A Map to Happiness

I recently read this Chinese saying: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for ...

“Mattering” That Matters

Do you ever wonder if you’ve made, or will make, your mark in this world? Whether anyone will notice your passing? Whether you will be completely forgotten in one or ...

Is It That We Just Don’t Care?

On my daily bike rides around the “foothills” of our little community in Colorado, I get several long-distance looks at downtown Denver. At least half the time, it, and much ...

Faith Makes Suffering Surmountable

Esau McCaulley, an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College – a Christian school in Wheaton, IL. – is also a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times. ...

We Don’t Talk about Bruno

My four-year-old grandson, Leo, is crazy about the Disney movie, Encanto. It’s a musical about a family in Colombia whose on-and-off magical powers are not always helpful. Leo’s fascination doesn’t ...

More Than Tolerance Required

Luke Olliff, a 30-year-old resident of Atlanta, says he and his wife gradually shed their religious affiliations throughout their marriage. “My family thinks she convinced me to stop going to ...