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Psychology
Christianity and Scientific Concerns
Six evangelical scholars--including C. Everett Koop--in a panel discussion on technology and bioethics.
February 25, 2013
How Rick Warren Harnessed the Power of Social Habits
And why—after plunging into depression—Saddleback's pastor now pushes spiritual habits through 'The Power of Habit' concept.
August 10, 2012
Views of the WEIRD (Western Educated Industrial Rich and Democratic)
Jonathan Haidt argues that modern liberals lack the full range of moral instincts possessed by conservatives and traditional religious believers.
July 19, 2012
A MASH Unit for Grief: A Support Center Reaches the 'Incoming Wounded' of Long Beach
Nurse Susan Beeney estimates that each year, 40,000 of her neighbors are facing profound loss. What her nonprofit is doing to heal their wounds.
July 9, 2012
Theology on a Tightrope: Nik Wallenda's High-Wire Walk and Our Longing for God
Why we can't get enough of death-defying feats.
June 22, 2012
Why My Husband of Three Years and I Go to Marriage Counseling
Therapy is not just for couples in trouble.
June 14, 2012
Why I Let My Kids Cry It Out: A Response
So much Christian parenting advice neglects the importance of self-care for women.
February 1, 2012
Should You Let Your Baby 'Cry It Out'? A Christian Response
My "attachment parenting" is rooted less in outcome-based goals and more in God's example.
January 24, 2012
Infographic: How the Bible Feels
One of the most visual Scripture summaries to date.
December 28, 2011
Chaz Bono Brings Transgender Issues to TV
His appearance on 'Dancing with the Stars' brings gender issues to the national spotlight, eliciting consternation and praise. How will Christians respond?
September 19, 2011
Willow Creek Splits with Exodus International
Decision is among a series of departures for ex-gay organization.
July 21, 2011
Should Christians Pursue External Beauty?
A controversial Psychology Today article arguing that black women are less attractive than others got me thinking about real beauty.
June 24, 2011
Taste and Smell That the Lord Is Good
Molly Birnbaum's book 'Season to Taste' reveals how our sense of smell connects us to places and people.
June 14, 2011
Alternative Capitalist: How a Coffee Business Brews Reconciliation
Why Jonathan Golden helps farmers in Rwanda.
June 6, 2011
Gender Differences: All in the Brain
Recent findings from neuroscience highlight why the church needs diversity in order to thrive.
May 16, 2011
Beyond SlutWalk: A New Conversation about Sexual Assault
Why Justin and Lindsey Holcombs' new Crossway book, Rid of My Disgrace, is the perfect conversation starter.
May 11, 2011
Should Christians Use Self-Help Programs?
Many programs teach self-love and self-compassion as a path to inner peace. What is the gospel response?
March 29, 2011
Christian Names
Does giving your child a biblical name enhance the child's spiritual development?
March 16, 2011
The Gospel of Grace for Women Who Self-Injure
How the church can respond as cutting and other forms of self-harm are increasingly glamorized online.
February 28, 2011
Unreasonable Doubt
The reasons for unbelief are more complex than many atheists let on.
February 10, 2011
Challenging Chappies
Australia's atheist prime minister wants chaplains in schools.
December 14, 2010
A Man for All Evangelicals
Vernon Grounds shaped the movement with a rare combination of gifts in apologetics, social justice, and pastoral counseling.
November 17, 2010
Exodus from 'Day of Truth'
Group says event "became more about policy than people."
October 15, 2010
Why Parenting May Be Your 'Highest' Calling
Researchers re-vamp Maslow's famed hierarchy of needs, replacing "self-actualization" with something more self-giving.
October 4, 2010
Tragic Humanism
Terry Eagleton argues that evil is not as mysterious or as explainable as we think.
September 27, 2010
Anorexia and the Body of Christ
Harriet Brown's success story using family based treatment for her daughter's eating disorder suggests we 'all' could stand to share meals.
September 10, 2010
The Duct Tape Solution
In 'Be Very Afraid,' sociologist Robert Wuthnow explains how Americans typically respond to fear.
August 23, 2010
Boundaries in Grief
Why medicine should never trade places with a time to properly mourn.
August 20, 2010
Why Women Want Moore
Homespun, savvy, and with a relentless focus on Jesus, Beth Moore has become the most popular Bible teacher in America.
August 13, 2010
Women with the Self-Doubt Syndrome
Some high-achieving women have the 'impostor syndrome—the ingrained sense that they don't belong at the table of influence.
June 14, 2010
Psychologist Resigns from NARTH after Gay Prostitute's Claims
George Rekers has resigned from a reparative therapy group, saying, 'I am not gay and never have been.'
May 12, 2010
Female Sex Addict: Not an Oxymoron
Marnie Ferree's 'No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction' challenges easy assumptions about who gets addicted and why.
April 26, 2010
Why Exodus Was Especially Upset by Advice Show's Rejection
Dawson McAllister Association dropped ex-gay group as partner under pressure from Clear Channel.
April 21, 2010
The End of Christianity as We Know It
Now we can move on from merely giving people pleasant worship experiences.
April 15, 2010
Learning from the Cornell Suicides
The Ivy League school's six suicides in six months serve to remind us of the people in our networks who are struggling privately.
March 26, 2010
Boston Children’s Hospital doctor barred for ‘spiritual diagnosis’
A Boston Children’s Hospital psychiatrist who became convinced his 16-year-old patient suffered from “evil spirits” and appointed himself as her spiritual mentor has been barred from practicing medicine, according to the state Board of Registration in Medicine. (Boston Globe)
Seeing God in the Third Millennium
How the brain creates out-of-body experiences and religious epiphanies. (Atlantic)
My Take: Let's protect religious counselors amid 'conversion therapy' debate
It's a framework that, in its fullest conception, contains psychological appreciation that is at once deeper, more supple and more holistic than the reductive sexual identity assumptions that anchor mere sexual therapy, be it one of conversion or acceptance. If a client asks for help, why would we tie the hands of a professional counselor to provide whatever help they can? (CNN)
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