It’s no surprise that the soundtrack for “High School Musical 2” is at the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart this week, but what will no doubt cause a stir with at least some music industry execs is the album that debuted in the second slot–Casting Crowns’ new release “The Altar and the Door.”…

Officials at Nepal’s state-run airlines are certainly “thinking outside the box” when it comes to battling the plague of problems—late flights, older planes—affecting the airline industry. Or maybe we should say, thinking outside the pen. Reuters reports that Nepal Airlines “sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with…

The new book documenting Mother Teresa’s lifelong struggle with her faith is either a testimony to the power of belief or a fascinating portrait of self-denial. What is faith and how does it behave in the world? Here are my five favorite books by modern women on faith: 5. Here If You Need Me by…

Just in time for the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a beautiful new Christian documentary, “The Cross and the Towers,” has been released. The film tells the stories of a number of the rescue workers at the World Trade Center site, and how many found strength and inspiration in what some say was…

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