After all, the constant media barrage we consume is generally vastly negative. Demonstrations of competing ideological positions. Name-calling. Mistrust. It can eat us up if we let it. And then on the ...

“Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters” (James 1:2). Jas 1:1-11; Mark 8:11-13 A man is in a diner trying to decide if he wants a coffee refill. The waitress stands at the table with the carafe ...

We celebrate Christmas "because God gave us the gift of His son to show us the way toward salvation," says Lauren Green in the new book All American Christmas by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy. It ...

We are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true. Thousands of years of learning to run from saber-toothed tigers, and we are preconditioned to be sensitive to negative stimuli. This Lent, one of my ...

I have been struggling to find my bearings in the world. It seems we are living through a storm of changes. Foul weather abounds from A.I, to the environment, to politics. Add to this, the past few ...

Joy – noun: The emotion evoked by well-being, success or good fortune. A state of happiness or felicity. A source or cause of delight. For those of the Christian faith, Advent is a season of waiting ...

Like the holiday itself, Christmas hymns and songs of praise resonate far beyond the walls of the Christian church. Whatever your faith, or not, there’s a good chance you recognize the tunes, if not ...

It has been said that we live in an “Eeyore culture.” Sadness and depression permeate America today. It’s not surprising when most are feeding on a steady diet of news and media focused on scandal, ...

Even though a growing number of Americans don’t believe in god, many remain reluctant to say so out loud. Our next guest argues that not only is it rewarding for those of little faith to announce ...

As had been customary by his predecessors, Leo used his first general audience after his April 13-23 trip to four nations in ...