Christmas Any Time

In June I was waiting in a clinic for my doctor's appointment when an older couple arrived. "Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!" the older ...

Attitude Adjustment

Inspirational speaker and writer Barbara Johnson tells this story:

The day had not started out well for a certain woman. She had overslept and was late ...

Joy Hard Won

In Decision, Joni Eareckson Tada writes:

Honesty is always the best policy, but especially when you're surrounded by a crowd of women in a restroom ...

Fuel of Happiness

British theologian C.S. Lewis described happiness 50 years ago in terms that make even more sense today in our commuter-driven society:

A car is made to ...

Unhappy Christians Hurt Witness

I once asked a deeply religious man if he considered himself a truly pious person. He responded that while he aspired to be one, he felt that he fell ...

Carrying Blessings and Burdens

There is an old legend about three men and their sacks. Each man had two sacks, one tied in front of his neck and the other tied on his back. When the ...

Alec Guinness Ecstatic about God

What would compel [the late actor Alec Guinness,] this most reserved and private of superstars, to run through a London street and then fall on his knees? ...

Pursuit of Happiness

In Dangers, Toils & Snares, John Ortberg writes:

When we take our children to the shrine of the Golden Arches, they always lust for the meal that comes ...

Show and Tell

Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. ...

Laughter by Gender

The average number of times a man laughs each day: 69. A woman: 55.