Light?
“Like a moth to a flame,” we all say, comparing something to these insects drawn to light . But we all are all wrong, apparently.
So say researchers from Imperial College London, Florida International University, and University of Florida, in “Why Flying Insects Gather at Artificial Light,” published in Nature Communications last month.
Past theories on why many insects erratically fly around light sources have included the idea that they are drawn to heat and that
Inflation!
The annual inflation rate for the United States was 3.1% for the 12 months ending January, compared to the previous rate of 3.4%, according to U.S. Labor Department data published on last week.
If you were wondering about “inflation,” here’s the International Monetary Fund to help you out:
Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. … Inflation represents how much more expensive the relevant set of goods and/or services has become over
Betcha!
In case you didn’t know it, Sunday is the BIG day. Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
$23,100,000,000.00. I.e., US Dollars 23.1 billion.That’s what Americans are betting on, in toto, in wages on the Super Bowl this year (up from $16 billion last year). So said an American Gaming Association (AGA) survey. A consulting service for the AGA, Morning Consult, conducted the online survey between January 30 and February 1, among a national
1 Timothy 4:1–16
God’s people nourished on scriptural teaching engage intensely in spiritual discipline, persevering in modeling Spirit-directed, Scripture-based godliness, ensuring future reward for themselves.
After providing requirements for godly leaders in: 1 Tim 3:1–16, this section contains both negative and positive exhortations to a leader: broadly, advice regarding false teaching (4:1–7a; how to avoid the negative) and advice for personal ministry (4:7b–16; how to follow
Lifespan?
According to an analysis from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease study, a research effort based at the University of Washington, Americans are living longer, but are living shorter in good health.
After all, medical advances are being made daily. Medical technology is improving. Medical formularies are growing. Medical research is bounding forwards. Diseases that would have killed us are being conquered.
Despite all of those positive
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.