House Built for Dysfunctional Families

The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together, —just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for ...

Americans Live in Isolation

Novelist Jonathan Franzen writes about our increasing isolation:

In 1890, an American typically lived in a small town… Not only did his every purchase ...

"Chariots of Fire": Pleasing God

Chariots of Fire is the true story of two British runners competing in the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell is a devout Christian and one of the finest runners ...

Expensive Makeovers Are Only Skin Deep

Extreme makeovers are in. According to PlasticSurgery.org, in 2020 (the latest year for which statistics are available) there were 15.6 million cosmetic ...

U2's Bono on Talking about God

Let's face it: God's not exactly a welcome guest in the wild and wicked world of rock 'n' roll. But that's precisely why Bono, lead ...

Patricia Heaton on Walking Out

"What was passing for humor basically ranged from stupid to vulgar—and I just thought, 'I'm not going to be a part of this.'" ...

Bono and Helms Model Acceptance

In a June 2001 column, religion columnist Terry Mattingly writes:

As lunch ended in the ornate U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee conference room, ...

Music Influences a Teen Killer

"I used to think, This ain't affecting me, you'd have to be weak-minded to let this stuff affect you, and the whole time it affected me." ...

Rocker Scott Stapp's Spiritual Struggles

In a Spin interview, Scott Stapp, the lead singer of Creed, discusses the impact his strict religious upbringing has had on his life:

"I tell you, ...

Christina Ricci's Self-Mutilation

In a Rolling Stone interview, Christina Ricci talks about self-mutilation and pain when a teenager:

She stretches; her sleeves ride up; there are raised ...