Patient Tells Doctor He Hasn’t Been Touched in Years

While working in India, Doctor Paul Brand, who pioneered the modern treatment of leprosy, once laid his hand on a patient's shoulder. Then, through ...

Religious Family Found Dead in Apparent Suicide Pact

When people experience the unexpected death of a friend, neighbor, or family member, it’s natural to search for answers. And sometimes the answers ...

Singer Willie Nelson Tries to ‘Cheat Death’

Singer songwriter Willie Nelson has a long history of tempting, and cheating, death. In 1969, when his home in Ridgetop, Tenn., caught fire, he raced ...

Saudi Arabia to Spend One Billion a Year to Slow Aging

Anyone who has more money than they know what to do with eventually tries to cure aging. Google founder Larry Page has tried it. Jeff Bezos has tried ...

Assisted Dying is Rapidly Becoming Legal

In 1997, only Switzerland allowed their residents to decide if they wanted to end their life, but “compassion for end-of-life sensibilities” ...

Missionary Doctor Finds Hope in a Miraculous Healing

Dr. Eric McLaughlin is a missionary doctor in Burundi, one of the poorest nations on the planet. After years of watching one out of seven of his patients ...

Canada Euthanized 10,000 People in 2021

In an issue of CT magazine, Dr. Ewan Goligher shares what he has learned as a Christian doctor receiving requests for physician-assisted dying. He notes ...

Colin Powell Couldn’t Fix Cancer or Death

Colin Powell, the great American military leader, was also a life-long fixer. According to an obituary in the New York Times:

Until his final days, Colin ...

US Cities Have a Soul Problem

Pastor Corey Brooks spent much of the winter (of 2022) on a roof top in south Chicago sleeping in a tent. He hoped to raise awareness and resources for ...

Reduced Health Risks for Regular Church Attenders

Something about the communal religious experience seems to matter. Something powerful takes place there that enhances health and well-being; and it is ...