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12-Year-Old Girl 'Accidentally' Runs Half Marathon

A 12-year-old girl accidentally ran a half marathon after signing up for a family-friendly 5K run. LeeAdianez Rodríguez-Espada, a 12-year-old student ...


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Hurting People Need Friends to 'Offer Refuge'

Christian trauma expert Dr. Jamie Aten notes, "When our friends and loved ones are impacted by violence and mass trauma it can leave us feeling helpless, ...


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Ancient Mapmakers Marked 'Here Be Dragons'

Medieval cartographers (mapmakers) sketched hic sunt dragones (translated "there be dragons") on the edges of their maps. Those three words ...


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Prayer in the Midst of a Tragic Accident

Dan McConchie, vice president of government affairs at Americans United for Life, was riding his motorcycle through a suburban intersection when a car ...


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Study Reveals the Upside of Stress

In 1975, Salvatore Maddi, a psychologist at the University of Chicago, began to study the long-term impact of stress on employees at the Illinois Bell ...


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Every Crisis Is an Invitation

"Crises of every kind will find us … [But] these crises enter our lives not just as challenges to us to retain our balance and stability, ...


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Learning Virtual Compassion

A company called BeAnotherLab believes that virtual reality (VR) "shouldn't give you heaven, but hardship." According to a story in Wired, ...


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How to Reframe Trials and Trauma

Maria Konnikova wrote a fascinating piece in The New Yorker on resilience. Resilience is hard to study because "[i]f you are lucky enough to never ...


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How Clay Turns into Gems under Pressure

Geologist Dr. James Clark recounts visiting the Soviet Union a few years after Communism dissolved. He was asked to preach at a small Russian Baptist ...


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How Long Can We Endure in a Crisis?

How much can an adult endure? If you're ever stranded in the wilderness, are caught in a burning building, or find that your scuba tank has run out ...


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