Knowing God's Acceptance

In his book, Connecting, Larry Crabb writes:

A friend of mine was raised in an angry family. Mealtimes were either silent or sarcastically noisy. Down ...

Wealth Irrelevant to Contentment

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

Money Irrelevant to Happiness

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed.

Seeking God Brings Happiness

"Seek God, not happiness" [from a Kempis' The Imitation of Christ]—that is the fundamental rule of all meditation. If you seek God ...

God, Our Ultimate Troubleshooter

I was stumped. My old Macintosh laptop simply would not run the Mac Bible software anymore. Though I had worked with it for hours, nothing I did would ...

Christmas Giving

It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through ...

Christmas Any Time

In June I was waiting in a clinic for my doctor's appointment when an older couple arrived. "Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!" the older ...

Attitude Adjustment

Inspirational speaker and writer Barbara Johnson tells this story:

The day had not started out well for a certain woman. She had overslept and was late ...

Joy Hard Won

In Decision, Joni Eareckson Tada writes:

Honesty is always the best policy, but especially when you're surrounded by a crowd of women in a restroom ...

Fuel of Happiness

British theologian C.S. Lewis described happiness 50 years ago in terms that make even more sense today in our commuter-driven society:

A car is made to ...