcom, Seinfield, between Elaine and her boyfriend.

Elaine asks, "Do you believe in God?"

"Yes," ...

Young Cancer Survivor Ministers with Blankets

When 13-year-old Lauren Blakemore was newly diagnosed with cancer, she heard a sermon at her home church, Southeast Christian in Louisville, Kentucky, ...

Insensitive to Needy People

On August 31, 2005, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) regional director Marty Bahamonde emailed the FEMA director regarding the situation in ...

Atheist Admires Christian Service After Hurricane Katrina

"It ought to be possible to live a Christian life without being a Christian," laments Roy Hattersley, a columnist for the U.K. Guardian. An ...