Laughter Can Heal a Broken Heart

So, laughter really is the best medicine. A mere chuckle is enough to expand cardiac tissue and increase the flow of oxygen throughout the body, thus ...

God the Merrymaker

N.D. Wilson writes in an article titled “God the Merrymaker”:

We Christians are the proclaimers of joy. We speak in this world on behalf of ...

The Joy of the Lord

It is said that George Frederick Handel composed his amazing musical The Messiah in approximately three weeks. It was apparently done at a time when his ...

Chief Happiness Officers Promote Corporate Happiness

Thousands of workers now identify as their company’s “Chief Happiness Officer” or CHO. What does a CHO do every day? For Erika Conklin, ...

The Cult of Positivity

In a recent Bloomberg Business article, Mark Ellwood confronts what he calls the "cult of positivity.” He titled his article “Trying ...

City Helps Teenager Turn Hot Dog Stand into Licensed Business

When the Minneapolis Department of Health received a complaint about an unlicensed vendor selling hot dogs, they chose to view him not as a shady lawbreaker, ...

Responding to Good News Increases Intimacy

A spouse can create good feelings about the marriage, increasing the sense of satisfaction, intimacy, and fun, all with a simple reaction. When a partner ...

WWI Soldier Dies Fighting His Best

In Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address, he referenced the simple white grave markers in Arlington Memorial Cemetery. He said:

Under one such marker ...

How Good Are You?

If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get going without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can ...

"Shawshank Redemption": Shielded by Peace

In the feature film The Shawshank Redemption, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), tells the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)—a ...