The Best Time For Your Coffee – Ever had a cup of coffee and it felt like the caffeine just didn’t kick in? That’s because our body actually has periods during the day when it absorbs and metabolizes caffeine more readily than others. This article from Neuroscience DC gives all the details.

School Wasn’t Canceled For Bad Weather In 1882 – Christmas break ended over a week ago, but our school missed an additional week due to last week’s polar vortex. Some have wondered if our prominent school cancellations are proof that we’ve gone soft. Take a look at this article from The Atlantic, examining life in the 1880s compared to today.

Mountain Landscape Carved Into Encyclopedia Britannica – People using everyday things for creative purposes rank pretty high in my estimation. This artist is no exception. He’s carved a landscape into a series of encyclopedias. It’s beautiful, and his attention to detail is amazing. And these encyclopedias probably get more looks than the ones in my school library ever did…

How To Get People To Read The Bible Without Feeling Dumb – With the start of a new year, many are interested in reading through the Bible. But the Bible is a difficult book, and it can be hard to understand. When we say that reading the Bible is easy, we may be doing a disservice to those who have a hard time getting through the harder passages and books. The reality is, reading the Bible takes continual discipline and work. This post explains that, and we’ve put together a tool that helps you accomplish it.

Pastoring In A Facebook World – There seems to be a lot of talk about dumping Facebook. And a lot of teens are doing just that, simply because their parents and grandparents are on there. But with a large majority of the people in our churches on Facebook, pastoring can be quite difficult. Here are a few of the ways social media makes it harder.

What Would Polygamy Do To Society? – With all the recent changes to the definition of marriage and family, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that polygamy would be the next big thing to hit the news. A cursory reading of the book of Genesis shows why this is a bad idea. And this article gives a few more reasons.

3 Critical Truths About Our Money – One of the things we tend to not be very good at is generosity. And before you get upset with me for saying that, because you are good at generosity, think about our culture, both in America and globally. We really aren’t very good at generosity, are we? These three truth about money and a biblical understanding of it are severely needed in our culture today.

You cannot love a fellow creature fully till you love God. – C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce