ABSTRACT: Constantine’s conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century brought an end to state-sponsored persecution in the Roman empire. Around the same time, however, the relatively peaceful Persian empire turned violently upon the church in its lands. Though the accurate number of martyrs remains difficult to assess, the most conservative estimates place the death…
Date and Time August 7, 20238:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. ETAugust 8, 20238:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET OverviewThis meeting will bring together principal investigators and their community partners who received research funding to address the role of violence on HIV care and viral suppression (RFA-MH-20-200 /201 /202 ). Violence is associated with poor HIV care outcomes, but additional research is needed to:Understand the…
Philips Respironics announced its second-quarter financial results, providing an update on the field action for specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices involved in the company’s ongoing recall. To date, approximately 99% of the new replacement devices and repair kits required for the remediation of the registered affected devices have been produced, according to a release…
New mothers can expect sleep deprivation in the first few years of baby’s life—but too little sleep can take a toll on the health of both mother and child. A new study looking at maternal and infant sleep patterns has identified predictors and provided recommendations for instilling healthy habits. The study, from the University of…
I love to listen to my younger teaching colleagues at Desiring God when they describe their lives as fathers of young children. I smile (sometimes inwardly) to hear of the short nights, the energy-demanding days, and the challenges of discerning how to fulfill their callings as fathers alongside their other demanding callings as husbands, vocational…
Audio Transcript Happy Monday as we get back after it here on the podcast. Pastor John, I know one of the things you really enjoy is answering questions in front of students — open-floor Q and As. You’ve been doing this for over fifty years, and you’re still at it — currently investing in the…
A new study involving over 700,000 US veterans reports that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits, including having good sleep hygiene, by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits. In addition to good sleep hygiene, the other seven habits are: being physically active, being…
For nearly four centuries, the frequency of abortion in America has depended on how citizens and residents answered five questions: Anatomy: Is the being in the womb human? Bible: Is Scripture’s teaching on the sacredness of human life binding on us? Community: What kind of advice and support do vulnerable women receive from boyfriends or…
Have you ever wondered why we Christians so often sing about Jesus’s blood? It’s a very strange thing to emphasize, is it not? Not simply the cross and his death, but his blood. Just last Sunday, our church sang twice about the blood of Jesus. First in an old hymn: “And can it be that…
Joe tracked me down one day. With desperation in his voice, he pleaded that I help him resolve a crisis moment. As a seminary student, he was overwrought with thoughts that he didn’t belong in seminary. He ticked off several reasons for his doubt. He went to class, and his mind wandered. He attempted to…