Over three hundred years ago, Blaise Pascal observed, “All of the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber” (Pensées, 39). Pascal attributes this inability to our love of endless amusement, which distracts us from our doubts, worries, and discontent. And so, for most people, “The…
Part 15 Episode 90 When it comes to our salvation, what is the significance of the titles “Son of God” and “Son of Man”? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 1:43–51 and explains what’s in those two great names. Source
Audio Transcript If you live in the prosperous West, you are blessed like very few people ever have been in the history of the world. A glut of digital technologies abound, like the chain of technology we are using right now to communicate with one another. More importantly, things like infant- and child-mortality rates are…
Most of us who read C.S. Lewis’s stories for children growing up developed a secret wish to somehow get into Narnia. If we ever came across a wardrobe, we opened it, just in case it might lead to a snowy wood with a lamppost. We thought, “Wouldn’t it be amazing to actually walk there?” That…
When did you first become acquainted with your finitude? To some, that may seem like a funny question. When was I not acquainted with finitude? For as long as you remember, you’ve been confronted with the limits you face in the mirror. Sometimes, it may even feel like the mirror has come to life and…
By Madeline Sprajcer, CQUniversity Australia and Sally Ferguson, CQUniversity Australia After a long day, you flop onto the sofa and find yourself dozing off while watching TV. The room is nice and warm, the sofa is comfortable, and the background noise of the TV lulls you to sleep. Then a loved one nudges you awake…
During the second quarter, Jazz Pharmaceuticals registered a 39% year-over-year growth in net product sales of its low-sodium Xywav, reflecting its rising adoption, according to the company’s latest financial results and business highlights. More than 50% of Jazz’s oxybate revenues are now driven by Xywav, a treatment for narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). The drug…
Whether it’s work or play that prevents us from getting enough shut-eye during the week, assuming we can make up for it by sleeping in over the weekend is a mistake, according to new research led by Penn State. The research, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, reveals that cardiovascular health measures, including heart rate and blood…
Obesity is a significant predictor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity in children, while older age is a risk factor for residual OSA, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health found. Published in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, the study adds to the growing awareness of obesity’s role in pediatric OSA and its associated effects…
Standing before the Roman proconsul, Polycarp knew the end was near. The skilled Roman official methodically questioned him and repeatedly demanded that Polycarp worship a pagan image. Each time he refused. The bloodthirsty crowd filling the amphitheater jeered the Christian bishop. Changing tactics, the proconsul encouraged Polycarp to persuade the people. Polycarp felt no compulsion…