"Monsters, Inc.": Living On the Right Kind of Fuel

Monsters, Inc. is a movie about a monster world that is fueled by fear—literally. The company motto is "We scare because we care." Each day, ...

Couple Attends Church to Recharge Phone Battery

At a Catholic church in Milan, Italy, a young man and woman from South America entered each day for about a month and sat before a statue of the Madonna. ...

Winning by Giving

A New Guinea society has a custom called moka by which gifts are given to gain prestige and shame rivals. One legendary moka gift given included several ...

Willing to Be Corrected

Early in his career, Matt Redman, the popular Christian musician in Britain, was singing with his church's praise band when his pastor confronted ...

Servanthood Begins When Gratitude Ends

Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York, writes:

Pastors often hear, "I work my fingers to the bone in this church, and ...

Giving for Tax Purposes

The Disciples were hard at work distributing the food that Jesus had blessed and multiplied to feed the thousands. Peter heard a voice behind him and ...

Frank Sinatra's Insecurity

Frank Sinatra's daughter, Tina Sinatra, recalls her father's unceasing drive to succeed and make money, even when his health was at risk:

His health ...

Excuses: Any Will Do?

Zig Ziglar writes:

My brother, the late Judge Ziglar, loved to tell the story of the fellow who went next door to borrow his neighbor's lawnmower. ...

Ministry Motives

According to educator Edes Gilbert, getting a good education for their children is not the only factor motivating some of today's parents to enroll ...

The Doctrine of Prior Agenda

In Fast Company Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, was asked, "What stands in the way of people finding their mission?" ...