7 Questions Skeptics Ask
Questions of faith
Picture the scene. You’re discussing your faith with a coworker or neighbor, perhaps over lunch or coffee. You explain your beliefs but your friend has questions:
How could a loving God allow evil and suffering? The Bible is full of contradictions. What about people who’ve never heard of Jesus?
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Giving Can Improve Your Health; Science Says So
Want happiness and fulfillment in life? Then practice giving, advises an influential medical professor.
“It really is good to be good,” claims Stephen Post, Ph.D., professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “Science says it is so.”
Post and coauthor Jill Neimark present evidence in their recent book, Why Good Things...... >Read More
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A Doctor's Journey with Cancer
When you suddenly learn you might have only 18 months to live, it’s a good time to sort out what really matters in life.
Last December, Yang Chen, MD, dismissed an aching pain under his shoulder as muscle strain. Five weeks later, as the pain persisted, a chest x-ray brought shocking results: possible lung cancer that might have spread.
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Anxious for Nothing
This is the transcript of a Probe radio program, adapted from an earlier magazine article by the author.
What makes you feel anxious? What do you worry about? Finances? Conflict at work or with your neighbors? Making today's appointment on time? Perhaps your family or your health.
Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days. September 11th brought...... >Read More
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Managing Your Life in a Multitasking World
I still can’t figure out how he did it.
A televised plate-spinning act captured my imagination. As I recall, the performer set up several upright sticks about six feet tall each. Atop each stick he spun a china dinner plate, creating a small forest of spinning plate trees. He then scrambled furiously to keep the plates spinning, lest one crash...... >Read More
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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and You
Have you ever been cheated or mistreated? Got any lingering grudges you’re holding onto? Is there any “unclear air” between you and a family member, neighbor, or coworker regarding a dispute, a slight, an offense? Could those situations use some forgiveness?
More and more medical doctors and social scientists are extolling the benefits of...... >Read More
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Going for the Gold
Sprinters crouch coiled in their blocks, muscles straining as they await the starter's gun. At the crack of the pistol, a multicolored, multinational blur bursts forth. In a few seconds, raised arms signal victory. A new Olympic champion is crowned.
Viewers' hearts beat faster as the soccer star dribbles and weaves through opponents toward the...... >Read More
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A Little "Kramer" in All of Us?
Comedian Michael Richards—“Kramer” on TV’s Seinfeld—saw his racist tirade at African-American hecklers... >more
Superman Returns: Superhero Still Needed?
Does the world still need a superhero?
Watch out, bad guys, as Superman... >more
What Do You Fear?
