March 20, 2019 Philadelphia temple bills itself as region's 'first weed church' It’s not your typical church. Philadelphia Temple of Hemp and Cannabis serves as a gift shop as well as a sanctuary and lounge for medical marijuana patients.
March 19, 2019 Homeless 8-year-old Christian refugee whose family escaped Boko Haram wins NY chess championship Thousands of dollars in donations are now pouring in to help find a home for a homeless 8-year-old refugee from Nigeria and his family, after he won a New York State chess competition.
March 19, 2019 Kentucky preschoolers sing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ as tornado rips off school’s roof A group of preschoolers cowered in their classroom singing "Jesus loves me" as a tornado ripped the roof off their school -- but miraculously, everyone emerged unscathed.
March 19, 2019 Dartmouth physicist on winning top religion prize: 'Science does not kill God' A Dartmouth College professor of physics and astronomy has won one of the world's leading religion prizes for blending hard science and deep spirituality in his work.
March 19, 2019 During Lent, appreciate the commas in life as a pause – not the final period For me, seeing the comma and intentionally pausing for a moment after, "be still," in Bible verse "Be still, and know that I am God" has caused me to actually be still. I paused. I rested. I didn't rush to the next word. I let sink in what was being said. I was still and let God speak.
March 18, 2019 Encourage yourself -- don't wait for others to do it for you A lack of affirmation used to be discouraging until I finally realized it’s not another person’s job to keep me encouraged. I had to stop expecting people to do for me what I was completely capable of doing myself -- regardless of the situation or season of life I am currently in.
March 18, 2019 Scott Gunn: The church is dead. Long live the church! Christians need to go to church. It’s that simple.
March 17, 2019 What Lori Loughlin could have learned from Aunt Becky Her daughter didn’t want or need college – and now her parents’ arrogant privilege may make it a necessity.
March 17, 2019 Bullying has our children in its grip -- Here's how we can set them free (beyond being nice) Bullying represents the worst in human nature—such as arrogance, contempt, and disdain—but combatting it brings out the best in us as well—such as kindness, compassion, and especially courage, the virtue that supports all other virtues.
March 17, 2019 Why I keep this late basketball coach's 7-point creed in my wallet College basketball’s high holy season kicks off this week, the commencement of its popular 68-team tournament that will culminate with the Final Four and the crowning of NCAA’s basketball champion on April 8th in Minneapolis.
