How Henry Kissinger Learned the Power of Words

In 1934, Hitler's plague of anti-Semitism was spreading throughout Europe like wildfire. Some would escape it. Millions would die from it. But an ...

Monk Sacrificed Himself for Peace

In the fifth century, a monk named Telemachus wanted to live his life in pursuit of God, so he lived alone in the desert praying, fasting, and meditating. ...

Woman Pours Her Life into Prisoners

A riot raged in the La Mesa Prison in Tijuana, Mexico. Thousands of inmates battled the guards with bottles and rocks, while the guards shot back with ...

Bishop Advocates Heresy Over Division

"If you must make a choice between heresy and schism, always choose heresy."

—Peter James Lee, one of 60 Episcopal bishops who voted to ...

Church Business Meeting Gets Tense

In a congregational meeting, two young male professionals made a presentation to update the sanctuary sound system. Their pitch was well delivered. As ...

McCoys and Hatfields Bury Hatchet

After 125 years, the infamous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is finally history. Sixty descendants of the original clans gathered on Saturday, ...

Self-Sacrifice for a Terrorist

Canadian journalist Bronwyn Drainie describes the surprising behavior of a haredi woman—an ultra-orthodox Jew—at a Jerusalem street market. ...

Francis of Assisi's Disastrous Grasp at Glory

On a brisk November day in 1202, Assisi's militia marched through the city's streets. Knights sat proudly atop their steeds, citizens cheered, ...

The Power of "Silent Night"

Country music star Travis Tritt spent many years playing out-of-the-way joints before he made it big in the music industry. He reports that many of the ...

Child Takes Family's Anger Away

A Nigerian woman who is a physician at a great teaching hospital in the United States came out of the crowd today to say something kind about the lecture ...