The High Value on Becoming Famous

The drive to become famous is becoming a high value for many people in our culture. That's the conclusion of two social observers. In a speech, New ...

World War 2 'Cargo Cults'—Faith Without Power

Natives of the islands of the South West Pacific had very little, if any, contact with the modern world and its many technological advances. So during ...

Yoga Instructor Urges Trust in the Goddess within You

Yoga Journal is a popular American magazine that has almost two million monthly readers. A recent article by Sally Kempton, an internationally recognized ...

Hollywood Actors Thank Everyone Except God

According to film critic Nathaniel Rogers, in a 12 year period (2002-2014), 47 actors gave acceptance speeches at the Oscar award ceremonies. These Oscar-winning ...

Human Love Has Become Our New "God"

In the book Love: A History, Yale scholar Simon May calls human love our "new god." In his chapter "Love plays God" May writes: "Human ...

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, ...

Steve Jobs's Idolatry Cost Him His Life

Steve Jobs, Apple's late cofounder and CEO, displayed incredible drive and creativity. But like all of us, Jobs struggled with idolatry. Surprisingly ...

Animals at the Zoo Don't Want to Be Like God

There is simply no other creature in the world that harbors the ambition to "be like God;' except for image bearers. Next time you are at the ...

Father 'Replaces God' with His Hobby

At the age of 47, the writer William Giraldi's father died tragically in a motorcycle accident. Giraldi's father was a decent husband and father, ...

Johnny Depp Says Alcohol Helps Him Cope

Johnny Depp says that he doesn't have a "physical need" for alcohol, but in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine he also admitted,

[Alcohol ...