A THRILL OF HOPE

Reginald Fessenden had been working for years to achieve wireless radio communication. Other scientists found his ideas radical and unorthodox, and doubted he would succeed. But he claims that on December 24, 1906, he succeed. But he claims that on December 24, 1906, he became the first person to ever play music over the radio.

HOW THE BRAIN TAKES OUT ITS TRASH WHILE WE SLEEP?

In 2013, layers were peeled back from two interrelated mysteries: the function of sleep, and how the brain removes its waste byproducts. While it’s been known for some time that the brain doesn’t directly use the body’s lymphatic system (our body-wide filtering and waste removal system) to dump its toxic waste, the mechanism that it

THE MARSHMALLOW TEST EXPERIMENT

During the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, a psychologist named Walter Mischel led a series of experiments on delayed gratification. Mischel was interested in learning whether the ability to delay gratification might be a predictor of future life success. In the experiments, children between the ages of 3 and 5 were placed in a room with a

BEING HUMAN BEINGS

When asked to define his role in a community that was sometimes uncooperative with law enforcement, a sheriff didn’t flash his badge or respond with the rank of his office. Rather he offered, “We are human beings who work with human beings in crisis.” His humility-his stated equality with his fellow human beings-reminds me of

WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU?

Because i like dark chocolate, I once Googled “Is dark chocolate good for you?” I got a variety of results – some good, some bad. You can do the same for almost any food product. Is milk good for you? Is coffee good for you? Is rice good for you? There is a dizzying array

ROOM 5020 – JAY BUFTON

Jay Bufton turned his hospital room into a lighthouse. The fifty-two-year-old husband, father, high school teacher, and coach was dying of cancer, but his room – Room 5020 – became a beacon of hope for friends, family, and hospital workers. Because of his joyful attitude and strong faith, nurses wanted to be assigned to Jay.

LIVING FOR JESUS

NOT A WASTE OF TIME Have you ever heard the saying, “Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst”? With almost every decision we make in life there is uncertainty about how things will work out. Yet there is one area in our lives in which no matter what happens, we know that

AGE OLD WISDOM

Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? (JOB 12:12). A few years ago a newspaper in Singapore printed life lessons from eight senior citizens. It opened with these words: “While ageing brings challenges to mind and body, it can also lead to an expansion in other [areas].” The point

THE SMOKE ROOM EXPERIMENT

If you saw someone in trouble, do you think you would try to help? Psychologists have found that the answer to this question is highly dependent on the number of other people present. We are much more likely to help when we are the only witness but much less likely to lend a hand when

THE END OF DOUBT

Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe (JOHN 20:25). He’s sometimes called “Doubting Thomas”, but that label isn’t really fair. After all, how many of us would have believed that our dead leader had