It’s a wonderful life

I wonder how many times the movie by this title will be shown this holiday season. While at the time of its release, the movie did not generate high attendance, it has since been called by many movie critics the best inspirational film of all time. I haven’t watched the movie this year, but I […]

God and politics

Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker says in her November 19, 2008 column Giving Up on God, “…religion is killing the Republican Party.” The “one-issue” religious conservatives have done their party of choice no favors.

Even worse, in my opinion, is what this same group of of people have done to unintentionally damage the image of Christianity […]

How to live longer

Be happy! That’s it. That’s all there is to it. Live happily and you could add several years to your longevity. So says Professor Ruut Veenhoven of Erasmus University in a research article published by the Journal of Happiness Studies.

Correlating happiness and longevity requires long-term studies. Veenhoven used data from 30 different research studies […]