Dog "Accidentally" Shoots His Master

Editor's Note: Although we've added a touch of humor to this story, to the best of our knowledge, this story was based on a real incident. All ...

Frank Lloyd Wright on Paying Attention

The renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that perhaps seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the ...

Olympian Runner Shares One Secret to His Success—Rest

Bernard Lagat knows a lot about long-distance running. Lagat, a Kenyan-born citizen of the U.S., is a four-time Olympian. He owns seven American records, ...

The FAA Cautions Pilots about Speed Limits

There's a very important letter that every pilot-in-training needs to learn about—the letter V, short for velocity. V-speeds are derived from ...

Our Addiction to Busyness

If you live in America in the 21st century, you've probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default ...

Researchers Identify the Tyranny of Too Many Choices

A number of recent books and articles have noted the explosion of choices that we face in many facets of our lives. Consider the following examples:

• In 2024, the average American supermarket carried up to 60,000 items, more than five times the number of items in 1975.

Farmers Need to Pause and Sharpen Their Blades

Gordon MacDonald writes in "Cut and Sharpen”:

Once, when my wife, Gail, and I were hiking the high meadows of the Swiss Alps, we saw two farmers ...

Young Boy Feels the Pain of His Father's Emotional Absence

Steve Smith writes in “The Jesus Life”:

One of the deepest memories I have of my father is when we would have breakfast together. We'd ...

Young Boy Struggles to Move a Desk Without His Dad's Help

Kyle Idleman writes in “Not a Fan”:

When I started a new church in Los Angeles County, California, I found that I was overwhelmed with pressure ...

Relationships with Co-workers Linked to Job-related Stress

Your job might be killing you—literally. More specifically, strained relationships with co-workers could be negatively impacting your health and ...