Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # ST Network Keep thinking ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://st.network/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The dangerous promise of a larger church](https://st.network/religion/the-dangerous-promise-of-a-larger-church.html) - [Unmasking deception | A practical guide to a healthy internet experience](https://st.network/analysis/top/unmasking-deception-a-practical-guide-to-a-healthy-internet-experience.html) - [Technology's cutting edge and mental health's dull blade](https://st.network/analysis/top/technologys-cutting-edge-and-mental-healths-dull-blade.html) - [A shield against decline](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-shield-against-decline.html) - [James Madison: The father of modern religious freedom ](https://st.network/analysis/top/james-madison-the-father-of-modern-religious-freedom.html) - [What parents need to know about suicide prevention in children and adolescents](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-parents-need-to-know-about-suicide-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents.html) - [Young people’s interest in worship | Attachment or rules?](https://st.network/analysis/top/young-peoples-interest-in-worship-attachment-or-rules.html) - [Christianity unmasked: "Sometimes I don't feel like praying"](https://st.network/analysis/top/christianity-unmasked-sometimes-i-dont-feel-like-praying.html) - [Sometimes God is hungry](https://st.network/analysis/top/sometimes-god-is-hungry.html) - [Photography and faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/photography-and-faith.html) - [The Church in mourning: Serving the bereaved in practical ways](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-church-in-mourning-serving-the-bereaved-in-practical-ways.html) - [Ruth’s long road to love](https://st.network/analysis/top/ruths-long-road-to-love.html) - [God’s unfinished business](https://st.network/analysis/top/gods-unfinished-business.html) - [The fall of communism](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fall-of-communism.html) - [Chocolate: sweet treat or healing remedy?](https://st.network/health/chocolate-sweet-treat-or-healing-remedy.html) - [God's sacrifice and our own](https://st.network/analysis/top/gods-sacrifice-and-our-own.html) - [What the Christian mission gains and loses in the age of AI](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-the-christian-mission-gains-and-loses-in-the-age-of-ai.html) - [How we’re becoming cogs in the Machine](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-were-becoming-cogs-in-the-machine.html) - [Jesus, the One who calls us by name](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-the-one-who-calls-us-by-name.html) - [He survived genocide](https://st.network/analysis/top/he-survived-genocide.html) - [From bits to artificial intelligence | An introduction to the digital world and its relevance to everyday life](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-bits-to-artificial-intelligence-an-introduction-to-the-digital-world-and-its-relevance-to-everyday-life.html) - [Write to someone you’re grateful for](https://st.network/analysis/top/write-to-someone-youre-grateful-for.html) - [Free to follow Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/free-to-follow-jesus.html) - [The new digital horizon | Online data security and privacy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-new-digital-horizon-online-data-security-and-privacy.html) - [Does “natural” automatically mean healthy?](https://st.network/health/does-natural-automatically-mean-healthy.html) - [Understanding the basics of nutrition](https://st.network/health/understanding-the-basics-of-nutrition.html) - [The echo chamber: how our social feed narrows our perspective on the world](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-echo-chamber-how-our-social-feed-narrows-our-perspective-on-the-world.html) - [The need for meaning: life’s oxygen mask](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-need-for-meaning-lifes-oxygen-mask.html) - [How parenting has turned into a strategy game](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-parenting-has-turned-into-a-strategy-game.html) - [When online chats turn dangerous](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-online-chats-turn-dangerous.html) - [The genuine goodness of that Samaritan](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-genuine-goodness-of-that-samaritan.html) - [AI promised the world. It’s not delivering.](https://st.network/analysis/top/ai-promised-the-world-its-not-delivering.html) - [Why doing things we’re bad at is good for us](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-doing-things-were-bad-at-is-good-for-us.html) - [Hope born of compassion and resurrection](https://st.network/analysis/top/hope-born-of-compassion-and-resurrection.html) - [Why we cannot escape the vicious circle of moral failure](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-we-cannot-escape-the-vicious-circle-of-moral-failure.html) - [Rewiring the cynical mind](https://st.network/analysis/top/rewiring-the-cynical-mind.html) - ["AI 