We Want Happiness but Suffering Forms Us

We live in a culture awash in talk about happiness. In one three-month period, more than 1,000 books were released on Amazon on that subject.

But notice ...

N.Y. Designer Had It All but Commits Suicide

An article in The New York Post ran the following story about the 49-year-old designer, L'Wren Scott, who shocked New York City by committing suicide: ...

The ‘Fearful Gift’ of Suffering

New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks penned an insightful piece about the "fearful gift" of suffering/ He talks about the irony of our ...

Envy Is the Least "Fun" Sin

The essayist Joseph Epstein writes, "Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all."

There's plenty of research to back up Epstein's ...

Money Can't Buy Meaning; Only Religion Can

For years now researchers have been trying to determine if money can buy happiness. Previous research has shown that wealthy countries typically rank ...

LeBron James Reflects on Fleeting Fame

Pro basketball star LeBron James is a four-time league MVP who has won four NBA championships (2024 stats). But according to an interview with USA Today, ...

Research Shows Life Meaning Trumps Happiness

According to Gallup, our "happiness levels" are at a four-year high—nearly 60 percent all Americans today feel happy. But a study cautions ...

Comedian Louis C.K. on the 'Forever Empty'

The usually crass comedian Louis C.K. offered some insightful comments about our soul-numbing addiction to technology. On Late Night with Conan O'Brien ...

Happiness is Overrated; You Need Purpose

For at least a decade, there's been a happiness craze in our culture. Thousands of new books have been published on the topic, including Happy Money, ...

The Feminine Mystique Asks, "Is This All?"

Editor's Note: Like this illustration, sometimes a good sermon illustration raises a challenging issue or question that the sermon must address.

The ...