Human "Love Hormone" Only Goes So Far

Scientists have identified a specific, love-inducing, trust-building chemical called Oxytocin. Psychologists refer to it as the "hormone of love." ...

Policemen Display Kindness to a Homeless Man

The following story appeared in an edition of the Indianapolis Star. The title read: "Small gesture on busy street alters view of police."

While ...

Study Reveals Our Prejudice Against Foreigners

Most of us like to assume that we're enlightened, tolerant, and unprejudiced people. Unfortunately, a new study reveals many of us have a hidden bias ...

Bishop Tutu Says the Bible Subverts Injustice

"There's nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible. If you want ...

Herd of Red Deer Still Blocked by Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain has been down for quite some time, but things haven't changed for everybody.

For years the Iron Curtain (actually, a fence) separated ...

Jim Cymbala on Rudy Giuliani's Post-9/11 Reflections

On that tragic morning of September 11, 2001, The Brooklyn Tabernacle lost four of its members. One victim was a police officer. The officer's funeral ...

Missing Greatness

Dick Rowe was one of the most famous talent scouts in the music industry. It's safe to say he would rather you remember him for his better moments—like ...

Judging by Appearances

A story from Malcolm Gladwell's Blink forces you to wrestle with this critical question: what keeps us from seeing people as they truly are?

Blink ...

"Amazing Grace": God Made Man Equal

The film Amazing Grace chronicles the efforts of William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffedd) to end the British Transatlantic slave trade in the 19th century. ...

Racial Reconciliation: Moving Beyond Words

Describing the difficulty of racial reconciliation, one African American church leader tells this story:

It was my third year with the ministry. I got ...