Seclusion!
Several months ago, while traipsing around Greece, I had the opportunity to visit Meteora, in Central Greece, with some friends.
Metéora (Μετέωρα = “middle of the sky,” related to the English “meteor” and “meteorology”) has these massive natural pillars and towers. While stunningly impressive, what is even more so is the presence of 700-year-old monasteries on top of several of these natural formations, almost suspended in the “middle of the sky.”
Desensitized!
Frank Abagnale has the dubious distinction of being one of America’s most prominent fraudsters and conmen. His life made it to Hollywood (in the 2002 movie, Catch Me If You Can, where he was played by Leonardo DiCaprio), not to mention into a Broadway musical. He claims to have assumed at least eight identities including a doctor, a lawyer, and a Federal agent. Abagnale also escaped from prison twice.
[Now he is—get this!—a well-respected security consultant, lecturer
Dead?
Continuing last week’s theme …
The other day a couple of scientists, not Christian as far as I know, claimed that human consciousness continues after death.
Stuart Hameroff, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology and Director of the Center of Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, is one of them. He has always been fascinated by “microtubules,” components of the cell’s “skeleton,” so to speak, that are involved in a number of processes
Genesis 33:1−20
Faith in God is marked by seeking and extending forgiveness, thus restoring relationships with others, and also with God.
The previous pericope depicted Jacob finally receiving God’s blessing. That would have been a blissful ending to the turbulent story of the patriarch. However, one more thing needed to be accomplished: reconciliation with Esau.
And so, as younger brother comes before his older sibling, Jacob prostrates himself seven times (33:3)—a mark of great respect
Dying!
Does basketball and dying have anything to do with each other? It turns out they do, or so claims “He Dies, He Scores: Evidence that Reminders of Death Motivate Improved Performance in Basketball,” a recent article in Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology from scientists at the University of Arizona.
These researchers had folks play one-on-one basketball games or take shots at the basket on their own. All had to complete one of two questionnaires beforehand—one
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.