New Research on Happiness Parallels Biblical Principles

In the late 1990s, Martin Seligman, the president of the American Psychological Association, noted psychology’s emphasis on the negative side of ...

Optimists Live Longer

If you look on the bright side, you just might live longer—much longer, according to some upbeat new research. A new study finds women who characterize ...

Arrival Fallacy

Recently The NY Times devoted a whole column to a familiar dynamic: You finally did it. You got the promotion, secured the raise, finished the project ...

Superhero Actors Combine Faith with Activism in New Films

Mark Ruffalo and Michael B. Jordan are both A-list actors with experience headlining Marvel superhero films--Ruffalo as The Hulk and Jordan as Kilmonger ...

91 Percent of What We Worry About Never Happens

So, you’re trying to sleep, and it’s well after bedtime. But you’re tossing and turning and unable to get comfy. You notice you’re ...

Are We Living in a Post-Happy World?

Joy, it seems, is everywhere these days. It is used to sell boxes at Ikea. It is included in ads for drinks at McDonald’s and there are T-shirts ...

Anxiety Is Now Our Most Common Mental Health Issue

According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, some 38 percent of girls ages 13 through 17, and 26 percent of boys, have an anxiety disorder. ...

Researchers Find an Easy Way to Lower Blood Pressure

Researchers recruited 102 undergraduate students who were in “committed romantic relationships.” To begin the test, they watched cute nature ...

Science Can't Provide Solution for the Deepest Need of the Heart

Consider this comment a girl posted on an atheist website:

I'm confused ... I always believed science would be the cure-all for my problems, but I ...

What Are We Scared Of?

42% are afraid of being a victim of a random mass shooting, up from 16% in 2015 (Chapman University). 57% of teens worry about gunfire erupting at their ...