Brands Are Little Gods of Modern Life

In his book The Brand Gap, Marty Neumeier presents five disciplines that help companies effectively create, cultivate, and protect their unique brands. ...

Children Pressured to Be Normal

For more than 30 years, Gordon Mackenzie worked at Hallmark, eventually convincing the company to create a special title for him: "creative paradox." ...

Searching for an Identity

In his book Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller describes the events surrounding his conversion and spiritual formation. The following story occurred ...

Woman Reunited with Father after Decade of Captivity

On February 10, 1996, a 38-year-old security guard at a Pennsylvania middle school convinced then 14-year-old Tanya Kach to leave her father and live ...

We Still Have Value to God

Have you ever felt dirty, broken, or worthless? Everyone has.

But if someone offered you a $20 bill, would you take it? What if that person wadded it up ...

Runaway Bride Seeks Identity

Katie Couric interviewed Jennifer Wilbanks on NBC News. Jennifer became famous in 2005 when she disappeared the week before her wedding. The nation watched ...

Graffiti Artist Dies Leaving His Mark

Peter Berry wanted to leave a mark. So he became a graffiti artist—a tagger—with the nickname Kiser. He was gifted, by all accounts, and was ...

Halle Barry Says Beauty Is Meaningless

Interviewed for the opening of her film Catwoman, actress Halle Barry, one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, commented on physical beauty. ...

Internet Exhibitionists Hunger for Attention

The Internet provides opportunity for people to put themselves on display—and they do in a variety of ways. At one site alone, over four million people ...

Dexter Manley Had Nothing but Football

He played in three Super Bowls, winning twice. Known as "The Secretary of Defense," the six-foot-three, 260-pound NFL defensive end compiled ...