What People Talk About Before They Die
Jan 31
What I did not understand when I was a student then, and what I would explain to that professor now, is that people talk to the chaplain about their families because that is how we talk about God. That is how we talk about the meaning of our lives. That is how we talk about the big spiritual questions of human existence. We don't live our lives in our heads, in theology and theories. We live our lives in our families: the families we are born into, the families we create, the families we make through the people we choose as friends...
The Good Deeds Of Tim Tebow
Jan 29
Every week, Tebow picks out someone who is suffering, or who is dying, or who is injured. He flies these people and their families to the Broncos game, rents them a car, puts them up in a nice hotel, buys them dinner (usually at a Dave & Buster's), gets them and their families pregame passes, visits with them just before kickoff (!), gets them 30-yard-line tickets down low, visits with them after the game (sometimes for an hour), has them walk him to his car, and sends them off with a basket of gifts. Home or road, win or lose, hero or goat...
The Butterfly People Of Joplin
Jan 19
In the chaotic first days after the tornado, when nothing seemed real, word of the butterfly people began to spread. The stories were shared in hospital waiting rooms and in lines for donated food. They were told by neighbors on streets so devastated there was nothing to do but stand and stare. A Red Cross counselor heard the stories as she handed out water and work gloves to residents in a hard-hit part of town. She got goose bumps. She told her pastor, who asked her to tell the congregation. She remembers how the crowd gasped. The stories about butterfly people coursed through Joplin, passing one by one and then by the many, tales describing what children reported seeing on that Sunday night in May as the tornado bore down. The children said the butterfly people protected them...
The Power Of Music
Jan 09
Jack Leroy Tueller’s decision to play his trumpet for the last remaining German sniper threatening his unit so moved the sniper that he couldn’t shoot, and surrendered the next morning. By choosing to play “his love song” Jack recognized the fear and loneliness common to all of us. Now 90, he shares his precious story with us...
More Than Money: The Good Life Parable
Dec 23
In "The Good Life", a movie by FreeRange Graphics, Mark Albion takes you to a chance meeting between an MBA and a fisherman on a small island. As the MBA tries to teach the fisherman about business, the fisherman teaches him about life...
A Chat With Apple’s Siri
Dec 21
It isn’t easy to have a lengthy conversation with Siri that is entirely unproductive, but we rose to the occasion. Although still in beta, Siri has already proven to be a very able assistant. She’s so capable, in fact, that it’s common for those who try her to quickly turn from obvious commands to pointless questions in an effort to stump her, only to find that she has a lot more to say than many would have guessed (as evidenced by the current crop of blogs that catalogue Siri’s most comical comebacks). To get a good sense of the “personal” side of this personal assistant, Mac|Life editor-in-chief Chris Slate sat down with Siri for an enlightening one-on-one interview. Every question and answer that follows is written exactly as it was spoken, without so much as an “um” having been altered...
Secret Santas Popping Up Around The Country
Dec 19
At Kmart stores across the country, Santa seems to be getting some help: Anonymous donors are paying off strangers' layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford, especially toys and children's clothes set aside by impoverished parents...
Inspiring Story: ‘A Soft Answer’
Dec 02
A turning point in my life came one day on a train in the middle of a drowsy spring afternoon. The old car clanked and rattled over the rails. It was comparatively empty -- a few housewives with their kids in tow, some old folks out shopping, a couple of off-duty bartenders studying the racing form. I gazed absently at the drab houses and dusty hedge rows. At one station the doors opened, and suddenly the quiet afternoon was shattered by a man bellowing at the top of his lungs -- yelling violent, obscene, incomprehensible curses. Just as the doors closed the man, still yelling, staggered into our car. He was big, drunk, and dirty. He wore laborer's clothing. His front was stiff with dried vomit. His eyes bugged out, a demonic, neon red. His hair was crusted with filth. Screaming, he swung at the first person he saw, a woman holding a baby. The blow glanced off her shoulder, sending her spinning into the laps of an elderly couple...
Bunker Roy: Barefoot College
Nov 20
In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works...
The Hopping Stone Vision
Nov 16
Deep in the southwest deserts, an old medicine man and young brave stand atop a great plateau. Together they silently survey all the Earth. After what seems like ages of absorbing all that can be seen, the old man taps his medicine stick on the ground. From twelve different directions great streaks of lightning strike the Earth, and from each place the lightning strikes, twelve great stones begin to form. As the stones form, the old man begins to sing an ancient song...
The Near-Death Of A Child
Nov 15
In March of 1990, while vacationing in Florida, our family was involved in a serious car accident: a head-on collision with a drunk driver. After the impact, my husband was pinned inside the wreckage and writhing in pain beside me. As I turned and looked into the back of the car, I could see Rose Marie was not seriously hurt. But, to my horror, Kayla was no where to be seen. Her side of the car had been obliterated by the crash. I thought at first that she might be tangled within the wreckage, but seconds later discovered she had been thrown out of the seat and into the hatchback of the car. A bystander hurried to our aid, wrapped Rose Marie in a jacket, and carried her to a bench some yards from the car so that I could attend to Kayla. Kayla's eyes were closed, her face was an ashen white, and her body was still and motionless. I was sure she had died. To spare my husband from this knowledge, I gathered Kayla's limp body in my arms, lifted her out of the car, and stepped a short distance away. The moments that followed are forever imprinted on my memory...