2027" and the end of humanity](https://st.network/analysis/top/ai-2027-and-the-end-of-humanity.html) - [In the blind spot](https://st.network/analysis/top/in-the-blind-spot.html) - [Obsolescence of goods—the joy of manufacturers](https://st.network/analysis/top/obsolescence-of-goods-the-joy-of-manufacturers.html) - [We need water](https://st.network/health/we-need-water.html) - [A look into the life of a lobbyist](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-look-into-the-life-of-a-lobbyist.html) - [Artemis II: The wonder and the destination hidden in plain sight](https://st.network/analysis/top/artemis-ii-the-wonder-and-the-destination-hidden-in-plain-sight.html) - [Has Peter Thiel unmasked the Antichrist?](https://st.network/analysis/top/has-peter-thiel-unmasked-the-antichrist.html) - [Surviving long car trips with kids](https://st.network/analysis/top/surviving-long-car-trips-with-kids.html) - [Jesus, the supreme example of empathy](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-the-supreme-example-of-empathy.html) - [Why do our parents believe fake news, and what can we do to help them?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-do-our-parents-believe-fake-news-and-what-can-we-do-to-help-them.html) - [Gregory the Great: the first great medieval pope](https://st.network/analysis/top/gregory-the-great-the-first-great-medieval-pope.html) - [Taste and health in moderation](https://st.network/health/taste-and-health-in-moderation.html) - [Sparks in the darkness: a surprising reading on suffering](https://st.network/analysis/top/sparks-in-the-darkness-a-surprising-reading-on-suffering.html) - [The love that seeks us despite our imperfection](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-love-that-seeks-us-despite-our-imperfection.html) - [Discrepancies in the Bible and the solution of creative tension](https://st.network/analysis/top/discrepancies-in-the-bible-and-the-solution-of-creative-tension.html) - [Jesus, the God who understands me](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-the-god-who-understands-me.html) - [Moral fatigue: Why do we stop doing what's right?](https://st.network/analysis/top/moral-fatigue-why-do-we-stop-doing-whats-right.html) - [When time is written in stone | The beauty of natural materials](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-time-is-written-in-stone-the-beauty-of-natural-materials.html) - [The question of cholesterol-containing foods](https://st.network/health/the-question-of-cholesterol-containing-foods.html) - [Make sure your kid knows these code words](https://st.network/analysis/top/make-sure-your-kid-knows-these-code-words.html) - [The illusion of the ideal calcium source](https://st.network/health/the-illusion-of-the-ideal-calcium-source.html) - [The second reason to forgive: the “Justice” you refuse to let die will not let you live](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-reason-to-forgive-the-justice-you-refuse-to-let-die-will-not-let-you-live.html) - ["God, Gödel, and Grace" by Clifford Goldstein | You have reasons to believe](https://st.network/analysis/top/god-godel-and-grace-by-clifford-goldstein-you-have-reasons-to-believe.html) - [Gentle parenting and the illusion of perfect choices](https://st.network/analysis/top/gentle-parenting-and-the-illusion-of-perfect-choices.html) - [The spiritual community of readers](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-spiritual-community-of-readers.html) - [Patriarchs and Prophets | Book Review](https://st.network/analysis/top/patriarchs-and-prophets-book-review.html) - ["The Factory": on human justice](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-factory-on-human-justice.html) - [The war in Iran and the victory that could destroy peace](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-war-in-iran-and-the-victory-that-could-destroy-peace.html) - [The grace of having a vulnerable God](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-grace-of-having-a-vulnerable-god.html) - [When all that’s left to do is pray](https://st.network/analysis/top/17250.html) - [The Epstein files and the magnetic fascination with scandal](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-epstein-files-and-the-magnetic-fascination-with-scandal.html) - [I wanted to create my own nutrition AI agent](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-wanted-to-create-my-own-nutrition-ai-agent.html) - [I think critically, therefore I exist](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-think-critically-therefore-i-exist.html) - [From Charon's skiff to the tomb of Lazarus | Part 2](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-charons-skiff-to-the-tomb-of-lazarus-part-2.html) - [The embrace of heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-embrace-of-heaven.html) - [The problem of evil: can faith withstand modern criticism?