It seems like everywhere you turn someone is reading, has read, or plans to read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. There is something exhilarating about discovering something that was hidden. An inside look, a covert meaning, a new voice testifying to supposedly new facts-- the plot thickens. So why is this style of writing so tantalizing?  What...

Read and respond with your opinion at the end of the article: 1.  Is Giving a Biological Need Essential for Self & Community  Survival? 2.  “Is NOT Giving Hazardous To Your Health?” Consider these research findings (references at end of this article): By their first birthday, infants clearly demonstrate the human need and ability...

What kinds of things disappoint you?" I once asked a friend out of curiosity. "Yuck! Don't ask me that!" she exclaimed. "I'd rather focus on the positive!" Disappointments can be quite painful, regardless of their magnitude. My friend Nancy1 terminated a long-term relationship in which she'd struggled for decades. Harsh words, bitter memories,...

Life is full of questions and mysteries. What is the meaning of life? Why do our socks periodically "rapture" and why don't they ever go up in pairs? Why can only one person in the house put on a new roll of toilet paper? Why do we still get cellulite when we're not eating anything fun? If any of these mysteries are plaguing you, here are some...

The Passion of the Christ is not an anti-Semitic film. But some people just won't leave it alone. You have probably read about the early report of anti-Semitism by a group of Jewish and Christian scholars based on a stolen script. It’s likely that you have heard of the negative review given after a viewing of a bootleg copy of the film was...

What do sex and spirituality have in common? They are currently the top two marketing models for promoting products as varied as chocolate, athletic clothes and cars. Perhaps it’s due to the extensive use of sex in advertising, but recently, spirituality has gained momentum and become advertiser’s number one tool to attract and sell. This emerging...

In the wake of the horror and suffering of the recent terrorist attacks on Manhattan and the Pentagon, and recently the attacks on London, it has been heartwarming to see so many acts of heroism, beginning with the men and women who met a hellish death as they raced up the stairs of the World Trade Center to save lives. Thousands of volunteers, lavish...