What ‘The Perfect Sunday’ Doesn’t Include

In a poll of 2,000 Britons the 'Perfect Sunday' involved: waking at 8:30 a.m. to the smell of breakfast cooking, a cuddle, and three hours of ...

A Parable about Putting Our Dreams into Action

Storyteller Megan McKenna captures this reluctance to claim and act on our desires in a wonderful parable:

There was a woman who wanted peace in the world ...

Study Debunks 'Find Your Passion' Advice

Americans love to say things like "follow your passion," "pursue your dreams," or "do what you love and love what you do." ...

Faithful Christian Marriage Models God's Love

Christopher Ash reflects on the testimony of Christian marriages in his book Married for God:

Some years ago a dispute arose in Britain between Foreign ...

A Christian's Body is on Loan from God

To illustrate the truth that the Christian's body is no longer their own, pastor/author Ray Ortlund writes the following:

I try to drive carefully. ...

Even 'Best' Divorces Have Negative Effects on Children

In her book Primal Loss, author Leila Miller explores the thoughts of 70 adults who watched their parents divorce. They still have negative feelings about ...

Married or Cohabiting: The Brain Knows the Difference

A study utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sought to examine the brain functioning of cohabitating and married women when facing stress. Researchers ...

Husband with Alzheimer's Proposed Again to His Wife of 38 Years

Michael Joyce's memory and some of his speech have been snatched by Alzheimer's. The disease is so advanced that he forgot he was married to his ...

NFL's Tom Brady Driven by Total Commitment

Mark Schlereth played in the NFL for 12 seasons and is a football analyst for Fox Sports. During a panel discussion on Fox's "First Things First", ...

Who is in the Driver's Seat of Your Life?

In a sermon, John Ortberg compares submission to Jesus to driving a car:

When it was time to take our first child home from the hospital, we put her in ...