"The Devil in the White City": Two Extremes of Human Nature

Set against Chicago's World's Fair in 1893, Erik Larson's bestselling book The Devil in the White City tells the true story of two men, each ...

Returned Jewels a Message from God?

Canadian diamond merchant Thierry Delisha took a cab to New York City's LaGuardia airport. When he unloaded his bags, he accidentally left behind ...

Convicted CEO's Good Works Don't Count

Bernard Ebbers stood before the judge and asked for mercy. The former CEO of WorldCom had been indicted for orchestrating an $11 billion accounting fraud ...

Jack Welch Answers His "Toughest Question"

During an edition of the news program 60 Minutes, Dan Rather interviewed Jack Welch, the outspoken former CEO of General Electric. At the end of the interview, ...

Doctor Learns Caring Makes the Difference

Rebecca O’Connor says, “When I first saw the horrific images of the Asian tsunami disaster, I was working the night shift at New York Presbyterian ...

Mayo Clinic Resulted from a Tornado

Over 100 years ago, a tornado struck the prairies of Minnesota. Many were killed, hundreds were injured, and one small town was almost demolished. In ...

Freud Described Most Humans as Trash

I have found little that is "good" about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly ...

Physician Describes the Frustrations of Compassion

For decades, Christian physician David Hilfiker has led a medical ministry in Washington, D.C.'s inner city. He writes:

Perhaps the deepest pain involved ...

Terminally Ill Boy Puts Others First

The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses since 1980. Most commonly, children wish to meet a ...

Businessman's Life Goal Is to Give Away His Fortune

At 84, Tom White has almost achieved his life's goal—to give away his entire fortune. White is a Boston businessman who has given away $75 million. ...