Pilots Say Turbulence Feels Worse than it is

Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757 and 767, has noticed that flyers' number one anxiety is turbulence. So much about it ...

The Majesty of the Universe

On a YouTube video, astronomer Dr. Peter Edwards explains the majesty of the universe:

You will never, ever, get your head around how big the universe ...

Police Officer Helps Four-Year-Old Inspect Home for 'Monsters'

Soon after moving into a new home in Colorado with her family, four-year-old Sidney Fahrenbruch decided that the new house needed to pass one additional ...

Dying Father Can't Take His Eyes Off Son

Greg Boyle, author of Tattoos of the Heart, a moving book about his work with gang members in Los Angeles, claims that we all have what he calls our "touchstone" ...

31-Year-Old Climber Completes Solo, Gear-Free Summit of Yosemite's El Capitan

In Yosemite National Park stands a 3,000-foot wall of granite known as El Capitan. It's long been a rock climber's dream, but it's a daring ...

Online Ad Seeks "Generic Dad" for Barbecue Party

A Craiglist ad gained internet fame after a group of friends in their twenties posted a request for a "generic" dad to barbecue burgers and ...

Mother Receives (Surprise) MBA

Many mothers attend their children's graduation ceremonies—but how many attend the ceremony and receive an honorary degree at the same time?

In Our Loneliness God Turns His Face Toward Us

Dallas Willard (who lost his mom as a young child) writes of a little boy whose mom had died. He was especially sad and lonely at night. He would come ...

Biker Survives Collision with Flying Mattress

You might have heard someone describe an especially jarring or surprising event using the phrase "hit me like a freight train." One Australian ...

Atheist Confuses Watchful Heavenly Father with Spying Big Brother

Some contemporary atheists are arguing that even belief in God is not so much like the child's comfort blanket; it is like the child's nightmare. ...