Three-Time Lottery Winner Knows Real Wealth

David Wayne Sharpton, 54, has won major prizes in the Georgia lottery not once, not twice, but three times. In 2004 he won $350,000; in 2005 he won $1 ...

Thankful for Freedom

While I was attending graduate school in the early 1980s, I stopped for coffee in a Malibu, California, restaurant. Coming from a non-political family, ...

Filmmaker Excludes Latinos in World War II Documentary

It's not all that hard to argue that Ken Burns is the biggest name in the world of documentaries. His stirring works about the Civil War, baseball, ...

Andre Maurois on Marriage

"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short."

—biographer Andre Maurois (1885–1967)

Commitment and Acceptance Are Keys to Marriage

In his book Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas writes:

If we are serious about pursuing spiritual growth through marriage, we must convince ourselves to refrain ...

Brennan Manning on Being Grateful

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans ...

Man Burns His Possessions to Find Happiness

British style writer Neil Boorman has decided to burn every branded thing in his possession. "I am addicted to brands," he confessed in a magazine ...

Housewife Welcomes Jail-Time

What would cause an innocent woman to welcome time behind bars? According to Maria Brunner, all it takes is her "lazy" husband and "demanding" ...

Hoarding Child Has No Fun

Kevin Harney tells the following story in his book, Seismic Shifts:

A little boy sat on the floor of the church nursery with a red rubber ball in each ...

Brennan Manning on What Makes Us Happy or Sad

Christian author Brennan Manning calls us to examine the cause of our emotions:

To ascertain where you really are with the Lord, recall what saddened you ...