Folks who have just knocked back two drinks say they're really aware of God at that moment.

And good sleep enhances a sense of God, joy, peace and love.

Who knew?

Actually, about 160 people, so far, know such details about their spiritual lives. They were the first participants in SoulPulse, a newly launched on-going study of spirituality in daily life.

It's an "experiential" research survey inspired by pastor/author John Ortberg and conducted by a team led by Bradley Wright, an associate professor of sociology at University of Connecticut and author of "Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites ... and Other Lies You've Been Told."

Twice a day for two weeks, participants receive questions asking about their experiences of spirituality, their emotions, activities and more at the moment the text messages arrive.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS

Were they feeling satisfied, loved, happy, hostile, sleepy or stressed? Were they more or less aware of God when they were commuting or computing or hanging out with family and friends?

The participants so far are too few and too similar to draw national trend data; they're chiefly highly educated evangelicals who know Wright or Ortberg, pastor of Menlo Park (Calif.) Presbyterian Church and their friends. But Wright's team aims to have 10,000 people enroll at SoulPulse.org over the next three years. Their answers will be aggregated to look for overall trends.

"The idea came to me because I'm interested in psychology, spirituality and the nature of the human condition," said Ortberg, who also has a doctorate in psychology.

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New app let's users monitor their spirituality in real time