A Pew Research center poll found earlier this year that there is a powerful and positive link between being religiously devoted and overall happiness and mental well-being.
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Can Hard Work Buy Happiness? New Study Offers Surprising Answers
Daniel Markovits is a professor at Yale Law School with previous study at the London School of Economics, Oxford, Harvard, and Yale Law School. In The Atlantic, he pulls back the curtain on one of America’s most destructive myths: the harder you work, the happier you’ll be.
The Democratic Debates and Becoming a ‘Happiness Hunter’: The Surprising Source of True Happiness
The Democratic Party’s presidential debates begin tonight. According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the largest Democratic presidential field in modern history. The candidates are hoping to differentiate themselves from each other and make an impact on the voting public.
Religiously Active People Are Happier than Others, Pew Research Center Finds
A Pew research study has found that people who are regularly religiously active are happier and more engaged in civic matters than people who are religiously unaffiliated or religiously inactive.
Why Is This Library Loaning Neckties?
There’s something in us that is attracted to that which is selfless, gracious, and joyful. The darker the room, the more we are drawn to the light.
$120 Million Cannot Buy Happiness
Tim Cook will become $120 million richer today when he receives 560,000 shares of Apple stock. But he should beware: prosperity is no guarantee of happiness.
Do You Know the Most Repeated Command in the Bible?
The combination of “Bible” and “command” usually has some solemn connotations. But maybe God's most repeated command will surprise you.
Turns out Money Can Buy Happiness?
It’s long been said that money can’t buy happiness, but a recent study put that cliché to the test and found that it’s not always true.
Statistics Show Those with Down Syndrome are Happiest People Alive
Tomorrow is World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate the lives of these special people. According to a recent article on John Piper’s Desiring God website, those with Down Syndrome are some of the happiest people alive.
Happiness is Not the Point of the Christian Life
Although knowing Jesus and living as a Christian certainly gives purpose to life and provides hope and encouragement and confidence for the future, the here and now can still be filled with trials.
