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Your Brain, Neuroplasticity, and the Bible

Your Brain, Neuroplasticity, and the Bible

The human brain is currently a topic of global focus because International Brain Awareness Week is March 11-15. We can all benefit from information about improving brain health and decreasing the risk of developing dementia later in life. This annual brain awareness initiative, however, focuses more on fundraising for brain studies. A research topic that may be of particular interest to Christians is what God has to say in scriptures about neuroplasticity of the brain.
5 Things Any Christian Might Want to Give Up for Lent

5 Things Any Christian Might Want to Give Up for Lent

Lent is part of a Catholic practice that begins on Ash Wednesday every year, but some aspects of Lent are beneficial to everyone. We can be sure that rituals can be very good things because God prescribed a number of rituals for his people to practice. Partaking of communion is one example. Lent is a 40-day period, not counting Sundays, leading up to Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, and it is a period of repentance, fasting, and preparation for Easter. Learn more below, including suggestions for how to observe Lent.

 

Assurance that You Are God’s “Valentine”

Assurance that You Are God’s “Valentine”

God is love, we find in 1 John 4:16b, but few understand that God adores each one of us so much as to theoretically claim us as His beloved Valentines. Such a revelation may only come as we Christians walk with God. His love for us is the theme of the entire Bible, revealed through every reference and foreshadowing of Jesus. The following are a few Biblical passages that show in the very first of the 66 books how loved we are by our heavenly Father.

Valentine’s Day Version of WWJD?

Valentine’s Day Version of WWJD?

  “What would Jesus do?” (WWJD) is a great question to ask, including on Valentine’s...
What do Scriptures Say about Cheating on our Taxes?

What do Scriptures Say about Cheating on our Taxes?

Paying taxes to a government run by career politicians who don’t seem to answer to the people anymore can be galling, but God provides clear direction on the topic. Jesus paid taxes and we are expected to, as well. If we aren’t careful, we could easily fall into the trap of cheating on taxes because “everyone does it” or because we believe we aren’t likely to get caught. The following scriptures provide God’s point of view on paying taxes.
4 Great New Year’s Resolutions for Christians

4 Great New Year’s Resolutions for Christians

God’s mercies are new every morning, and it’s like a new beginning every day. But that doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from making New Year’s resolutions. Being a follower of Jesus is the loftiest of goals, and it’s difficult, much like becoming a world-class athlete. Determination and perspiration are also usually required to meet New Year’s resolutions, including those that are Christ-centered, like the four below.