Children Who Can Delay Gratification Become More Successful

Around 1970, Walter Mischel launched a classic experiment. He left a succession of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a marshmallow. If they rang the ...

Hoarding Child Has No Fun

Kevin Harney tells the following story in his book, Seismic Shifts:

A little boy sat on the floor of the church nursery with a red rubber ball in each ...

Augustine on Stewardship

Find out how much God has given you and take from it what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

Mary J. Blige: Trying to Reconcile Bling with God

Hip-hop music artist Mary J. Blige was asked the following question in an interview: "Mary, you're a devout Christian; how do you reconcile bling ...

Jim Carrey: Money and Fame Are Not the Answer

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.

—Actor Jim Carrey

Choices Breed Dissatisfaction

Author Bill Bryson noticed many changes when he returned to America after spending 20 years overseas. One observation he made involved the amount of choices ...

Pop Star Moby: "We Need God"

Herman Melville made an impact on the world with his novel Moby Dick. His great-great grandnephew has made an impact on the world with music.

Richard Melville ...

“Napoleon Dynamite”: Clinging to the Past

Napoleon Dynamite is the story of an awkward but loveable outsider (named Napoleon Dynamite) struggling through the ups and downs of high school life. ...

Christmas Excesses Leave Consumers Empty

Psychologist Patricia Dalton says rampant consumerism, once confined to the holidays, has become a year-round American affliction. She observes unhappy ...

"Cast Away": Thirst

Cast Away is the story of Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) a top engineer for FedEx. While flying over the South Pacific, a violent storm damages the company ...