Why We Need Delayed Gratification

Researcher Arthur C. Books told the following story about how we all can benefit from self-control and waiting.

My father-in-law, with whom I was very ...

Only 39% Would Donate an Organ for Loved One

When it comes to the ultimate test of devotion, fewer than half of Americans would give a piece of themselves to save someone they care about. A revealing ...

Are Children a ‘Resource-Guzzling Project’?

Read through the Bible and you will find a positive attitude about having and raising children. Attitudes among our culture today are trending in the ...

Polyamory Popularity Greatly Overplayed

Sometimes journalism is useful for highlighting important trends in human behavior. Other times, however, journalistic coverage of a topic does more to ...

Train Up a Child to Serve and Wait

In an issue of CT magazine, author Jen Wilkin writes:

Individualism says that I should do what’s best for me regardless of what’s best for ...

Humble People Are More Helpful

It's always interesting listening to some folks who are trying to make sense of Christian virtues. For example, The Journal of Positive Psychology ...

Dating Apps Promote Confusion on Commitment

As if online dating wasn’t hard enough, now users have to sift through profiles looking for increasingly expansive definitions of what it means ...

Stop Swiping, Start Settling

Married people average 30 percentage points more happy than unmarried Americans. So, there’s a lot at stake when one swipes left or right. In an ...

‘Just as Long as Our Baby Is Healthy’

How many times have you heard expectant couples say, "Well, as long as our baby is healthy"? John Knight from Desiring God ministries cautions, ...

Tom Brady’s Surprising ‘Point of Life’

Tom Brady has expressed frustration with the attitude of new athletes in professional sports. On the "DeepCut with VicBlends" podcast, he discussed ...