Though She May Feel Defeated, Olympian Missy Franklin Can Find Strength in...
UPDATED Aug. 22, 2016: Following one of the toughest weeks of her life, Missy Franklin wasn’t sure what kind of homecoming to expect because she felt she’d let down her family, friends, and neighbors....
View ArticleAuthor Explores Adoption, Autism, & Win-At-All-Costs Culture in Novel for...
It was just a few weeks ago when the world marveled at the sportsmanship of Olympic runners Abbey D’Agostino and Nikki Hamblin as they tripped and fell during the qualifying round of the women’s...
View ArticleHow God Worked Through One Family to Bring Kindness to an ‘Invisible’...
In 2011, The Christophers were happy to honor 21-year-old Shannon Hickey with our James Keller Award (named after our founder) for her work creating Mychal’s Message when she was only 11 years old....
View ArticleAfter Escaping North Korea, One Woman’s Act of Christian Kindness Changed...
An act of Christian kindness doesn’t always change someone’s life as dramatically as it did Joseph Kim’s, but in his case, it’s not an understatement to say that it saved him. Kim was born in North...
View ArticleVeteran & Quadruple Amputee Travis Mills: ‘God Had a Plan For Me to Keep...
It was April 10, 2012, and U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. He and his team were sent to an area to check for IEDs (improvised explosive devices), and...
View ArticleA Nine-Year-Old Girl, a 40-Pound Cabbage, and the End of Hunger in America
What do a nine year old girl, a 40-pound cabbage, and 100 vegetable gardens have to do with ending hunger in America? Well, Katie Stagliano’s story will connect the dots. When she was a third grader in...
View ArticleJennifer Nettles on Being “a Child of God” and Listening to His “Still Small...
“It’s important to be able to enjoy and be entertained by stories of faith, stories of miracles, stories of people rallying and coming together.” So says country music superstar Jennifer Nettles about...
View ArticleBeing an ‘Angel on Earth’ Can Lead to a Happier, More Purposeful Life
Laura Schroff could have easily ignored the 11-year-old boy begging for spare change on the streets of New York City, but there was something compelling about his words, “I am hungry.” A God-given...
View ArticleBringing the Future to Hope Valley: A Look at “When Calls the Heart’s” Season...
Progress is generally thought of as a good and necessary thing for a society to grow and prosper. But it can also present some challenges when change happens quickly and makes it a possibility that...
View ArticleThe 2017 Christopher Award winners for TV, Film, and Books Are…
FAMILY TIES AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY A COMMON THREAD IN 68TH ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNERS Creators of films, TV programs and books to be honored on May 16th NEW YORK, March 28, 2017 — The Academy...
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