Are Worriers More Intelligent?

Do you worry a lot? If so, we have some good news for you. According to recent research, worriers have a higher IQ than non-worriers. From Slate: "The ...

Dial 0 if You're Nervous

Have you ever gotten nervous before having to make a phone call? You aren't alone. According to an article on Yahoo Finance, "Millennials have ...

Doctor Identifies New Epidemic—Busyness

Dr. Susan Koven practices internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In a Boston Globe column, she wrote:

In the past few years, I've observed ...

Too Much or Too Little Conflict Creates Stress

A Danish health survey asked almost 10,000 people between ages 36 and 52, "In your everyday life, do you experience conflicts with any of the following ...

A List of What You Really Should Fear

The phrase "Be afraid, be very afraid" was a tagline from the 1986 horror flick The Fly. Google the phrase and you'll get about 183 million ...

Dallas Willard Shares His Biggest Regret

Shortly before Dallas Willard died from cancer in 2013, Pastor John Ortberg asked him, "Do you regret anything?" Willard answered, "I regret ...

Comic on Internet Medical Searches Shows Importance of Good Diagnosis

In the age of the internet, most of us diagnose our minor illnesses and injuries with a trip to Google rather than a trip to the doctor. But as this hilarious ...

Three Ships Overload and Get Lost at Sea

In January 1999 the North Atlantic commercial fishing industry saw a deadly string of accidents. In a 13-day span, the Cape Fear, the Adriatic, and the ...

Author Tries to Find a "Cure" for His Anxiety

In an article in The Atlantic magazine, Scott Stossel shares openly about his lifelong attempts to deal with the anguish of anxiety. From an early age ...

Tim Keller on Unanswered Prayer

Tim Keller, reflecting on the passage, "Don't be anxious but make requests to God with thanksgiving", writes that, "We would expect ...