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Chris Strickland Catches a Baby
In the latest viral video, a 19-year-old named Chris Strickland deftly catches a baby falling out of a shopping cart. It happened—all nine seconds of it—at a Home Depot store in Anchorage, Alaska....
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Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw: When a Hero Says he’s Not a Hero
Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw In our hero-worshipping culture, what happens when someone hailed as a hero rejects that label? On January 28 of this year, during the snow storm that paralyzed much of the U.S....
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Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman Battle Words, Not Each Other, in Spelling Bee
Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman A week ago in Jackson County, Missouri, an epic spelling bee battle between fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman and seventh-grader Kush Sharma finally came to an end. In the...
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Rx for a Rare Disease: Create a Mob
Ashley and Donna Appell Here’s the problem with rare diseases: they’re rare. Not many people have them. Unfortunately, the average cost for developing a new drug to treat any disease currently runs...
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Ihor Lakatosh’s Story: How Healing the Body Helps the Soul
Ihor Lakatosh with Dr. Gennadiy Fuzaylov (Photo credits: AP / Michael Dwyer) For those who have a healthy, working body, it’s easy to take it for granted. It’s only when our body isn’t working so well...
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What does it Mean to Minister? Michael Sulsona’s Story
These days, when we hear the word “minister,” we’re likely to think of a preacher in a pulpit delivering a sermon to a church full of people. Or we may think of a top government official such as the...
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Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Robin Williams, 1951-2014 Annette and I are saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams yesterday, August 11, 2014, at the age of 63. He was a great and compassionate soul. His humor lightened the...
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Advanced Tech Brings Down American Plane in Border Skirmish
Knee Defender Okay, you’re right, that title is just a little bit exaggerated. The technology isn’t very advanced at all. It’s just a plastic device called a “Knee Defender.” But it did bring down a...
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What is a Real Apology and How does it Help Your Soul?
Apologies have been in the news lately. Many apologies by celebrities and other public figures fall seriously short in sincerity and believability. They’re more of a CYA response than a real apology....
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Power Corrupts? Absolutely Not. Arrogance Corrupts Power.
The issue of white privilege and black disadvantage has lately gained much-needed attention in American and international media due especially to: The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood...
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Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, Ebola, and the Real Meaning of Christ Dying for Our Sins
Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, 1956-2014 On August 19, 2014, Ameyo Adadevoh died of Ebola in an isolation ward in Lagos, Nigeria. Her death was not in vain. Professionally, she was known as Dr. Stella...
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Is Racism Equal-Opportunity?
I recently received an email asking these general questions: Why are whites held to a different standard than other races when it comes to racism? If people of other races can celebrate their own race,...
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Random Acts of Pasta
Matt Tribe, of Ogden, Utah, was one of the lucky 1,000 people who managed to purchase a promotional “Never Ending Pasta Pass” from the Olive Garden Italian restaurant chain for $100. It entitled the...
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Organized Acts of Pasta
Recently we posted a story about Matt Tribe, of Ogden, Utah, engaging in Random Acts of Pasta. Now we bring you a story about organized acts of pasta. Ten years ago, Bruno Serato, the chef and owner of...
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Our New Year’s Resolution Idea for You: Look for the Good in 2015!
We get plenty of bad news. It’s all over the media, and all over the Internet. So here’s a suggested New Year’s Resolution: Look for the good in 2015! Yes, we do have to pay some attention to the bad...
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Tommy Gilbert: The Curse of Free Money and Easy Living
Thomas Gilbert, Jr. Thomas Gilbert, Jr., 30, had everything. His father was a Wall Street multimillionaire. He grew up amid wealth and luxury. He had attended the best private schools, and graduated...
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Prosperity Gospel is Spiritually Bankrupt
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Richard Neer: Hi Lee, What is your position on Prosperity Gospel? I find the notion ridiculous, if not...
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Easter, Resurrection, and the Germanwings Airliner Crash
On March 24, 2015, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz took his place in the cockpit of Germanwings Flight 9525, originating in Barcelona, Spain. The destination was Düsseldorf, Germany. Lubitz had done his...
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The Spiritual Anatomy of Physically Abusive Men
Yet another woman has been murdered by a physically abusive man—this time in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Janessa Spencer, 1989-2015 On April 12, 2015, Janessa Spencer was at home with her boyfriend, Samual...
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Spiritual Tornadoes
Tornado with Lightning The month of May is peak tornado season across the U.S. plains and southern states. Already this year five separate tornadoes have caused fatalities, in Cisco, TX, Van, TX,...
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