Exploding Toads Baffle Scientists

“It looks like a scene from a science-fiction movie,” says Werner Schmolnik.

Environmentalists and scientists are stumped over a phenomenon occurring in ...

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre": Prospector Misses What Counts

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is the story of three down-on-their-luck prospectors and their search for gold in Mexico.

At one point in their search, ...

"Contact": Searching for God

Contact is a science fiction movie that explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the inevitability of faith even in a world governed by scientific ...

Effects of Divorce on Children

In her book The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, Judith Wallerstein writes about the negative impact divorce has on children:

Children in postdivorce families ...

Deformed by Sin

In The Whisper Test, Mary Ann Bird writes: I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate, and when I started school, ...

A Peaceful Existence

My wife and I were taking a bus trip through the mountains, and the bus broke down right in front of a hillbilly grocery store. The woman there had never ...

Hurrying Away from God

It is said that Dr. Mortimer Adler suddenly left a discussion group at a tea quite disgusted, slamming the door after him. One person trying to relieve ...

Cure Worse Than the Disease

Divorce, as a cure, is far worse than the disease.

The Violence of Divorce

You cannot divorce without ripping up the oneness of a person's being.

Divorce Like an Amputation

A divorce is like an amputation: You survive, but there's less of you.