Obedience To God Is Key In The Christian Life

by Kevin Burton    Teach us this day oh Lord, that “obey” is not Pig Latin, but a central and essential message of the Bible.    I’m not sure which preacher it was that said the Ten Commandments are nor ten suggestions and of course everybody knows that without being told. But this is a …

Disabled Musicians Make Sound Beyond Limits

By Kintan Andanari The Straits Times (Singapore)    When Siti Sakinah Zainal sits at the piano, fingers poised on its keys, she begins not by looking at the conductor’s purple baton, but by listening intently.    She focuses on the sound of his slow, measured breath, amplified through his microphone. On cue, she starts Georges …

Ten Joyful Words From Around The World

by Kevin Burton    Happiness is a sunny place to be on a slow and sweet Saturday morning. Happiness has its shadings and degrees.    Happiness observes no borders, but it is expressed differently and more specifically in the various parts of the world.    This we explore today with a list from Merriam-Webster dictionary.  …

Students Take Action To Save Bus Drivers

by Andy Corbley Good News Network    When an Ohio school bus driver began to suffer a medical event, a brother and sister took action that may have saved her life.    Footage taken from a surveillance camera inside the bus shows 8-year-old Catrina sitting in the seat nearest the driver, who began to have …

Push Past Failure, Try, Try Again In 2026

by Dictionary Scoop    Truman Capote once said, “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” In the same vein, Benjamin Franklin claimed: “He that can have patience can have what he will.”     Patience and perseverance are fundamental when it comes to conquering the anguish of things not going as planned. Numerous scientists, inventors, …

Two Eternal Questions On Christmas Eve

by Kevin Burton    You can say Jesus is the “reason for the season” if you want. That’s not wrong. But that’s not all.    “The season,” ostensibly one to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, has long since been transformed into a time of greed and covetousness. I won’t be climbing on that soap …

Christmas Miracle For Girl With Leukemia

by Good News Network    Christmas 2025 is better and brighter for one family whose daughter is on the mend from a previously untreatable form of childhood cancer.    Christmas 2024 saw then-5-year-old Bryn Ailinger isolated in a child cancer ward, having been diagnosed with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia which harbored a rare and …

Daddy-Daughter Dance Held In State Prison

by Andy Corbley Good News Network    In a Louisiana state penitentiary, incarcerated men were able to dance with their daughters for one special night: many of whom had not seen each other for years.    The tear-jerking occasion was organized by God Behind Bars, a nonprofit that partners with churches and ministries on behalf …

Children Walk With Help Of “Miracle” Device

by Andy Corbley Good News Network    A unique robotic exoskeleton is allowing children with developmental disorders to walk—often for the first time.    First Steps Wellness Center of Regina, Saskatchewan is eager to get families to come by and try it out. It can be used to correct a child’s gait or help them …

When Self-Confidence Is Not A Good Thing

by Kevin Burton    I look at the world. I look at my life and all the things undone, that need to be done. I look at my strengths and weaknesses – and see nothing but weakness.    Yes, the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak. But be honest, too often even the spirit …