Psychologist Blames Unhappiness on Uncertainty

Daniel Gilbert (a psychology professor at Harvard) drew from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index and stated that the Index showed "that Americans ...

Child Learns About Safety at the Zoo

A grandfather took his daughter and the grandchildren to visit the zoo. As they visited the orangutan exhibit the only thing separating us from these ...

Finding Joy in Trying Circumstances

In his book Hope Is Contagious, Ken Hutcherson shares a moment from his personal life that illustrates well the ability to foster joy in the midst of ...

Former Model Dies After Cosmetic Surgery

In a society that idolizes physical appearance, it's not surprising that many individuals are willing to sacrifice a great deal in order to look better. ...

Comedian Reflects on Our Constant Ingratitude

Editor's Note: The segment referenced in this illustration contains a moment where God's name is taken in vain. With that in mind, you might not ...

New Year's Resolutions and the Importance of Community

With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, ...

A.W. Tozer on the Irony of What We've Made of Christmas

Christ came to bring peace and we celebrate his coming by making peace impossible for six weeks of each year …. He came to help the poor and we ...

A Deeper Reason for Our Christmas Greed

In his book Things Unseen: Living with Eternity in Your Heart, Mark Buchanan points out how we all continually live for the "Next Thing"—the ...

Woman Chooses Painful Route to Gain Respect

Hajnal Ban decided she was tired of being what she considered short. The five-foot-one Australian woman had been made fun of most of her life, and she ...

Doing Battle with the "Eve Factor"

Joe Stowell writes in “Jesus Nation”:

Several years ago, [my wife] and I moved out of Chicago to the western suburbs to be near our grandkids. ...