Being Comfortable Can Kill Us

Too much comfort is dangerous. Literally.

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley did an experiment some time ago that involved introducing ...

Character in the Workplace

In the study series entitled An Ordinary Day with Jesus, John Ortberg and Ruth Haley Barton write, "Doing the right work with the right attitude ...

Supermodel Kim Alexis Advocates Modesty

Kim Alexis was one of the first American supermodels in the 1980s. She was on over 500 magazine covers, including Vogue and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ...

Integrity Worth More Than Profit

Author Larry Burkett writes:

[An] antique dealer [named] Roy bought what he thought might be Jefferson's desk, which disappeared during the Civil War. ...

Selfish Bird, Competitive Flock

It's easy to see why people like the sea gull. I've sat overlooking a craggy harbor and watched one. He exults in freedom. He thrusts his wings ...

David Robinson: Christian Competitor

David Robinson of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs was often accused of being "soft" because of his Christian beliefs. ...

Lincoln's Detractors Recant

The influential London Times was one of Abraham Lincoln's fiercest European critics during the Civil War. After he announced the Emancipation Proclamation, ...

Facing Persecution for Righteousness

George Galatis was an engineer at Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, Connecticut, when he discovered something was wrong. Spent fuel-rod pools ...

Honesty over Success

My alma mater has an honor code that is respected throughout the university. Freshmen pledge to do their own academic work with integrity and to report ...

Name Shouldn't Be Sold

Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, offered WGN Chicago Radio sports-talk host David Kaplan $50,000 to change his name legally to "Dallas ...