5 good Samaritans start chains of life

"Five Chicago-area adults who have stepped forward to give kidneys to strangers may help save the lives of as many as two dozen people, thanks to transplant chains that will multiply the impact of the donations."

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Tea and Charity: Modern 'Little Platoons'

"One Sunday afternoon in February, a few dozen women gathered at McLean, Virginia, home. Walking through the door, they saw Chinese lanterns and they heard the sound of classical Chinese music. In the dining room, the ladies found a mouthwatering spread of Chinese pastries and savories.

It was a fundraising tea party for a Chinese human rights group. But it was something else as well. It was an example of what the great British statesman Edmund Burke called the 'little platoons.'”

For more on Chuck Colson's commentary, click here.

Seismic Reform? The California Corrections Crisis

"California is in the midst of what one expert calls a 'seismic shift'—and it has nothing to do with the San Andreas Fault. Circumstances are forcing California—like many other states—to rethink the way it handles prisons and prisoners."

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Cashier receiving customer's kidney today

"Shortly before 6 a.m. Friday morning, Dan Coyne, a married father of two, showed up at Myra de la Vega's doorstep in Evanston to pick her up for a very special date.

Their destination: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where Coyne is planning to donate one of his kidneys to de la Vega, 49, a single mother with two children who is suffering from renal failure."

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New Reality: The Bentness of Human Nature

"You don’t need an experiment to prove that people do bad things, even whey they know it’s wrong.

In 1961, psychologist Stanley Milgram devised a now-infamous series of experiments. The goal was to understand why seemingly ordinary men carried out the demonic orders of the Third Reich."

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NU study: Dirt's good for kids

"A little dirt may be good for the heart.

Analyzing data collected from thousands of children over two decades in the Philippines, researchers have concluded that a healthy dose of germs and pathogens during infancy reduced cardiovascular inflammation in adulthood — a precursor to heart attacks and strokes."

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A Mother’s Day Gift that Gives Lasting Joy

"This Mother’s Day, Save the Children has a special gift for your mom that can save a newborn’s life in some of the poorest, most remote communities in the world. For as little as $13 you can buy, in your own mother’s name, one Newborn Care Kit, which consists of lifesaving supplies and information for a new mother and her baby."

Click here for details on this life-giving gift.