Dogs, Doritos, and a Daring Plan

During the 2016 Super Bowl, Doritos got us rooting for the underdog—literally. The "Doritos Dog" ad, a piece of amateur filmmaking that ...

Psychologists Identify the 'Imposter Syndrome'

In 1978, two American psychologists, Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, observed what they called "the impostor syndrome." They described it as a feeling ...

Samuel Johnson's Failed New Year's Resolutions

In 1738, the literary giant Samuel Johnson wrote in his diary: "Oh Lord, enable me to redeem the time which I have spent in sloth." Nineteen years later, ...

Lance Armstrong Tries to Make Amends

In August 2014, Esquire magazine ran an article titled "Lance Armstrong in Purgatory." A year and a half earlier, a doping cheating scandal ended the ...

Comedian on Guilt and Religion

The comedian Cathy Ladman expresses a view that's becoming more and more common: "All religions are the same: religion is basically guilt with different ...

Former New York Mayor Says He's 'Earned' Heaven

During an interview before his 50th college reunion, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg confessed that his mortality has started dawning on ...

TV Ad on the Futility of Do-it Yourself Salvation

One of the latest Lowe's [Hardware] commercials shows a proud do-it-yourselfer installing a new ceiling fan in his family's living room. After he proudly ...

The Growth of the Self-Help Industry

An article in New York magazine reports that the self-help movement has mushroomed into an "$11 billion industry dedicated to telling us how to ...

Tim Keller on the Dangers of "Self-Esteem Résumés"

Editor's Note: This illustration could easily be adapted based on details from your own life.

When I was at school, my mother kept saying things like, ...

Young Woman Knows about Morality but Not the Gospel

The primary reason the majority of kids from Christian homes stray from the faith is that they never really heard it or had it to begin with …. ...