Comedian Louis C.K. on the 'Forever Empty'

The usually crass comedian Louis C.K. offered some insightful comments about our soul-numbing addiction to technology. On Late Night with Conan O'Brien ...

Junk Food Execs Don't Eat Their Company's Food

Every year the average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar. On average, 11 percent of our diet comes from saturated fats. Every day ...

Former Baseball Star Gives Up His Idol

In January of 2010, Grant Desme shocked the baseball world by announcing his retirement from the game. Only 23 at the time, the second-round draft choice ...

Wile E. Coyote Never Catches the Road Runner

In his sermon, “What’s Your Story?” Pastor Bryan Wilkerson said:

Years ago, when our kids were young, we were out at a themed restaurant ...

Michael Jordan Still Driven by Basketball Glory

When Michael Jordan turned 50, ESPN Magazine ran an extended essay/interview about Jordan's continuing obsession (or idolatry) with the best days ...

Wood Ticks and the Disease of 'More'

Nancy Ortberg tells the story about how their family dog, a golden retriever named Baxter, would get covered with ticks. So after doing some research ...

Atheism Is Impossible; Everybody Worships

Everybody has to live for something, but Jesus argues that if that thing is not him, it will fail you. It will enslave you …. Nobody put this better ...

Former North Korean Prisoner Talks about Happiness

According to Amnesty International, North Korea has a vast network of gulags that imprison over 200,000 people. The most feared camp is known as "Total ...

Entitlement Mindset Produces Ingratitude

The bigger our sense of entitlement, the smaller our sense of gratitude …. [Our entitlement mindset] has led to a proliferation of lawsuits: when ...

Historian Observes Our Inflated Expectations

Historian Daniel Boorstin suggests that Americans suffer from all-too-extravagant expectations. In his much-quoted book, The Image, Boorstin makes this ...