Lately, the news has become a major source of anger and sadness for many of us. With the shadow of war, ongoing political strife, destructive weather, and shocking violence making up the majority of what we read and watch on the news, it’s no wonder we’re overwhelmed by it all. Maybe that’s why the internet…

The National Geographic series “The Story of Us” will reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us like love, compassion, justice, peace and freedom. Morgan Freeman travels the globe in search for this answer. “I’ve always been curious, some people call it nosy. That is the driving force of wanting to do…

Most of us wonder what our first glimpse of heaven will be like. Dr. Mary C. Neal lived it. In her book, “7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life,” Neal shares her unforgettable account of the Chilean kayaking accident that took her to heaven and back, and changed her…

In 2014, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world numbered almost 60 million—that’s a 40 percent increase since 2011. The largest groups come from Syria, where civil war rages and explosions rip through the concrete walls of homes on a regular basis. Other refugees from all across the Middle East and Africa flee…

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