Average American Home Size Increases by 175%

In a series of articles on the nature of greed, Christian blogger Ted Scofield writes:

When I ask people "What is greed?" typically the first concept articulated ...

Modern-Day Missionary at McDonald's

Global missions expert Paul Borthwick shared the following story to remind us how God's mission can be from anyone anywhere at any time:

A young man named ...

Being Smarter Doesn't Equal Happiness

In an article in The Atlantic, Joe Pinkser interviews author Raj Raghunathan about his new book If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? The ...

Jim Carrey's Search for Fulfillment

What will enough ever be "enough"?

Comedian Jim Carrey presented a similar struggle at this year's Golden Globes ceremony. Before announcing the nominees ...

Nearly Half of Americans Ashamed of Debt

There is, apparently, a stigma attached to carrying credit card debt. More than a third of Americans say they would be embarrassed to let others know ...

Accident Victims Happier Than Lottery Winners

In 2010 The New Yorker magazine summarized the findings of an earlier study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The researchers ...

World Famous Guitarist Finds Real Purpose

Christopher Parkening, considered to be the world's greatest classical guitarist, achieved his musical dreams by the age of thirty. By then he was also ...

Stats on When We Feel the Happiest

What the happiest time of our day? A study of Twitter users found an interesting pattern: humans tend to be happy at breakfast time, not so happy at midday, ...

Two Extremes of What We Really Need

What do human beings really need? At one tragic extreme, at least 700 million people do not have access to clean water. Every year, half a million children ...

Psychiatrists Identify 'The Paris Effect'

Psychiatrists call it "The Paris Effect." It simply means the disappointment that many first-time visitors to Paris experience after hyped up ...