Beatitudes for the 21st Century

Suppose we were to come up with a set of Beatitudes for the 21st Century. What if we made a list of the kinds of people who seem to be well-off—who ...

God Blesses Humble Street Missionaries

Bryan Wilkerson said:

Charlie and Agnes are some of the meekest people I've ever known. Charlie is a bright, energetic, hard-working man who could ...

Reasons for Image Obsession Among Girls

In an article for Psychology Today magazine, Hara Marano writes about the constant pressure girls face concerning their image. Deprived of an internal ...

Different Attitudes Among Silver and Bronze Medalists

A fascinating study done by Professor Vicki Medvec reveals the relative importance of subjective attitudes over and above objective circumstances. Medvec ...

The Necessity of Hope

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

—Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian (1889–1966)

Tony Campolo Throws a Party for a Prostitute

In his book The Kingdom of God Is a Party, Tony Campolo relates an experience he had late one night in Hawaii.

Up a side street I found a little place ...

Van Gogh and the Color Yellow

Yellow is not my favorite color. But now that I know the story of Vincent van Gogh, I have come to value yellow differently. This famous Dutch painter, ...

Making Room for Sadness

Eric Wilson, professor of English at Wake Forest University, wanted to become a happier person. He at least wanted a smile on his face, rather than the ...

Malcolm Muggeridge on Self-denial

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am ...

Nature Helps Depression

America is swimming in a sea of Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil! Prescriptions of antidepressants rose by 5.1% in 2021/2022, the sixth consecutive annual increase. ...