Pastor’s Nexus

By Rick Nauert, PhD, Senior News Editor, PsychCentral.com

First we learn about sex addiction, now researchers are studying work addiction and how better to measure the disorder.

In a new study, Spanish researchers have developed a new scale for measuring addiction to work.

According to background information, around 12 percent of all working people in Spain suffer from the disorder. The experts say that 8 percent of the working population in Spain devotes more than 12 hours per day to their job.

“Addiction to work is a kind of psychosocial problem that is characterized by two primary features – working excessively and working compulsively,” Mario Del Líbano, lead author of the paper, said. Continue Reading »

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a rapidly expanding inventory of ailments–including heart disease , cancer and the common cold . A new discovery demonstrates how the vitamin plays a major role in keeping the body healthy in the first place, by allowing the immune system's T cells to start doing their jobs.  [More]

Source: “Another reason vitamin D is important: it gets T cells going”, Scientific American

Derek Paravicini has absolute pitch, which is better than perfect pitch. When he hears a chord with ten notes in it, he can identify them all. And, he can play the piano like crazy.

“He can master any melody on earth, has a databank of thousands of songs in his head and can play any one of them at will, improvising as he goes,” The Daily Mail reports.

Interestingly, Paravicini (now in his 30s) was born 14 weeks premature and not expected to survive. He is blind and severely disabled. But man, can he play.

via Blind Pianist Can Play Anything | LiveScience Etc..

By PASTOR CASEY SCOTT, Outreach Minister, Broadway Christian Church

As the outreach minister here at Broadway Christian Church, I spend a lot of time reading about what causes people to choose the church that they do.

So in case you’ve been thinking about going to church (or going back to church because you have kids now and you’re fine, but they need it!), here are four suggestions that you might want to consider:

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HOW fast you reply to an email could reveal whether you are stressed, driven or relaxed.

Speed of email replies reveals stress levels | NEWS.com.au.

THE Hunter could have its second university by 2016.

A national review agency has found that Avondale College is well on its way to achieving university status.

Source: “Avondale College on road to uni status”, The Herald

A TWO-year-old girl who spent 20 minutes under water after falling into a swimming pool has stunned British doctors by making a full recovery in hospital.

Source: “Toddler survives 20 minutes under water”, NEWS.com.au | Top Stories

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Confession of a crime is considered highly persuasive in court. It seems inherently honest. Why would an innocent confess guilt? It appears counterintuitive to basic human self-interest.

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“When an Innocent Confesses to a Crime”, Scientific American

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends – Martin Luther King”

“in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends – Martin Luther King”, Verba Volant

“A study finds a link between happiness and spirituality among ‘tweens’ and kids in mid-childhood.“

“Spirituality, Not Religion, Makes Kids Happy”, LiveScience.com