18-year-old Levi Jones is employed at a local Chick-Fil-A in Columbus, GA. He is an ordinary teenager, however he’s also a strong follower of Christ. So when he recently saw a hungry homeless man hanging around outside his restaurant, he didn’t chase him off or call the police. Instead, Jones gave the struggling man a…

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has become one of America’s most well-known neurosurgeons, saving the lives of children with complicated and lethal medical situations. He has paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries in the field, because he took on procedures that no one else had ever successfully perform. In a…

Buddhism and Christianity are often seen as being as different as is possible for two religions. Buddhism is an atheistic religion that believes in reincarnation, holds to the idea that actions in past lives affect what happens in this life and focuses on the ability of human beings to save themselves. Christianity believes in one…

In “More Together Than Alone,” Mark Nepo explores the power of community and digs into why it is so essential for people to work together. Nepo draws from history, religion and nature to show how humans are always stronger together than alone. Recently, Nepo was willing to sit down with Beliefnet and discuss some of…

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