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-problem-of-evil-can-faith-withstand-modern-criticism.html) - [Fuel for health](https://st.network/health/fuel-for-health.html) - [Bittersweet](https://st.network/health/bittersweet.html) - [Ukraine and the elusive concept of moral justice](https://st.network/analysis/top/ukraine-and-the-elusive-concept-of-moral-justice.html) - [The One Who emptied Himself ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-one-who-emptied-himself.html) - [Joy is the face of Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/joy-is-the-face-of-jesus.html) - [The lesser-known story of fats](https://st.network/health/the-lesser-known-story-of-fats.html) - [The Magi of our world](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-magi-of-our-world.html) - [The pursuit of signs and miracles](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-pursuit-of-signs-and-miracles.html) - [Change and stability in religion](https://st.network/analysis/top/change-and-stability-in-religion.html) - [The face of a love that waits at the gates of Heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-face-of-a-love-that-waits-at-the-gates-of-heaven.html) - [From Charon's skiff to the tomb of Lazarus | Part 1](https://st.network/religion/from-charons-skiff-to-the-tomb-of-lazarus-part-1.html) - [Simeon and Anna: From waiting to fulfilment](https://st.network/analysis/top/simeon-and-anna-from-waiting-to-fulfilment.html) - [The Church, a (lost) point of reference](https://st.network/religion/the-church-a-lost-point-of-reference.html) - [The face that transforms me](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-face-that-transforms-me.html) - [Never forgotten by His heart](https://st.network/analysis/top/never-forgotten-by-his-heart.html) - [The shadow of the throne](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-shadow-of-the-throne.html) - [The end of the world—and humility](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-end-of-the-world-and-humility.html) - [Detoxification through the body’s own resources](https://st.network/health/detoxification-through-the-bodys-own-resources.html) - [The lowly ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-lowly.html) - [Zechariah: From disbelief to praise](https://st.network/analysis/top/zechariah-from-disbelief-to-praise.html) - [The Mayflower odyssey](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mayflower-odyssey.html) - [Gluten under the microscope](https://st.network/health/gluten-under-the-microscope.html) - [Do you know your child’s love language?](https://st.network/analysis/top/do-you-know-your-childs-love-language.html) - [Temperance: the lost virtue](https://st.network/analysis/top/temperance-the-lost-virtue.html) - [The big impact of small acts of kindness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-big-impact-of-small-acts-of-kindness.html) - [The fresh air advantage](https://st.network/health/the-fresh-air-advantage.html) - [The wingless angel](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-wingless-angel.html) - [Autumn also has its spring](https://st.network/analysis/top/autumn-also-has-its-spring.html) - [My journey to Bethlehem](https://st.network/analysis/top/my-journey-to-bethlehem.html) - [Immanuel](https://st.network/analysis/top/immanuel.html) - [Mary's journey: from inner turmoil to unshakeable trust](https://st.network/analysis/top/marys-journey-from-inner-turmoil-to-unshakeable-trust.html) - [Becoming the father of the Son of God](https://st.network/analysis/top/becoming-the-father-of-the-son-of-god.html) - [Actors in a divine plan ](https://st.network/analysis/top/actors-in-a-divine-plan.html) - [Time famine, a modern affliction](https://st.network/analysis/top/time-famine-a-modern-affliction.html) - [During the commercial breaks, happiness walks barefoot](https://st.network/analysis/top/during-the-commercial-breaks-happiness-walks-barefoot.html) - [Heaven won’t be boring. Here’s why.](https://st.network/analysis/top/heaven-wont-be-boring-heres-why.html) - [Dangerous closeness: How to recognise and prevent abuse](https://st.network/analysis/top/dangerous-closeness-how-to-recognise-and-prevent-abuse.html) - [The second coming of Jesus | The third millennium of waiting](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-of-jesus-the-third-millennium-of-waiting.html) - [The prince of peace](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-prince-of-peace.html) - [Violence: an exploration of its origins, perpetuation, and eradication](https://st.network/religion/violence-an-exploration-of-its-origins-perpetuation-and-eradication.html) - [How the antibiotic apocalypse can be avoided](https://st.network/health/how-the-antibiotic-apocalypse-can-be-avoided.html) - [Dietary supplements: a surprising revelation](https://st.network/health/dietary-supplements-a-surprising-revelation.html) - The booming supplements market raises a key question: do they deliver real health benefits, or are consumers simply buying into a powerful wellness trend? - [The Kiss of Judah | What remains after trust has been betrayed?