Marathoner Must Know Why He Runs

Long after the sun had set on the Boston Marathon, the official clock turned off, and the crowds had all but gone home, 39 year old Venezuelan, Maickel ...

Loving God Only For His 'Trust Fund'

Tim Keller uses the following scenario to illustrate how we can sometimes love God just for the good stuff he's "supposed" to give us (based ...

Mozart Worked Hard to Be Creative

In 1815, Germany's General Music Journal published a letter in which allegedly Mozart described his creative process:

When I am, as it were, completely ...

Average U.S. Worker Stays at Same Job 4.4 Years

According to recent statistics, the median number of years a U.S. worker has been in his or her current job is just 4.1, down sharply since the 1970s. ...

The World's Hardest Race

None of the 40 runners who attempted to finish the 100-mile Barkley Marathons in the mountains of eastern Tennessee completed the race, the first time ...

'Secular' Columnist Praises Work of Missionary

Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times wrote a column entitled, "A Little Respect for Dr. Foster." Kristof makes clear ...

Thrill-Seeking Activities Require Tedium

You might assume that extreme activities—like traveling through space or climbing Mount Everest—provide constant excitement. Not exactly. ...

Marathoner Takes Short-cut to 'Victory'

Kendall Schler of Columbia, Mo. was the first to cross the finish line at the GO! St. Louis Marathon. Schler had her photo taken with Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...

The Origin of 'Skin in the Game'

According to one story (which may be a legend), in the late 1960s, the now-iconic investor Warren Buffet pried seed money for his very first stock fund ...

We Weren't Meant to Suffer Alone

In her funny, off-beat memoir, journalist and writer Heather Havrilesky reminds us how community (whether in a family or a church family) implies carrying ...