If you could take it out and look at it, your spinal cord would look something like an electrical cord with a bunch of little tentacles. In fact, they’ve probably used a spinal cord as inspiration for a science fiction character or two. I don’t know of one, personally. But it wouldn’t surprise me. Your spinal cord is your backbone controller. But that’s oversimplifying … Read the rest…
OK, let’s get this Monday going. I hope your day and week will be awesome. I start my Monday morning with faith. And that helps me find and hear music in my head. That’s nothing new. But a few minutes ago I started pondering how that happens. And you know what? It doesn’t happen in my cells. It doesn’t happen in my blood. And … Read the rest…
Live your life with thanksgiving, you turkey (more on that in a bit). And don’t just “get through” each day by moaning and groaning. There’s a humongous canyon between living your life and just slogging through. To live it requires thoughts, joy, and action. So, “to live” shouldn’t be a passive experience. Because that results in letting life happen to you rather than thinking … Read the rest…
Because those traits are important, Paul wrote to Christians in Corinth and said: “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” And that’s how I like it, too. Simplicity and sincerity. I know those aren’t … Read the rest…
Suicide is more than three times as likely to be the cause of death as murder by gun. It’s almost twenty times as likely to be the cause of death as malnutrition. I could go on and on. But, instead I’d like to give you three short reasons to be drawn to life instead of death. Suicide should not be your cause of death … Read the rest…
The best way for you to get a valid point across to me is to scream at me. Obviously a lot of people believe that’s true. Because there’s not a day that goes by where I don’t see someone trying to drown out anyone who would dare disagree with them. That scream at me part reminded me of my wife. No, not in the … Read the rest…
Now, don’t let this spook you. But I’m gonna show you what you gotta do to control the universe. And don’t let those scientists who say the universe is expanding discourage you from this. It’s do-able if you have the right stuff. Are you ready? Good, let’s go… First, to control the universe you gotta get it going in the first place. And you’ll … Read the rest…