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-kiss-of-judah-what-remains-after-trust-has-been-betrayed-betrayal.html) - Betrayal, especially when it wears the mask of faith, tears apart the moral fabric of those wounded by it, leaving deep spiritual and emotional scars. - [Faith that endures: A survival guide for troubled times](https://st.network/analysis/top/faith-that-endures-a-survival-guide-for-troubled-times.html) - [Plant-based strength](https://st.network/health/plant-based-strength.html) - [Plant-based and protein-rich](https://st.network/health/plant-based-and-protein-rich.html) - [Four women. One bike. 4000km for life.](https://st.network/analysis/top/four-women-one-bike-4000km-for-life.html) - [Augustine, the man of the millennium](https://st.network/religion/augustine-the-man-of-the-millennium.html) - [“Love yourself” | How biblical is the concept of self-care?](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-yourself-how-biblical-is-the-concept-of-self-care.html) - [Vanishing freedoms](https://st.network/analysis/top/vanishing-freedoms.html) - [Staring death in the eye](https://st.network/analysis/top/staring-death-in-the-eye.html) - [Give a little, change a lot](https://st.network/analysis/top/give-a-little-change-a-lot.html) - [Dislike for the likes that manipulate us](https://st.network/analysis/top/dislike-for-the-likes-that-manipulate-us.html) - [The business of menopause](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-business-of-menopause.html) - [How to cope with manipulation](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-cope-with-manipulation.html) - [Divine judgment](https://st.network/analysis/top/divine-judgment.html) - [“My children are geniuses” (and other exaggerations of the modern parent)](https://st.network/analysis/top/my-children-are-geniuses-and-other-exaggerations-of-the-modern-parent.html) - [The monk who made the modern world](https://st.network/religion/the-monk-who-made-the-modern-world.html) - [Struck by the "storm of the century"](https://st.network/environment/struck-by-the-storm-of-the-century.html) - [Finding grace in the chaos of parenting](https://st.network/analysis/top/finding-grace-in-the-chaos-of-parenting.html) - [Overwhelmed by simplicity](https://st.network/analysis/top/overwhelmed-by-simplicity.html) - [The anatomy of belief: Part 2 | When meaning turns into an industry](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-anatomy-of-belief-part-2-when-meaning-turns-into-an-industry.html) - [The empathy recession](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-empathy-recession.html) - [The anatomy of belief: Part 1 | When reason becomes just another emotion](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-anatomy-of-belief-part-1-when-reason-becomes-just-another-emotion.html) - [Who stole the happy endings?](https://st.network/analysis/top/who-stole-the-happy-endings.html) - [Consuming Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/consuming-jesus.html) - [The God of love and the dilemmas of violence](https://st.network/religion/the-god-of-love-and-the-dilemmas-of-violence.html) - [The light that penetrates the cracks in the wall of algorithms](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-light-that-penetrates-the-cracks-in-the-wall-of-algorithms.html) - [The effect of our consumption on the planet is irreversible](https://st.network/environment/the-effect-of-our-consumption-on-the-planet-is-irreversible.html) - [Teachers who shape us](https://st.network/analysis/top/teachers-who-shape-us.html) - [Freedoms on the verge of extinction](https://st.network/analysis/top/freedoms-on-the-verge-of-extinction.html) - [Becoming a father in the second half of life](https://st.network/analysis/top/becoming-a-father-in-the-second-half-of-life.html) - [Rest through faith—a form of countercultural resistance](https://st.network/analysis/top/rest-through-faith-a-form-of-countercultural-resistance.html) - [The hidden danger in calling your child shy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-hidden-danger-in-calling-your-child-shy.html) - [Why should you tell your friends your secrets?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-should-you-tell-your-friends-your-secrets.html) - [What organic labels do and don’t say](https://st.network/health/what-organic-labels-do-and-dont-say.html) - [Invisible people](https://st.network/analysis/top/invisible-people.html) - [Stories for adults and hidden messages in children's fairy tales](https://st.network/analysis/top/stories-for-adults-and-hidden-messages-in-childrens-fairy-tales.html) - [A friend of God](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-friend-of-god.html) - [Why sleep belongs at the top of your priority list](https://st.network/health/why-sleep-belongs-at-the-top-of-your-priority-list.html) - [The career of a blind man](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-career-of-a-blind-man.html) - [Generation Z's faith: between revival and decline](https://st.network/analysis/top/generation-zs-faith-between-revival-and-decline.html) - [What can we learn from children facing death?