How To Help Others Through Life’s Burdens

by Dr. Charles Stanley    It’s hard to watch someone you care about struggle against a heavy load, particularly when you’re not sure how to help.    Maybe it’s a friend suffering from a chronic illness, a coworker in a painful family situation, or someone at church quietly struggling with loneliness—these trying circumstances can grieve …

Principal Evacuated 900 Students Before Flood

by Shonal Ganguly and Sheikh Saaliq Associated Press BIDUR, Nepal (AP) — Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages.    Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take …

Keepin’ It Real About The Story Of Woodstock

by Rob Patterson Best Classic Bands    There are two Woodstock festivals that happened in 1969: First and better known is the Woodstock Myth: the paramount Aquarian Age experience, as the mythic echoes imply, and they are not without a sizable measure of truth in some ways.    The second is what really happened: the reality of …

Dolly Parton: One Thing Americans Agreed On

by Robin Levinson-Kingand and Sheila Flynn BBC    Dolly Parton was a lot of things – a country musician, a philanthropist, an actress, a storyteller and a businesswoman. One thing she never was, however, was a politician.    But don’t think it’s because no one asked her. In 1999, during an appearance on the talk …

Twice Born, One Woman, Thank You Mom

by Kevin Burton     Fellow Christians, you’ve heard some stupid things no doubt, as you have tried to witness to unbelievers.  Try this one on for size.    Once while I was working as an English teacher in Mexico, I tried to witness to a supervisor. We were off the job, a few of us …

How To Love Others As Christ Loves Us

by Dr. Charles Stanley    To love as Christ loves us is a worthy desire.    And it sounds simple enough—until you’re faced with someone who’s hurt you, exhausted you, or simply rubbed you the wrong way. In those moments, selfless love can feel impossible.    The Lord is very concerned about how believers live …

Restaurant’s Generosity Sends Worker To Yale

by Nathan Frederick Good News Network    A powerful portion of ‘the American dream’ was served by a fast-food restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to help out one of its own.    Thalles DeSouza’s story may have started in a treacherous neighborhood near Rio de Janeiro, but his next chapter will be written at one …

Reading To Mom From “The Blue Book”

 by Kevin Burton    We called it the Blue Book, and it was/is a gift from God, via Grand Rapids.    There was a season, still very fresh in memory, when my mother, having slowly lost most of her abilities, was bedridden, periodically quite discouraged, badly in need of comfort.    Toward the end of …

Rescue, Restoration After Colombian Quake

by Kevin Burton    A young boy has his mother back. From the jaws of tragic loss, comes delicious, unspeakable joy.    A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia Aug. 10. Since then we’ve read stories with updates on the death toll, the number of people missing and damage to buildings. But one story grabbed me …

GNN: Teen Uses Lasso To Save Drowning Man

by Kevin Burton    Whatever skillset you have, you can use it for good just when a neighbor needs it most.    That’s the theme of today’s stories from the Good News Network.    The more troubling, heartbreaking news must be covered. We can’t stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality. But it …