Queen Elizabeth recently became the longest-reigning British monarch ever. While this event might have once called for near-worldwide celebration, it passed largely unnoticed outside of England. Why?...

Recently, I read an article about the rise of something called “hash tag prayer.” It works like this: people on social media create a “hash tag” as a way to remind people to...

Did you know Jimmy Carter has been teaching Sunday school in the same church since he was 18 years old? He may be a former U.S. president, but at Maranatha Baptist, he is simply known as “a...

There’s an old saying – “Love can make you crazy.” When you’re in love, you do things that you wouldn’t ordinarily do. You see it all the time in movies – the...

Have you ever seen this picture of President Grant? A friend sent it to me. He wanted to know if I saw anything strange. As I looked closer, a couple things jumped out. Grant’s face looked...

The other day I came across a story about an extinct palm tree growing from a 2,000-year-old seed. Archeologists found the seed while excavating ruins near the Dead Sea. It sat for another few years...

The other night, I watched a documentary by comedian and former drug addict Russell Brand. The film follows his attempt to understand the British government’s drug enforcement policy. It opens...

In February 1924, New Yorkers gathered around their radios to hear a live performance of Beethoven’s ninth Symphony. But there was one listener who didn’t hear a thing. It wasn’t...

Jerry Matyiko has one of the most unusual jobs in the world: he rescues lighthouses. How does he do it? By moving them! Using his engineering skills, specialized equipment and some good old-fashioned...

On Christmas Eve 1906, a former Edison engineer named Reginald Fessenden broadcast the first music ever played on the radio. The song he chose was “Oh Holy Night.” He played the opening on...