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-can-we-learn-from-children-facing-death.html) - [Fatherhood through a toddler’s eyes ](https://st.network/analysis/top/fatherhood-through-a-toddlers-eyes.html) - [Criticism of Daniel: Arguments of destructive criticism and their counterarguments](https://st.network/analysis/top/criticism-of-daniel-arguments-of-destructive-criticism-and-their-counterarguments.html) - [Money and faith: Christian strategies for times of crisis](https://st.network/analysis/top/money-and-faith-christian-strategies-for-times-of-crisis.html) - [Depression also affects Christians](https://st.network/health/depression-also-affects-christians.html) - [Freedom of expression: from use to abuse](https://st.network/analysis/top/freedom-of-expression-from-use-to-abuse.html) - [The myth of more](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-myth-of-more.html) - [Health begins with accurate information](https://st.network/health/health-begins-with-accurate-information.html) - [How can the church support those affected by dementia?](https://st.network/health/how-can-the-church-support-those-affected-by-dementia.html) - [Collaboration within the church: from territory to shared mission](https://st.network/religion/collaboration-within-the-church-from-territory-to-shared-mission.html) - [Knowledge sharing in Christian communities](https://st.network/analysis/top/knowledge-sharing-in-christian-communities.html) - [Raising future gentlemen](https://st.network/analysis/top/raising-future-gentlemen.html) - [Perceptions of balanced nutrition in the digital age](https://st.network/health/perceptions-of-balanced-nutrition-in-the-digital-age.html) - [God in the rain | A hymn of fellowship in any season](https://st.network/analysis/top/god-in-the-rain-a-hymn-of-fellowship-in-any-season.html) - [Happiness is a gift](https://st.network/analysis/top/happiness-is-a-gift.html) - [The courage of freedom](https://st.network/religion/the-courage-of-freedom.html) - [Alcohol consumption in the US has dropped to a record low](https://st.network/analysis/top/alcohol-consumption-in-the-us-has-dropped-to-a-record-low.html) - [Too many or too greedy? An answer to global overpopulation](https://st.network/analysis/top/too-many-or-too-greedy-an-answer-to-global-overpopulation.html) - [Church culture: the effect of the way we work together](https://st.network/religion/church-culture-the-effect-of-the-way-we-work-together.html) - [Evolution before our very eyes | Part 2](https://st.network/science/evolution-before-our-very-eyes-part-2.html) - [Evolution before our very eyes | Part 1](https://st.network/science/evolution-before-our-very-eyes.html) - [End It Now: why violence against women is everyone’s problem](https://st.network/analysis/top/end-it-now-why-violence-against-women-is-everyones-problem.html) - [The sacred library in a secular age](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-sacred-library-in-a-secular-age.html) - [Today's world and the unholy holy wars](https://st.network/analysis/top/todays-world-and-the-unholy-holy-wars.html) - [For an old age worth living](https://st.network/analysis/top/for-an-old-age-worth-living.html) - [What love looks like](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-love-looks-like.html) - [Evolution and probability](https://st.network/science/evolution-and-probability.html) - [The fear that holds kids back](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fear-that-holds-kids-back.html) - [The evolution of the eye](https://st.network/science/the-evolution-of-the-eye.html) - [“I am because we are” | Dignity in fellowship](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-am-because-we-are-dignity-in-fellowship.html) - [Are you better than you think?](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-you-better-than-you-think.html) - [The driving forces of evolution](https://st.network/science/the-driving-forces-of-evolution.html) - [Case closed...32 years later](https://st.network/analysis/top/case-closed-32-years-later.html) - [Stories and life lessons from the bridge of suicides](https://st.network/analysis/top/stories-and-life-lessons-from-the-bridge-of-suicides.html) - [The Akathist: Who do we stand up for?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-akathist-who-do-we-stand-up-for.html) - [God and the onion test](https://st.network/science/god-and-the-onion-test.html) - [Preconceptions that cause unnecessary anxiety for parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/preconceptions-that-cause-unnecessary-anxiety-for-parents.html) - [Don’t have grandkids? Get some! | The surprising perks of being a grandparent](https://st.network/analysis/top/dont-have-grandkids-get-some-the-surprising-perks-of-being-a-grandparent.html) - [The journey from the classroom to the real world](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-journey-from-the-classroom-to-the-real-world.html) - [Welcome to country, legacy and the next generation](https://st.network/analysis/top/welcome-to-country-legacy-and-the-next-generation.html) - [Good people, bad people](https://st.network/analysis/top/good-people-bad-people.html) - [The diamond with 1,000 facets | Aspects you didn't consider when reading the biblical account of creation](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-diamond-with-1000-facets-aspects-you-didnt-consider-when-reading-the-biblical-account-of-creation.html) - [Digital detox: a practical guide to a simpler life](https://st.network/analysis/top/digital-detox-a-practical-guide-to-a-simpler-life.html) - [How to