Morning Prayer
“Go Forth and Sin No More” Words to Reflect and Live By
Imagine that the most deadly sins aren’t the headlining ones, but those quietly destroying the soul from the inside out. The Bible doesn’t list sins it warns about mentalities and behaviors that can derail a Christian’s walk with God, usually in subtle ways. These aren’t relics of outdated morality; they’re living, breathing concerns that pop up in boardrooms, on social media feeds, and even at the dinner table.
For Christians who desire to live out their faith, understanding these sins is not fear-mongering it’s illumination. They all have spiritual weight that can lead someone away from God’s presence and plan. The better news: God’s Word gives not only warning, but clear, grace-filled means of resisting and overcoming them. Here’s a closer look at ten of the most severe sins of the Bible, and how their ancient wisdom still resonates in hearts today.
- Pride – The Sneaky Saboteur
Pride is called the cause of all sin for a reason. Proverbs 16:18 warns that “pride goes before destruction,” and it’s not just pride it’s pride in being self-sufficient that excludes God. It might show up in refusing to acknowledge mistakes, subtly one-upping folks, or bragging about blessings that descended from heaven.
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The greatest lie of the modern world? That men and women are the same, that they are interchangeable.
Women carry life. Men don’t. Women are born with every egg they’ll ever have. Men produce sperm daily. Women bleed, birth, and breastfeed. Men do not. Not “social constructs”, simple biology.
Women are estrogen-dominant, emotional, relational, cyclical. Men are testosterone-driven, aggressive, linear, stable. That affects everything: energy, behavior, libido, attachment, and even brain function.
Women have more connective tissue between brain hemispheres. They multitask, read emotion, and process relational cues faster. Men are more specialized, better at focus, spatial reasoning, and system-building.
Continue reading “Tradition and Truth”Ancient Christian Warning Excavated in Church from 400 AD – Modern Christians Should Heed Its Words Immediately
Story by C. Douglas Golden
One of the favorite phrases of the late Christian apologist and novelist C.S. Lewis was “chronological snobbery,” which he defined as “the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate of our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that count discredited.”
It’s an idea that more Christians ought to pay attention to, particularly as the gospel gets watered down by modernity. And, if they need a reminder, ancient Christians from a much earlier chronological time — 400 A.D. or so, to be precise — have a few words for them.
According to an Aug. 3 Fox News report, an important discovery was recently made during an excavation at the city of Olympus, which Fox described as “an ancient Lycian port city in Turkey’s Antalya province.”
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Seniors who did this were 23% less likely to end up in a nursing home, new study says
Story by Brett Arends
Who knew getting a good night’s sleep each night was this important?
Poor sleep quality turns out to be the one of the biggest risk factors for ending up in a nursing home, according to new research conducted among over 125,000 senior citizens in Australia.
Those who got a good night’s sleep — defined as between seven and nine hours a night — were 23% less likely to end up in a nursing home than those who got fewer than five hours’ sleep or those who slept for 11 or more hours a night.
Continue reading “Seniors who did this were 23% less likely to end up in a nursing home, new study says”Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
Story by Daniel Strain
It’s one of the inescapable realities of aging: The older we get, the slower we tend to move—whether we’re walking around the block or just reaching for the remote control.
A new study led by University of Colorado Boulder engineers helps explain why.
The research is one of the first studies to experimentally tease apart the competing reasons why people over age 65 might not be as quick on their feet as they used to be. The group reported that older adults may move slower, at least in part, because it costs them more energy than younger people—perhaps not too shocking for anyone who’s woken up tired the morning after an active day.
The findings could one day give doctors new tools for diagnosing a range of illnesses, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and even depression and schizophrenia, said study co-author Alaa Ahmed.
Continue reading “Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers”Low water levels at Lake Belton concerning for wildlife, potential silver lining for community.
Story by Meredith Haas
Rain here and there is not going to cut it for Lake Belton.
The water levels at the lake currently sit around 19 ft. below where they should be at.
The low lake levels have a potentially negative impact on the local wildlife and their habitat.
“The main affect is fewer resources in general,” Inland Fisheries Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife Michael Baird said.
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