Lonni Collins Pratt and Daniel Homan's story challenging us to be hospitable to others.

A timely and wide-ranging book on the wisdom Buddhism has to offer in response to our addictions to time starvation, speed, and distractions.

A salute to the Twelve Characteristics of Tough-Minded Optimists.

For centuries, people have tried to understand the power and the significance of Jesus' suffering on the cross on Good Friday. Here are two responses.

Mantak Chia on the joy of the inner smile.

Jim Cohn's poem on carrying the cure within yourself.

Peter Dixon's poem "Questions."

A visionary work about the second stage of life as an unfolding of spiritual maturity.

Richard Rohr on failure and suffering as the great equalizers.

Practical and inspiring advice for recent college graduates who have their dreams derailed by the financial melt-down.

Christine B. Whelan on how it's helpful to have bright lines delineating what we can and can't do whenever we try to change.

Candace Chellew-Hodge with sane advice for gay and lesbian Christians.

The struggle for survival in Kenya of a wild cheetah and her newborns and an elderly lioness and her cub.

True story of thrill-seeking photojournalists in South Africa just before the historic elections.

A zany and thought-provoking documentary about the omnipresence of advertising in our lives and the large role of product placement in movies

The screen adaptation of a bestselling novel that is both a magical carpet ride about the circus and a parable about loving and learning from animals.

Basic brain practices that can lead to high levels of human achievement.

Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske reveal spiritual practices to boost hope in life.

A creative and thought-provoking book about Artificial Intelligence and the special gifts of human beings.

Brian Christian on the highest ethical calling being curiosity.