
A Bridge to Renewed Faith
She had called it a vacation, but she was really running away from her fear and pain.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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She had called it a vacation, but she was really running away from her fear and pain.

Give up her car keys? Her independence? Her dignity? Not so fast!


In this story from February 1957, bandleader Lawrence Welk shares the role faith played in overcoming his crippling stage fright.

If you watch the show Chopped on the Food Network, you may recognize this chef. But you may not know the surprising path he took to get there.

It was her idea to have her son live at home after his return from Iraq. Was it a bad move?

Martial arts provided a way for her and her son to battle their fears.

Having lost her two beloved schnauzers, she wondered if there was room in her heart for another pooch.

Would this vacation be her last chance to bond with her teenage daughter?

How a bike and a man with a mental disability deepened her marriage.

90 minutes. That’s how long his heart stopped beating. Only prayer could save him. More prayer than she alone could give.

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