Researchers Identify 412 Emotions

In his book Whisper, Mark Batterson writes that Robert Plutchik, professor emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has identified eight basic ...

City Council Candidate Dresses as Clown, Scares Voters

Pat Payaso is currently running for an open seat on Boston's city council—and he recently got an idea for a creative way to campaign.

"Payaso" ...

Do You Have Friggatriskaidekaphobia?

Friday the 13th isn't an unlucky day—unless you have "friggatriskaidekaphobia." That's the term psychologists give the small number ...

The Sermon That Changed Rosa Parks' Life

In his book, Chase the Lion Mark Batterson shares that:

Shortly after being installed as the twentieth pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, ...

Pilots Say Turbulence Feels Worse than it is

Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757 and 767, has noticed that flyers' number one anxiety is turbulence. So much about it ...

Police Officer Helps Four-Year-Old Inspect Home for 'Monsters'

Soon after moving into a new home in Colorado with her family, four-year-old Sidney Fahrenbruch decided that the new house needed to pass one additional ...

In Our Loneliness God Turns His Face Toward Us

Dallas Willard (who lost his mom as a young child) writes of a little boy whose mom had died. He was especially sad and lonely at night. He would come ...

Carrie Fisher on the Fear of Dying

In an interview with Rolling Stone, actress Carrie Fisher was asked, "Do you fear death?" "No," replied Fisher. "I fear dying. ...

Musician Sting Hopes for A Peaceful Death

International musician Sting has won 16 Grammy Awards and sold over 100 million records. But in a recent interview for Rolling Stone, the 64-year-old ...

Children and Adults Really Are Afraid of the Same Things

The Huffington Post ran a short article about fear. It featured a series of comics depicting common fears that children have alongside similar fears held ...