Happiness is Overrated; You Need Purpose

For at least a decade, there's been a happiness craze in our culture. Thousands of new books have been published on the topic, including Happy Money, ...

Brazilian Inventor is ‘Proud to be Poor’

Alfredo Moser had a bright idea. Inspired by persistent troubles with electricity in his area, he began experimenting with water-filled plastic bottles ...

Swedish King Proclaimed 'Death to All Kings!'

Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte was born in 1763, the son of a French government worker. As a young man he joined the army, and by the start of the French ...

'Givers' at Work Get More Satisfaction

Nearly 70 of Americans cite work as a major source of stress in their lives; over half of Americans report being unsatisfied and unhappy with their jobs. ...

Comedian Stephen Colbert Advises Graduates on Service

During a commencement address at his alma mater, Northwestern University, the comedian Stephen Colbert offered some wise words for life:

After I graduated ...

Foster Mom Is Called 'The Baby Whisperer'

Becky O'Connell has been given a unique unofficial title—"The Baby Whisperer." Officially, the 65-year-old woman is a temporary foster ...

Wal-Mart Employee Finds and Returns $20,000

In the fall of 2012, Bismark Mensah, a recent immigrant to the U.S. from Ghana, was working part-time job as a "courtesy associate" at a Wal-Mart ...

Act of Kindness Opens the Door for Ministry

In 1967 Doug Nicols was doing missions work in India when he contracted tuberculosis and was committed to a sanitarium for several months. In the TB sanitarium, ...

Research Study Uncovers the "Ikea Effect'

A team of researchers from three universities have identified a phenomenon that they call "The Ikea Effect." The name derives from the love ...

The Man Who Made the Greatest Impact on Poverty

According to Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, the person who has had the single greatest impact on addressing global poverty is a largely-unknown ...