survive the loss of a child](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-survive-the-loss-of-a-child.html) - [Compassion, empathy and bullying](https://st.network/analysis/top/compassion-empathy-and-bullying.html) - [The question that rattles even the faith of clergymen](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-question-that-rattles-even-the-faith-of-clergymen.html) - [The quest for perfection among today's parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-quest-for-perfection-among-todays-parents.html) - [The Dunghutti Destroyer and the fight of his life](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-dunghutti-destroyer-and-the-fight-of-his-life.html) - [Artificial intelligence is transforming the way the Bible is studied, both in laboratories and at home](https://st.network/analysis/top/artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-the-way-the-bible-is-studied-both-in-laboratories-and-at-home.html) - [Atheism at war](https://st.network/analysis/top/atheism-at-war.html) - [Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law: a recipe for positive interaction](https://st.network/analysis/top/mothers-in-law-and-daughters-in-law-a-recipe-for-positive-interaction.html) - [Costly choices](https://st.network/analysis/top/costly-choices.html) - [From logos to imago: when the image has the final say](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-logos-to-imago-when-the-image-has-the-final-say.html) - [Big moments](https://st.network/analysis/top/big-moments.html) - [Is weight regain after weight loss inevitable?](https://st.network/health/is-weight-regain-after-weight-loss-inevitable.html) - [The culture of disasters](https://st.network/environment/the-culture-of-disasters.html) - [A brief treatise on (dis)illusion](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-brief-treatise-on-disillusion.html) - [A success that hurts](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-success-that-hurts.html) - [The culture of blasphemy](https://st.network/religion/the-culture-of-blasphemy.html) - [How to raise confident children](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-raise-confident-children.html) - [Foreshadows that illuminate | How Christ was known before the incarnation](https://st.network/analysis/top/foreshadows-that-illuminate-how-christ-was-known-before-the-incarnation.html) - [Assertive behaviour: a remedy for poor communication](https://st.network/analysis/top/assertive-behaviour-a-remedy-for-poor-communication.html) - [The lamb that was slain for me](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-lamb-that-was-slain-for-me.html) - [How to be happy in an imperfect marriage](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-be-happy-in-an-imperfect-marriage.html) - [At a crossroads: the Christian and their choices](https://st.network/analysis/top/at-a-crossroads-the-christian-and-their-choices.html) - [Gold medal for fourth place](https://st.network/analysis/top/gold-medal-for-fourth-place.html) - The parable of the sower is the key to understanding Jesus’ other parables; it’s the essential starting point for all. (Mark 4:13) - [Recognition of dignity](https://st.network/analysis/top/recognition-of-dignity-human-dignity.html) - Though seemingly modern, the idea of human dignity has deep roots, seen in Genesis, Cicero, and Kant’s reflections on the worth of the human person. - [A sad soul is one whose lights have been turned off](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-sad-soul-is-one-whose-lights-have-been-turned-off-christian-morality.html) - Christian morality sees doing good as a duty rooted in love—for God, for others, and even for enemies—reflecting a generous and compassionate ideal. - [How to be a better partner](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-be-a-better-partner.html) - [Together to the end of the road](https://st.network/analysis/top/together-to-the-end-of-the-road.html) - [Our daily E-numbers: an epidemic of suspicion (Part II)](https://st.network/health/our-daily-e-numbers-an-epidemic-of-suspicion-part-ii.html) - [Pope Leo XIV: the relationship between the first American pope and US politics](https://st.network/religion/pope-leo-xiv-the-relationship-between-the-first-american-pope-and-us-politics.html) - [The baton](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-baton.html) - [The mothers of the mothers](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mothers-of-the-mothers.html) - [The mad monk and the case for good theology](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mad-monk-and-the-case-for-good-theology.html) - [Remembering the Earth landing](https://st.network/analysis/top/remembering-the-earth-landing.html) - [What is a "good death"?