Joseph Shore: My NDE & Meeting Jesus
Nov 15
He said, "JOE, JOE...." I immediately popped out of the body and hovered about two feet above my sleeping body. Into this London Hotel room came the most amazing Being I have ever been in the presence of. This was a man made all out of white and golden Light. He was shaped as a man, but white and gold Light pulsated from Him in dashes, as thought he were wearing a million Christmas Tree Lights. A soon as I saw Him, I knew many things about Him. I knew this was Jesus. I knew that he knew everything about me and was all powerful. There is no way to describe the Power that emanated from this Man of Light. Three angels appeared with Him and stayed in the back of the room. They were oval shaped beings and clearly under subjection to the Man of Light. He spoke to me sharply. His Love was not sentimental. It was strong and objective. He said...
A Sister’s Eulogy For Steve Jobs
Oct 30
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was an idealistic revolutionary, plotting a new world for the Arab people. Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother...
Remembering Steve
Oct 19
Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve Jobs. One thing they all have in common -- from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products -- is how they’ve been touched by his passion and creativity. You can view some of these messages here...
Elephants Reunited After 20 Years
Sep 30
In 2000, "The Urban Elephant" brought viewers the touching story of Shirley and Jenny, two crippled elephants reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee after a 22-year separation. The bonding was immediate, intense and unforgettable between the two former circus elephants...
Buddha At The Gas Pump: ‘Interviews with ORDINARY Spiritually-Awakened People’
Sep 20
People everywhere are undergoing a shift to an Awakened state of consciousness which is transforming their understanding of themselves and the world. Many people are, however, skeptical of claims of higher states of consciousness. They find it hard to believe that apparently ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something extraordinary. This show seeks to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by allowing otherwise ordinary people to relate their experience of spiritual awakening...
Michael Moore: ‘I Was The Most Hated Man In America’
Sep 10
In his 2003 Oscar acceptance speech, Michael Moore denounced President Bush and the invasion of Iraq. Overnight he became the most hated man in America. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Here Comes Trouble, he tells of the bomb threats, bodyguards and how he fought back...
Lighter Side: When Grandma Goes To Court
Sep 08
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know me?' She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me...
A Letter From Sendai
Mar 17
Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is even more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and beautiful...
Story: The Blind Man At The Gate
Jan 25
Long ago, I remember a blind beggar sat each day beside the gate on the east side of the wall of the city of Jerusalem. For years he made that place his daily residence. So clever were his ears that he had learned the sounds of those who walked along the way. He could detect the man of wealth by his step, by the sound of his voice, even by the sound made by the texture of his clothes and shoes. By cleverness of the ear he could discern the Roman from the Jew; in fact, he could identify, with little difficulty, a man of almost any nation...
Video: The Digital Story Of The Nativity (Updated)
Dec 30
The Christmas story told through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, Google Maps, GMail, Foursquare, Amazon...
Video: The Christmas Story According To Children
Dec 21
The Christmas Story (2010 HD version) - as told by the children of St Paul's Church...
Story: The Difference Between Heaven & Hell
Dec 15
A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man, "Come, I will show you hell"...
NDE Story: “You should not be doing this killing…”
Nov 29
Here's a near-death experience that will stick with you: for the war crime reported, for the horrific initial part of the NDE, for the forgiving love at the end, and for the subsequent turnaround in the man's life...
Aaron Huey at TED & Famous Native American Words
Nov 10
"Look at me, I am poor and naked, but I am the Chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches, we want peace and love. The riches that we have in this world, Secretary Cox said truly, we cannot take with us to the next world. Then I wish to know why commissioners are sent out to us who do nothing but rob and get the riches of this world away from us?"
Video: What Good Customer Service Means
Nov 09
This simple, true story of an encounter that Barbara Glanz had at one of her speaking engagements defines what good customer service means...
NDE Joke: A Face-Lift, Liposuction, Breast Implants And A Tummy Tuck…
Oct 04
A 54 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?" God said...
Story: The Hopping Stone Vision
Oct 04
Deep in the southwest deserts, an old medicine man and young brave stand atop a great plateau. Together they silently survey all the Earth. After what seems like ages of absorbing all that can be seen, the old man taps his medicine stick on the ground. From twelve different directions great streaks of lightning strike the Earth, and from each place the lightning strikes, twelve great stones begin to form...
Video: The Test Tube with David Suzuki
Sep 15
Must watch: The Test Tube. All 7 billion of us are connected by a simple mathematical reality. David Suzuki shares an interactive parable about our insatiable appetites, the fallacy of growth, and the things we can and can't change...
Audio: Adyashanti: The Origin Of Relationship
Sep 14Adyashanti tells a story on the origin of relationship using the Christian myth of Adam and Eve, God, and the Garden of Eden...
Inspiring: Seeing With The Eyes Of God
Sep 07
My good friend, Robert Perry, has written an article that shines a bright light on an aspect of reality that few of us experience. He begins his piece referring to a near-death experience that Beverly Brodsky had and then shares several other experiences that reinforce the radical notion that we are immersed in a reality that is completely different from the mundane, day-to-day, isolated, disconnected, often painful and oppressive reality our Earth-bound senses usually perceive...
Story: Swimology
Sep 01A learned scholar set forth on a long and difficult sea journey. Desiring to impress the crew with the depth of his learning, he would stop and question the simple sailors as they went about their duties. “Tell me my good man,” he would ask a sailor, “have you studied philosophy?” The sailor would answer, “Oh no, I’m just a simple sailor. I only know how to sail this ship from one...
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