Atheist Commends Churches for Hospitality

Sanderson Jones, a former stand-up comedian who leads the Sunday Assembly—also known as the "atheist church"—spent Sunday attending three ...

Young Man Tries to Love His Alcoholic Uncle

In Wendell Berry's short story "Thicker Than Liquor," a young man named Wheeler tries to come to terms with his uncle's alcoholism. As a child Wheeler ...

Italian Phrase that Depicts Biblical Love

The Italians have a beautiful expression for love: ti voglio bene. Though commonly translated as "I love you," [the phrase] more literally means "I wish ...

Movie 'Big Hero 6' Shows Sacrificial Love

In the Disney movie Big Hero 6, Hiro Hamada is a brainy 14-year-old prodigy who inherits his late brother Tadashi's invention—an inflatable, balloon-like, ...

Churches Should Have a 'Love-Radius'

Bombs have what's called a "blast-radius," defined as the distance from the source that will be affected when an explosion occurs. Churches should have ...

The Movie 'Frozen' on Sacrificial Love

The Disney film Frozen takes place in the Kingdom of Arendelle, where Princess Elsa has the power of freezing and creating ice and snow. The Princess' ...

Want To Be Happy? Love Generously

An article in The New York Times, titled "Love People, Not Pleasure," tackles the issue of love from the perspective of happiness. Offering ...

Actor Jeff Bridges on "Not Loving Enough"

In a recent interview (September 2013), the Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges was asked to identify his worst character defect. Bridges said:

Not loving ...

Research Shows Life Meaning Trumps Happiness

According to Gallup, our "happiness levels" are at a four-year high—nearly 60 percent all Americans today feel happy. But a new study cautions that ...

Ex-Christian Praises the Church's Social Efforts

John Marks, a producer for television's 60 Minutes, went on a two-year quest to investigate evangelicals, the group he had grown up among and later rejected. ...