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-is-a-good-death.html) - [Four red flags to watch in your teen’s relationship](https://st.network/analysis/top/four-red-flags-to-watch-in-your-teens-relationship.html) - [The boots that filled a void in the soul](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-boots-that-filled-a-void-in-the-soul.html) - [Pope Francis: What remains after his pontificate?](https://st.network/religion/pope-francis-what-remains-after-his-pontificate.html) - [Emotional literacy](https://st.network/analysis/top/emotional-literacy.html) - [Life lessons from Frank the dog](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-lessons-from-frank-the-dog.html) - [Who can restore lost dignity?](https://st.network/analysis/top/who-can-restore-lost-dignity.html) - True dignity is restored by God alone, who will one day lift up the humble, the persecuted, and the despised in His final and eternal judgment. - [What Creation tells us about us](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-creation-tells-us-about-us.html) - [When your child has a meltdown](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-your-child-has-a-meltdown.html) - [It takes a village to heal a child](https://st.network/analysis/top/it-takes-a-village-to-heal-a-child.html) - [AI and jobs: when your colleague is a machine](https://st.network/analysis/top/ai-and-jobs-when-your-colleague-is-a-machine.html) - [Love and cosmic cold](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-and-cosmic-cold.html) - [Saved by technology](https://st.network/analysis/top/saved-by-technology.html) - The prospect of a future in which technology plays the supreme role in our lives is increasingly confirmed by the applications of scientific discoveries. - [Overcoming trauma and the role of forgiveness in family life](https://st.network/analysis/top/overcoming-trauma-and-the-role-of-forgiveness-in-family-life.html) - [The only stranger in Jerusalem](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-only-stranger-in-jerusalem.html) - [Contemporary with Passion Week](https://st.network/analysis/top/contemporary-with-passion-week.html) - [The role of Christian marriage counselling](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-role-of-christian-marriage-counselling.html) - [Paul’s savage class critique in 1 Corinthians](https://st.network/analysis/top/pauls-savage-class-critique-in-1-corinthians.html) - [Before ending a relationship](https://st.network/analysis/top/before-ending-a-relationship.html) - [I'm the only one who can solve my problems: True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/im-the-only-one-who-can-solve-my-problems-true-or-false.html) - [Post-atheism and the relativisation of relativism ](https://st.network/analysis/top/post-atheism-and-the-relativisation-of-relativism.html) - [Anxiety vs abundance: cultivating a better mindset](https://st.network/analysis/top/anxiety-vs-abundance-cultivating-a-better-mindset.html) - [Preserving dignity: the key to personal freedom](https://st.network/analysis/top/preserving-dignity-the-key-to-personal-freedom.html) - [The thirst of the blue planet](https://st.network/environment/the-thirst-of-the-blue-planet.html) - [Book review: Juice](https://st.network/analysis/top/book-review-juice.html) - [Kids need more sleep than you think](https://st.network/analysis/top/kids-need-more-sleep-than-you-think.html) - [Teenage depression and rebellion: a parent's worst nightmare](https://st.network/analysis/top/teenage-depression-and-rebellion-a-parents-worst-nightmare.html) - [Addiction prevention | Risk and protective factors](https://st.network/analysis/top/addiction-prevention-risk-and-protective-factors.html) - [What happens if the pope dies?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-happens-if-the-pope-dies.html) - [Our daily E-numbers: an epidemic of suspicion (Part I)](https://st.network/health/our-daily-e-numbers-an-epidemic-of-suspicion-part-i.html) - [Adolescence: a generational Tower of Babel](https://st.network/analysis/top/adolescence-a-generational-tower-of-babel.html) - Adolescence is a series that may cause mature viewers to re-evaluate their relationship with their own children. - [From the religion of lack to the lack of religion](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-the-religion-of-lack-to-the-lack-of-religion.html) - [An obsession with perfection: how can you rewrite your mindset?](https://st.network/analysis/top/an-obsession-with-perfection-how-can-you-rewrite-your-mindset.html) - [Solidarity: a key to human vulnerability](https://st.network/analysis/top/solidarity-a-key-to-human-vulnerability.html) - [The imminence and delay of the eschaton ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-imminence-and-delay-of-the-eschaton.html) - [Conspiracy: from Lord of the Rings to the era of fake news](https://st.network/analysis/top/conspiracy-from-lord-of-the-rings-to-the-era-of-fake-news.html) - [What if I don't need God?