On the website Sapiens.org, an anthropologist explores laughter as a far more complex phenomenon than simple delight—reflecting on its surprising power to disturb and disrupt. Read More

The Urantia Book says, “Joyful mirth and the smile-equivalent are as universal as music. There is a morontial and a spiritual equivalent of mirth and laughter.”

Read HERE Urantia Book teachings about the importance of laughter and humor – both in this life, and into our eternal career 

Other reference: One of the functions of humor is to help all of us take ourselves less seriously. “Humor is the divine antidote for exaltation of ego.”

According to Quora, the New Testament records at least 14 appearances of Jesus after his resurrection, with some accounts mentioning even more, including appearances to individuals and groups, over a period of 40 days. Read More

The Urantia Book tells us that Jesus appeared to nearly 1000 people over the course of nineteen (19) separate resurrection appearances. Read More.

“As science delves deeper into the interplay between chance and necessity, one thing becomes clear: luck isn’t an anomaly in evolution. It’s a core feature. Replaying life’s tape — even under identical conditions — would likely yield a world profoundly different from the one we know.” Read More

The Urantia Book corroborates this theory in these very explicit scenarios from our distant past: “You can hardly realize by what narrow margins your prehuman ancestors missed extinction from time to time. Had the ancestral frog of all humanity jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole course of evolution would have been markedly changed.” Read More

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No one knows for sure when humans first figured out that mouth-to-mouth contact could be used for romance and erotic pleasure, but scientists reported recently that people were locking lips at least 4,500 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Science, pushed back the history of the practice by about 1,000 years. Read More

The Urantia Book says: “ The ceremony of adoption consisted in drinking each other’s blood. In some groups saliva was exchanged in the place of blood drinking, this being the ancient origin of the practice of social kissing. And all ceremonies of association, whether marriage or adoption, were always terminated by feasting.” Read More

Parade Magazine offers 50 New Year wishes to share. The greatest part of celebrating a new year is appreciating the people near and dear to you. Coworkers you see daily, the family who’s been by your side since birth, the friends who are just a quick FaceTime away, or the significant other in your life—there are special Happy New Year wishes for them all. See New Year Wishes Here

The Urantia Book offers prayer as an important aid to a healthy life, and sure way to minister to people. “Even a whole city or an entire nation can be helped by such prayer devotions. Confession, repentance, and prayer have led individuals, cities, nations, and whole races to mighty efforts of reform and courageous deeds of valorous achievement.” Read about the social implication of prayer here: