In 1865, a young American minister named Phillips Brooks was traveling in the Holy Land. On Christmas Eve, he arrived in Bethlehem. As the sun set and the stars came out, he passed through a field...

One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the music. Whether it’s Bing Crosby, Alvin and the Chipmunks or the Choir at Kings College – holiday music holds a special place in...

While traveling through Dana Point, California, I stopped into a pizza shop hoping to get a bite to eat. As I placed my order and made my way to an empty booth, I started looking around the room. The...

I grew up as a grandson of immigrants. Both of my grandfathers had journeyed to America as adults, one fleeing a revolution and the other seeking his fortune. But both of them shared a similarity...

Have you ever heard of Spare Change for Change? It’s a program that the city of Pasadena rolled out to help combat homelessness. It works like this. As you’re walking through Old Town, if...

The other day I visited a friend who was working on his garden. He’s trying to get his rose bushes back into fighting shape, but he’s not having much luck. In fact, he’s resorted to...

Have you ever had one of these? It’s a Klondike Bar. It’s one of the best-selling treats in the world. And I bet right now you’re thinking about their jingle – “What...

Orson Welles used to say that the role he played in The Third Man movie was one of the best “star-parts” he’d ever had. He went on to explain that a star part is one of those roles...

Have you heard about the boy from England who became the youngest computer specialist in the world? Ayan Qureshi was only five years old when he passed a complicated tech exam and became a Microsoft...

You might not expect to see a theologian on the cover of TIME magazine, but in April 1962, that’s exactly where you could find Karl Barth. For anyone who doesn’t know, Barth was lauded by...