Change begins with one person, one step at a time. This is a principle Tarek Mounib takes to heart. Seeking to build a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship, Mounib – a Canadian-Egyptian entrepreneur of Muslim faith – travels across the U.S. to find Americans concerned about an Islamic threat and makes them an intriguing…

People who claim they’ve seen God may not be crazy at all, and actually are better off mentally, a new study finds. The study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in conjunction UC San Diego and the Council on Spiritual Practices, found that those who have had divine encounter experiences reap lasting…

Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie is known for his smile and upbeat attitude, but his fans thought that they would never see those again after a horrific accident on the field threatened his life. On September 29, 2018, Tennesse was playing their local rival, Vanderbilt. During the game, Abercrombie began to complain of a massive…

Natural disasters are almost guaranteed to bring out the best and the worst of people. News reports will be filled with either morbidly gleeful statistics about the damage or tales of heroes and heroines who managed to help save others. Most stories about survival and hope focus on humans or occasionally animals. One miraculous survival…

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