Cleveland Clinic 1. Doughnut and pastries: A recipe for weight gain 2. Sausage biscuit: Hypertension’s helper 3. Flavored non-dairy creamer: A coffee disaster 4. Bright, sugary cereals: A rainbow of hyperactivity 5. Loaded bagel: An invitation for diabetes Read more
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more
Source 1. We’re driven by our careers. 2. True love isn’t waiting. 3. Men are acting like boys. 4. We don’t know how to date. 5. Singleness is attractive. Read more
From Kyle Robbins at Life Hacker: Any surprises? 1. Workout. Be active. 2. Love unconditionally. 3. Embrace the changes that age brings. 4. Eat your veggies. 5. Sleep. Nap. Stay rested. 6-10 at the link above. Read more
On the first day when Sweden changed from driving on the left side (English style) to right side (everyone else). Why can’t people spell it correctly? The word gospel: when it is one of the first four books of the New Testament, it is upper case: Gospel; when it is the message about Jesus, it is lower case: gospel. I see this mistake all the time. I have to wonder if editors and publishers even care. Andy Holt thinks the World... Read more
Lauren Wolfe: Today, 20 years after an ethnically motivated genocide in which nearly 1 million Rwandans died and up to half a million women were raped, thegovernment forbids certain kinds of public discussion about Hutus and Tutsis. When I visited the country in February, I heard a lot of chatter about something called “Vision 2020,” which is supposed to transform the country into a thriving state marked by good governance and a healthy economy. Construction is booming in the capital, Kigali, and... Read more
Wisdom of Joy: Ecclesiastes- Part 2 A common view of the Book of Ecclesiastes goes something like this: “I think Ecclesiastes is just human wisdom, the best that people can find ‘under the sun.’ It’s just human ideas, not God’s, what with its hedonism, telling us to ‘eat, drink and be merry.’ It is a wisdom beneath Christian dignity.” Notes in the old Scofield Bible promote this misguided view. C.I. Scofield’s understanding of the phrase “under the sun” is a... Read more
So what is the religious life of emerging adults today like when compared to the last twenty-five years? What is it like when compared to other age groups? Are millennials really leaving the church? Do the number support the claim? Two experts — Christian Smith (with Patricia Snell) and Bradley Wright deserve to be heard; in fact, these are some of America’s best social science specialists on data about the church and religion in America. What Christian Smith and Patricia Snell... Read more
The Atlantic: In his latest book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, retired United States Supreme Court Justice John Stevens reminds us why some of the most frustrating judges are the ones who have left their courts behind…. For example, a man who consistently upheld capital convictions and the death penalty itself for over 35 years, who helped send hundreds of men and women to their deaths by failing to hold state officials accountable for constitutional violations... Read more
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