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 Rush and Pressure of Modern Life

There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence. The rush and pressures of modern life are a form of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried ...

Doctors Diagnose 'Hurry Sickness'

Half a century ago, an upholsterer from San Francisco made a curious discovery. He was called to a cardiologist's office to reupholster some chairs in ...

The Untapped Power of Smiling

We're actually born smiling. 3-D ultrasound technology now shows that developing babies appear to smile even in the womb. After they're born, babies continue ...

The Mall of America Is Our Favorite Tourist Attraction

In a discussion about what lies at the heart of American culture, scholar David Henderson says, "America's favorite tourist attraction, beating ...

God Delights to Give His Children Gifts

In his book Pure Pleasure, Gary Thomas reminds us that the Heavenly Father we meet in and through Jesus Christ loves to give his children gifts.

Once, ...

What Most Would Put on Their Bucket List

A BMW survey asked 1,000 U.S. adults to identify what they include on their bucket list—i.e. a list of things they would want to do before they ...

Evian Ad Speaks to Our Longing for Life

In American culture the ideal life as portrayed in the media is the young life. We long to be young forever, never to age past 29, to be active, to have ...

Where Grownups Go for Fun

Estimated number of visitors to Orlando's Walt Disney World each year: 60 million

Expected number of visitors to Bass Pro Shops in 2009: 100 million

Father's Nightly Ritual Shows Love to Sons

When my sons were little, we used to join hands and have prayer at the end of the day. Then I'd give them a kiss good night. When my son Phil was about ...