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We have come to the realisation, Dear Reader, that fear is a bloody miserable thing, and that we suffer from it. When the treadmill of life slows down long enough for us to actually stop and think – read: reflect, brood, ponder, worry – it is easy for...

In the heart of every parent lives the tightly coiled nightmare that his child will die. It might spring at logical times—when a toddler runs into the street, say—or it might sneak up in quieter moments. The fear is a helpful evolutionary motivation...

By Heart is a series in which authors share and discuss their all-time favorite passages in literature. See entries from Karl Ove Knausgaard, Jonathan Franzen, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, and more. During her worst panic attacks, two things seem to happen...

Two weeks ago it was my privilege to deliver the 44th Annual Integration Lectures for the School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. I delivered two lectures regarding my recent book The Slavery of Death. In many ways, in the US at least,...

This article first appeared on QuietRev.com If you stroll down the self-help aisle of most bookstores in America, you’ll notice that book after book is about how to be great, look good, and win. All of these promises for self-enhancement can be loud...