Category: Inspiring News

High-School Volleyball Team Surprises Opponents With Gift Baskets for Victims of Caldor Fire

In the midst of California’s devastating Caldor Fire, a high-school girls’ volleyball team has exemplified community spirit by gifting its opponents with gift baskets containing gift cards and items to help them while they are displaced from their homes. The girls’ volleyball coach for El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento, Paul Giacomotto, is close friends…


Almost 2,000 Bikers ‘Show Up and Show Out’ to Escort Hearse of 2-Year-Old Flood Victim

Almost 2,000 bikers have rallied to honor a Humphreys County toddler who lost his life in the Tennessee floods. The 2-year-old who adored motorbikes had a procession, where members gathered to escort the little boy’s hearse to the funeral home, making the sendoff an absolutely emotional one. Bikers congregated in downtown Dickson, while another group…


2 Indiana Boys on Bikes See Military Funeral and Stop to Pay Respects as Taps Plays

A couple of boys in Indiana made their neighbor proud when—while out riding their bikes—they heard a military funeral procession, stopped, and stood at attention while Taps played. Batesville local Jacqi Hornbach was dog-sitting at her friend’s house, which is across the street from a cemetery, when the procession pulled in on Thursday, Sept. 2….


California Artist, 29, Became Paralyzed, but Learns to Create Stunning Artworks With His Mouth

Everyone has their own battles in life. Something California artist Henry Salas knows only too well. The young man from Orange County has been fighting his battle since becoming a quadriplegic a decade ago. But, alongside faith, artwork has played an important role in that fight, turning into a positive force in the artist’s life. Salas…


11-Year-Old Boys Find 400 Pounds on Ground—But Do the Right Thing, Turn In the Cash

Two 11-year-old boys biked into town on their own to buy candy and hang out one summer’s day in August—when they made a startling discovery. They found a huge wad of cash on the ground in the market. But instead of pocketing the money, the pals decided to do the right thing by handing it to a…


Ancient Tales of Wisdom: The Story of a Sage and a Mouse

“Ancient Tales of Wisdom” remind us of the traditions and moral values that have been treasured all over the world. We hope the stories and messages in our Tales of Wisdom series help uplift the hearts and minds of our readers. “The Story of a Sage and a Mouse” is a short tale about the…


Good Samaritan Sees Building Collapse, Climbs Into Rubble to Pull Elderly Couple out Alive

One Philadelphia man is thanking God for putting him in the right place at the right time after he pulled an elderly couple from a collapsed building in West Kensington. David Velazquez was driving with his cousin Kathy to pick up his son from a friend’s house on the night of Sept. 2. They were near…


NYPD Officer Saves Man, 60, Who Collapsed onto Subway Tracks Seconds Before Train Arrives

A New York City transit officer leapt to help a commuter who had collapsed and fallen onto the subway tracks just moments before a train pulled into the station. With the help of his colleagues and a good Samaritan, the officer lifted the half-conscious man to safety in the nick of time. On Aug. 19,…


Marriages Are Made in Heaven: Sacred Wedding Traditions That Honor the Divine

A marriage ceremony is not just the union of two humans but is a sacred and solemn occasion that is founded on faith and ties two families together. Since ancient times, people of faith have upheld that wedlock is holy in nature and should be respected. Every culture and ethnicity has its own wedding-time traditions…


Touching Photo Shows Soldier Helping Man Struggling in Wheelchair Cross Busy Street—And It Goes Viral

The sight of a man in a wheelchair struggling to cross a busy intersection in Wisconsin prompted worries for motorist Kimberly Seehafer. The Wausau local was on her way to her cold laser therapy training when she stopped at a red light, at the corner of Thomas and Grand, and saw the man having a…