In an ideal world, we’d be able to see what happens to individuals both when they have insurance and when they don’t, but this would require at least two worlds. The best we can do is to give some people insurance and some not, while attempting to hold all other things equal. Thi...
You will be truly Spirit-filled when this happens. For some Christians, this may be a bit too scary. Many Christians are afraid of God and they would prefer to keep Him at a safe distance. This gift is really only for the true seekers. This gift is only for the those who are willin...
When to talk to a doctor Everyone has the occasional nosebleed. If your nosebleeds are few and far between, there’s no need to panic and rush off to the doctor when it happens. However, some nosebleeds can be underlying symptoms of something else. Visit your doctor if you experience any...
But what happens when there is no “next task,” and the only thing you have to do is be exactly where you are? But before I continue my musing, let me update everyone on what we’ve been up to over the past month. As you may remember, I was struggling with homesickness in Laos...
When the steamboat winds along like a magic snail over the lakes, a stranger often comes to the church, and visits the burial vault; he asks the names of the kings, and they have a dead and forgotten sound. He glances with a smile at the worm-eaten crowns, and if he happens to be...
The thumping noise from the grinding alerts neighbors that coffee is brewing, and a gathering usually happens. After grinding, the two local women brewed the coffee through mesh bag, and served the fresh coffee for us to try. Roasting the beans, the mortar & pestle, me pounding the beans,...
Certainly it happens and I think I have a pretty healthy level of skepticism when it comes to strangers. I’ve had my share of unpleasant run ins with people I didn’t know but the people who have caused me the most harm in my life are people I do know. What I have never experienc...
Everytime he does something and we give him a consequence we think he's learned. He stops for a while and then it happens again. I don't know what else to do, but know that we need to get a handle on it now before he gets older and it gets worse. Please help me know what ...
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners also have some problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those pr...
Dennett’s own answer is not particularly convincing: he suggests we develop consciousness so we can lie, which gives us an evolutionary advantage. (If so, wouldn’t foxes also be conscious?) But the question grows more difficult by an order of magnitude when you askhowit happens—the “har...