Love IS like a Drug After All
Love is, apparently, like a drug. At least the initial stages of passionate love. According to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine:
That rush of good feelings you have in the first few months of being in love don't just put you in a better mood; love may actually be a painkiller ... The magnitude of pain relief... >Read More
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Hope Realized as Miners Rescued
As I write this post, nearly half of the trapped Chilean miners have been rescued. The thirty-three miners were trapped on August 5th 2010 when the main ramp into the San Jose mine in northern Chile collapsed.
CNN showed live video of the rescue and a live tracker on their front page displaying the number of people rescued so far.... >Read More
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What Do You Believe?
It starts with a series of words and the simple question, “Positive or negative?” Words like family, spirituality, work, religion, Jesus, Buddha, prayer. Positive or negative, what is your experience? What is your story? In Crave: The Documentary author Erwin McManus interviewed people from all walks of life looking for the stories that connect...... >Read More
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Help for when School Sucks
Approximately one in three American college students drops out. That's a scary statistic, and you're likely hoping that you won't become one of those unfortunate ones who end up leaving school before completing your degree.
By now, you've been at college/university for a few weeks. Maybe a trip or two back home, maybe not. Whether it's your first...... >Read More
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Parting the Red Sea: With Science?
Scientists in the US are working to confirm the plausibility of the circumstances described a story written over 3000 years ago.
The biblical Old Testament book of Exodus describes an event that is often familiar to people even if they have never opened a Bible: Moses parting the Red Sea. Or rather, God doing so. In the account, "Moses stretched...... >Read More
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Top 10 "Unanswerable" Questions
Which question would you most like to find an answer to? According to search engine Ask.com (formerly known as Ask Jeeves, which is still its moniker in the UK) the following are the top ten "unanswerable" questions:
1. What is the meaning of life?
2. Is there a God?
3. Do blondes have more fun?
4. What is the best diet?
5. Is there... >Read More
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Growing up ... eventually
Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?
That's the question an article in the New York Times recently asked. It seems that it's taking people longer to grow up. Psychologists have even come up with a new term for it: "emerging adulthood."
It’s happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young... >Read More
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What's the Most Socially Taboo Topic?
What is the most socially taboo subject you can think of? Now... >more
The World Series & Faith
Tonight, a new World Series champion may be crowned. Either the San... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)