Scientific Studies on the Consequences of Secrets

The Bible has a lot to say about confession of sin and confessing our needs to one another. Harboring deep and painful secrets is damaging spiritually, ...

Actor Heath Ledger's Risky the Joker Role

"I think the Joker killed Heath Ledger." So writes attorney Jay Gaskill in his review of The Dark Knight, a film about the superhero Batman. On January ...

'This American Life': We've All Had Regrets

On an episode of This American Life, a radio show and podcast, host Ira Glass says:

Some regrets just never go away. People tell us that they forgive us. ...

Musician Father John Misty on His Christian Upbringing

In an interview with Rolling Stone, singer-songwriter-guitarist J. Tillman (now known as "Father John Misty") was asked: "You were raised ...

Anton Chekhov's Story about a Man Looking for Comfort

There is an Anton Chekhov story called "The Lament." It is a simple story about an old man who drives a horse and buggy for hire through the ...

President Lincoln's Darkness Turns to Hope

A scan through the statements of President Abraham Lincoln reveals a man who underwent some very dark days. Consider, at the start of the War Between ...

Our Hope Hinges on Easter

Rick Warren, the former pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of The Purpose Driven Life, together with his wife, Kay, went through a devastating ...

'Challenger' Engineer Still Regrets Launch that Killed Seven

NPR ran a heartbreaking interview with Robert Ebeling, an engineer who worked on the 1986 Challenger launch that resulted in the death of all seven occupants. ...

Actor Heath Ledger Still Needed God

Every year there are a few shocking celebrity deaths in the world of entertainment that create brief searches for meaning among their fans. After one ...

Fight Depression. Get a Friend.

There is an idea that someone can "catch" depression, but research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B challenges that idea. Their ...