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The Brain on Lust

By Sharon at She Worships Today I’m doing a little celebrating! Yesterday marked the last day of the last class of my doctoral coursework! Wahoo! Now, I still have at least a year and a half left of comprehensive…
Losing Your Mind for God

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog Lately I've seen videos and Facebook interactions which consist of claims that thinking and the use of reason are unnecessary for Christians who have an indwelling of the Holy…
The Benefits of a Brain Hemorrhage

The Message Isaiah 43 1-4 But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place:…….. “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. W…
Dreams: Meaningless or Meaningful?

Do dreams have any meaning? They seem to in the Bible, but it doesn't seem like many people still experience prophetic dreams. My instinct is to write dreams off as meaningless nonsense, but the Bible provides us so m…
Optical Illusions, Free Will, and Omniscience

By Will Green Here is a link to a picture of the 'leaning tower illusion'. The two towers are really identical, but the brain expects that the second tower will lean more because of the way the brain processes perspect…
Don't Use Your Brain for Evil

By Justin at BeDeviant I read this passage from Romans this morning: [Do not] give any parts of your bodies over to sin to be used as instruments of evil. Instead, give yourselves to God, as people brought to life from…
Prayer, Tongues, and the Brain

ABC paid a doctor to scan for brain activity while Christians pray in English and while they pray "in tongues." Watch the video and share your thoughts. Do you believe that speaking in tongues is real? Is it al…
Did God Design Our Brains to Enjoy Sin?

By Will Green God is responsible for the way our brains are designed, and the design of our brains makes us enjoy some things and not others. Sinful behaviours are often enjoyable, although in the long-term they crea…
Scientists Look for the "God Spot" in Our Brains

Separating our personality & intellect from what we consider our "spirit" has always been a tricky thing to define from a theological point of view. Scientifically, it's easy. There is no "spirit." There is only b…