Extreme Marathoner Learns to Accept Limits

In 2011, a South African pastor and seasoned marathoner nicknamed "JVR" decided to run 100 miles with three other running mates as a means for ...

Too Many Vitamins Can Harm Your Body

Your mom made you take your vitamins. Without vitamins, your body would develop skeletal defects, eye impairments, dermatitis, anemia—in essence, ...

The Huge Growth of High-Risk Sports

An article in More Intelligent Life magazine explores how dangerous, risk-taking activities are becoming a big business. The article notes, "Adrenaline ...

Frank Lloyd Wright on Paying Attention

The renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that perhaps seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the ...

Olympian Runner Shares One Secret to His Success—Rest

Bernard Lagat knows a lot about long-distance running. Lagat, a Kenyan-born citizen of the U.S., is a four-time Olympian. He owns seven American records, ...

The FAA Cautions Pilots about Speed Limits

There's a very important letter that every pilot-in-training needs to learn about—the letter V, short for velocity. V-speeds are derived from ...

Our Addiction to Busyness

If you live in America in the 21st century, you've probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default ...

Cancer-stricken Author Learns to Walk at Turtle Speed

When Bruce Feiler, the best-selling author of nine books, got the devastating diagnosis of bone cancer in his thigh, his twin daughters were three-years-old. ...

C.S. Lewis on the Wonder of Our Resurrected Bodies

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul emphasizes that we will be given new bodies. In his book The Great Divorce, a fictional look at Christian perceptions of life ...

Theologian Michael Horton on the Gospel

The gospel is not good instructions, not a good idea, and not good advice. The gospel is an announcement of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.

—Michael ...