The kind of person porn trains us to become

According to the best research available, porn shapes humans who are sadder, more anxious, more isolated and aggressive, less loving, less clear-minded…

Jun 21 • Jacob Z. Hess

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When faith gets undermined without us even knowing it

Have you noticed any of these in your own life or the lives of friends and family?

Jun 6 • Jacob Z. Hess

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May 2026

Three patterns that stand out in the current public conversation about antidepressant tapering

Some are happy to see more attention on safe tapering. Some are angry. And some are confused and worried.

May 26 • Jacob Z. Hess

Stop pretending doubt is an inevitable sign of enlightenment

Are we overcoming unbelief and doubt towards beautiful realities.... or flirting with skepticism as a higher state of being?

May 16 • Jacob Z. Hess

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7 take-away messages from the recent Washington, D.C. summit on safe tapering from psychiatric medication

65 million Americans are currently taking a psychiatric medication. How many of them, their family, and their doctors understand how to safely taper if…

May 12 • Jacob Z. Hess

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April 2026

Can you tell the difference between effects from depression and antidepressants?

The swirl of daily emotions is hard enough for most of us to understand well. The addition of multifaceted, changing effects from any regular medication…

Apr 23 • Jacob Z. Hess

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John Lennon was right: 'The best is yet to be.'

Easter is as much about the future, as it is about the past. Rather than some theological abstraction, for our family this holiday is about glimpsing a…

Apr 4 • Jacob Z. Hess

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A cautionary tale about antidepressant prescriptions among young adults

Jake had never had mental health problems until stressful experiences during his extended church service. When he felt even worse on medication, the…

Apr 1 • Jacob Z. Hess

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March 2026

Superman isn't the only one getting smeared these days

Have you noticed how many loud and persuasive voices today are making *really good* things look really bad?

Mar 21 • Jacob Z. Hess

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Keep listening, Benson Boone

Just because you haven't experienced something yet, doesn't mean it isn't real.

Mar 8 • Jacob Z. Hess

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February 2026

The beauty of pure, sweet romance ...and what's messing with it?

Happy Valentine's? Not for many. This exhilarating, almost holy experience of pure romance is being gutted and hollowed out so much, that increasing…

Feb 14 • Jacob Z. Hess

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Skip the Super Bowl on Sunday for something way, way better

In 48 years of life, I’ve never watched Sunday football. And my family is so much better off because of it.

Feb 8 • Jacob Z. Hess

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