There is a growing belief that our thoughts can do more than influence how we feel and what we do. According to a practice that has spread […]
There was a time when a teenager’s sudden moodiness, withdrawal, or emotional outburst could be understood with a familiar explanation: “It’s just a phase.” That explanation can […]
Chef Chris Cosentino, Food Network star and executive chef at San Francisco’s Incanto restaurant, once came up with a practical solution for people who occasionally indulge until […]
Spend enough time reading about marriage and relationships and certain words suddenly seem to be everywhere. Boundaries had its moment. Attachment moved from psychology textbooks into everyday […]
There are moments when another person’s suffering asks something of us. It may ask for time, patience, money, inconvenience, presence, advocacy, forgiveness, practical help, or simply the […]
Arnold H. Glasgow is said to have noted, “Some folks make you feel at home. Others make you wish you were.” Most people have experienced both kinds […]
In Growing Deep in the Christian Life, Charles Swindoll tells a story about an honest act that took an unexpected turn: Several years ago, in Long Beach, […]
Few passages of Scripture are more familiar than Psalm 23. Its words have comforted Christians in hospital rooms, at gravesides, during seasons of loss, and in some […]
News reports this week about childhood and adolescent obesity caught my attention because the problem has reached a scale that is difficult to dismiss. More than one […]
Herschel Walker had reached a level of success few athletes ever experience. He won the Heisman Trophy, became one of college football’s greatest running backs, and spent […]