Former Orphan Shares Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Story

Livia Satterfield Young was a 12-year-old girl in a Romanian orphanage when her life was changed--forever--by an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. (Operation ...

At Christmas, A Rebirth

On Christmas Day the Chicago Tribune ran a frontpage story titled, “At Christmas, a rebirth.” The story said, in part:

Su Zhu Yuan thought ...

Good Samaritan Returns Lost Wallet and Adds Money to It

When Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet, he had little hope he’d get it back, certainly not with interest. But he did. Hunter was on the way from South ...

NYC Library Lets Job Seekers Check Out Interview Attire

You can check out more than books at the New York Public Library on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Young adult librarian Michelle Lee suggested a new ...

'Tis the Season for Regifting

The ethics of regifting is always a hot discussion at Christmastime and the weeks that follow various office parties and family exchanges. Apparently, ...

Sacrificially Giving a Priceless Gift

On September 3, 1939, German troops invaded Bielsko, Poland. A fifteen­ year-old girl, Gerda Weissman, and her family survived in a Jewish ghetto ...

Food Critic Can't Get Invite to Fancy Restaurant

Food critic Paul Grinberg set out to eat at the world's top 100 restaurants. Since 2011, he has had meals at 99 of them. So far he's traversed mountain ...

Perfection Required for Acceptance at Stanford University

Statistically, Stanford University ranks as one of the toughest schools to give an acceptance letter. The university recently updated their admission ...

The Gift that Makes You Swallow Your Pride

Timothy Keller writes: Christmas is about receiving presents, but consider how challenging it is to receive certain kinds of gifts. Some gifts by their ...

Fan Buys World Series Tickets for $9

The World Series, one of the most coveted sporting events to attend in the world, ordinarily fetches a high price per ticket. Often, "standing room only" ...