It’s St. Petersburg’s Bench, But Al Owns It

The sun rises over the bay in Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lounging on a bench near the sea wall—his bench—is Al Nixon. “Hi ...

Passerby Talks Suicidal Man Down from Edge of Bridge

Anthony Brown was driving across a bridge over Interstate 40 when he spotted a stranger in distress. Brown said, “My first thought was I needed ...

Business Employees Avoids Layoffs by Sacrificing Pay

In 2015, Gravity Payments made headlines when CEO Dan Price promised that every employee would receive at least $70,000 in annual pay. Contrary to some ...

A Kind Word Can Go A Long Way

Why are so many people reluctant to give unsolicited praise to others? It may simply be that we underestimate how well a compliment will be received and ...

‘Call-In’ Offered as a Solution to ‘Call-Out’ Culture

The epidemic of call-out culture is very disturbing to Professor Loretta J. Ross. She is a Black feminist who has been doing human rights work for 40 ...

In Tune with God--and Each Other

A.W. Tozer wrote:

Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one ...

Harassed Asian American Family Now Guarded by Neighbors

As Haijun Si and his family celebrated the Lunar New Year, the festivities were abruptly cut short when several teenagers shouted racial slurs, hurled ...

World Renown Cellist Plays Impromptu Concert at Vaccine Site

During the mandatory fifteen-minute observation period following their vaccine shots for COVID-19, a room full of people were treated to something else ...

'Tip War' Raised More Than $34,000 For Restaurant Workers

A friendly college rivalry has been a boost to restaurant workers, as fans and alumni of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati try to out-tip ...

Man Turns Land into Place Where Fellow Veterans Can Heal

John Mahshie said he felt “alone and isolated” after leaving the Air Force in 2008, yet “sucked it up and pressed on.” He knew ...