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A study conducted by Pew Research found only 31 percent of Americans say they know all or most of their neighbors. The number is slightly higher for those living in rural areas where 40% say they know the majority of their neighbors. Since rural people tend to live further from their neighbors, one insight…

Journalist Anthony Breznican tells a heart grabbing story of the day he met Fred Rogers, the creator and star of the children’s television show, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. It was during a difficult time in his life. “The future seemed hopeless. I was struggling, lonely, dealing with a lot of broken pieces…

Medical research charity, Harrison’s Fund, conducted an experiment to test whether people were more likely to donate money to help dogs or humans, and they concluded it’s the former. The researchers printed two advertisements. Both posed the question: “Would you give £5 to save Harrison from a slow,…

When Warren Haynes was twelve years old, his 70-year-old neighbor Connie Roberts invited him have breakfast with her, followed by going to Sunday School at her local church. Haynes accepted her invitation and began a long-time friendship with her, and a lifelong friendship with Jesus Christ. Discipleship…

A Houston man said his faith in humanity was restored after a stranger paid his car repair bill, which was nearly $2,000. Ken Burkitt said he was chatting with a man at the restaurant he managed at the time. He joked that his car had a problem and that he had to turn the steering wheel all the way to…

When Amber Schonhoft was moving from Indianapolis to Denver, the truck containing everything she owned was stolen from an East Denver hotel. The truck was found later in a pond, but her possessions were gone. A local television station heard about Schonhoft’s plight and presented a story about how she…

When road construction nearly drove Mukhtar Raja out of business, a local church saved the business, one tank of gas at a time. Raja’s convenience store was losing business because the construction project cut off many of the ways into the business. He was considering filing bankruptcy because he had…

Citizens of Detroit, one of the hardest hit cities in these tough economic times, carry the least amount of personal debt, on average, of all major U.S. Cities. The amount is still a staggering $23,604 per person not including mortgage debt. Scripture is clear that financial debt makes one a prisoner.…

Hector Montoya wanted a PlayStation 4. He saved $300 from his meager allowance. Hector heard the news about a mother and her 6-year-old child killed in a house fire. He made the choice then. With the help of the Grand Prairie, Texas Fire Department, Hector purchased about 100 smoke detectors and had…

Singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality Adam Levine recently married after the longtime professed bachelor had insisted that he would never get tie the knot. In writing his own vows however, he stumbled on a biblical truth that many a spouse should remember. He wrote and then vowed, “Behati,…

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive has found that prejudice may be closer to home than most people realize. The survey of 3,000 adults found that most people know their neighbors and don’t mind inviting them over, as long as they are not renters. The poll was designed to look at attitudes within…

The concept of “paying it forward” has become a new trend in many parts of the world despite the fact that the book and motion picture that spawned the phrase are several years old. “Paying it forward refers to doing good deeds, without expecting anything in return, in the hope that the action will make…

Those who are looking for just the right place to live should read the result of a study conducted by a British team. The study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has mapped the United States by rating personality and temperament on a state-by-state basis. The study that involved…

An Ohio judge ordered 62-year-old Edmond Aviv, a man convicted of harassing his neighbor and her disabled children to stand on a street corner for five hours holding a sign proclaiming, ”I AM A BULLY!” The sign was also required to state that Aviv picked on children that were disabled and that he was…

A passerby in Gulfport, Mississippi, found a man who was lying on the street severely injured and unconscious. His condition showed signs of assault. The man who found him took the time to alert police so that the man could receive help for his severe injuries, who rushed the injured man, Jerry Turner…

The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…

In an era when baseball players chewed tobacco, spitting was common. Today they chew gum and eat sunflower seeds. So why do players, managers, coaches, and umpires still spit? California psychoanalyst, Mary C. Lamia says it is to intimidate their opponents. “Spitting evokes a disgust response.” When…

In his book, We Are All Weird, Seth Godin writes, “If you persist in trying to be all things to all people, you will fail. The only alternative, then, is to be something important to a few people.” -- We Are All Weird (p. 53). Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (CEV) “You are better off…

When a lawyer questioning Jesus asked him to explain who he meant by “your neighbor,” Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan. (See Luke 10:29-37) The usual interpretation is that we should treat everyone as if they were our neighbor. Researchers at the University of Milan analyzed the friend links…

After moving into their new home, Jonathan and Melissa Hart stepped out on their porch to discuss their dreams of one day adopting a child. Jonathan bent over to pick up a pair of pants left on the steps. They were not his pants nor did they belong to Melissa. The next evening they watched from their…

When Tommy Larkin, 30, began searching for his long-lost biological brother, he didn’t know how far he’d have to travel from his Newfoundland, Canada, home. Then the agency that arranged adoptions for both boys when they were toddlers called with the address of Larkin’s brother, Stephen Goosney, 29.…

Jennifer Morrison freely admits that friendship helps supplement her income. Morrison takes reservations at a popular restaurant and has been paid to show a visiting computer programmer around town, attend a movie with a border grandmother, and scrapbook with a stay a-home mom. Morrison says she likes…

TEAMWORK In his book, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, Malcolm Gladwell writes, “But the link between, say, IQ and job performance is distinctly underwhelming. On a scale where 0.1 or below means virtually no correlation and 0.7 or above implies a strong correlation (your height, for example,…

New research suggests being lonely may be contagious. The study builds on another recent study indicating that happiness is also infectious and often spreads through social networks. The study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that women are more likely than men to report…

COMMUNITY Eric Schmidt, CEO and chairman of Google, in a commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania said, "Turn off your computer. You're actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us," He continued, "Nothing beats holding the hand of your grandchild…