Wealthy Man Leaves Pile of Rocks as Legacy

Godfrey Barnsley was one of the wealthiest men in the world in the early 1800s. He directed a shipping empire that sailed the world sea’s and transported ...

Climbing Mount Everest is Only Half the Battle

Jon Krakauer cleared the ice from his oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and straddled the summit of Mount Everest. It was 1:17 PM on May ...

The Long Run Mindset

In a recent issue of Runner's World, Jess Movold shared how she lost her passion to press on:

Tempo runs scare me. Those long, hard, sustained efforts ...

God's Word: The Imperishable Seed

When Sarah Sallon moved back home to Israel, to her job at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, she went looking for medicinal plants which had helped ...

The World’s Best Free Throw Shooter Is Not in the NBA

In the game of basketball, a player who is fouled often has the chance to shoot a free throw worth one point. It should be one of the easiest plays in ...

NBA Superstar Faces Joy, Calamity on Same Day

Immediately following an exhilarating road victory in New Orleans, Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard boarded a private flight ...

Conquering Yosemite's Impossible El Capitan Required New Levels Of Perseverance

On January 14, 2015, after nearly three weeks of exhausting and relentless climbing, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell reached the top of the El Capitan ...

The Tin Man on the Blows that Kill Our Heart

In the original fairy tale version of The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Woodman had once been a real man who was in love with a beautiful maiden and dreamed of ...

At Gun Point, New York Child Refuses to Part with Chicken Nugget

A 12-year-old girl in New York City is being hailed for her bravery in a recent argument with a male classmate that almost turned violent. The dispute? ...

Marathon Runners Meet an Unexpected Obstacle

Anyone who's lived near train tracks knows the hassle and inconvenience a passing train can cause. You're already running late, you're driving up to the ...