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-if-i-dont-need-god.html) - Far more terrifying than persecution and militant paganism put together may be the hidden force behind the seemingly innocuous phrase: "You don't need God!" - [Difficult conversations | How do we talk about death with our children?](https://st.network/analysis/top/difficult-conversations-how-do-we-talk-about-death-with-our-children.html) - [Returning to the blessing of the small things](https://st.network/analysis/top/returning-to-the-blessing-of-the-small-things.html) - [Unhappiness derived from the power of choice](https://st.network/analysis/top/unhappiness-derived-from-the-power-of-choice.html) - [Children’s finances](https://st.network/analysis/top/childrens-finances.html) - [Plight of a refugee](https://st.network/analysis/top/plight-of-a-refugee.html) - [Through the storm with God by your side](https://st.network/analysis/top/through-the-storm-with-god-by-your-side.html) - God's promises are a valuable resource for sustaining hope. There is a power in God's promises that is released when we believe that God will do what He says. - [Deadly ideas](https://st.network/analysis/top/deadly-ideas.html) - “[T]o them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever.” (Isaiah 56:5) - [How to find hope in grief](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-find-hope-in-grief.html) - In grief, acceptance and rebellion intertwine, and meaning emerges from tears, faith, and the hope that death does not have the last word. - [My search for the real Dracula](https://st.network/analysis/top/my-search-for-the-real-dracula.html) - [The "men’s shed" solution for male loneliness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mens-shed-solution-for-male-loneliness.html) - [The slow-paced family](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-slow-paced-family.html) - [How to think outside the box](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-think-outside-the-box.html) - [Manipulation: when disinformers believe in us](https://st.network/analysis/top/manipulation-when-disinformers-believe-in-us.html) - [The Christian citizen](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-christian-citizen.html) - [Daniel: on the pedestal of history](https://st.network/analysis/top/daniel-on-the-pedestal-of-history.html) - On the pedestal of history, holding the flame of freedom. That's how the Book of Daniel has stood since it first appeared and it continues to stand today. - [Integrity deficit disorder](https://st.network/analysis/top/integrity-deficit-disorder.html) - [God's children... and "grandchildren"](https://st.network/analysis/top/gods-children-and-grandchildren.html) - [Deal with the devil](https://st.network/analysis/top/deal-with-the-devil.html) - [Stuck in the waiting room](https://st.network/analysis/top/stuck-in-the-waiting-room.html) - [In search of the real Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/in-search-of-the-real-jesus.html) - [Religion is what's in my heart: true or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/religion-is-whats-in-my-heart-true-or-false.html) - [Luther's protest is not over](https://st.network/analysis/top/luthers-protest-is-not-over.html) - [The fascinating Gospel of John](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fascinating-gospel-of-john-2.html) - [Simple purpose](https://st.network/analysis/top/simple-purpose.html) - [Working from home: how do we find a work-life balance?](https://st.network/analysis/top/working-from-home-how-do-we-find-a-work-life-balance.html) - [From cold season's greetings to the Good News](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-cold-seasons-greetings-to-the-good-news.html) - [Why our neighbour is the key to understanding God](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-our-neighbour-is-the-key-to-understanding-god.html) - One of the first truths I learned about God, as it relates to the neighbor, is that love involves setting boundaries. - [A parallel world](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-parallel-world.html) - [Is your teen vaping?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-your-teen-vaping.html) - [One taken and the other left](https://st.network/analysis/top/one-taken-and-the-other-left.html) - [Successfully going back to school](https://st.network/analysis/top/successfully-going-back-to-school.html) - [Do we worship war?](https://st.network/analysis/top/do-we-worship-war.html) - [Gifts that (don’t) impoverish us](https://st.network/analysis/top/gifts-that-dont-impoverish-us.html) - [The illusion of equality and other failures of reason](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-illusion-of-equality-and-other-failures-of-reason.html) - [ Help your child grow smarter](https://st.network/analysis/top/help-your-child-grow-smarter.html) - [The social media trap](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-social-media-trap.html) - [How does God answer prayers?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-does-god-answer-prayers.html) - [Being your best you](https://st.network/analysis/top/being-your-best-you.html) - [The wisdom that comes from above](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-wisdom-that-comes-from-above.html) - [Erosion of trust | The ultimate effect of conspiracy theories](https://st.network/analysis/top/erosion-of-trust-the-ultimate-effect-of-conspiracy-theories.html) - [The delicate burden of truth, or how to catch butterflies in a minefield](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-delicate-burden-of-truth-or-how-to-catch-butterflies-in-a-minefield.html) - [Baby steps to the manger](https://st.network/analysis/top/baby-steps-to-the-manger.html) - Parents who are convinced that nothing can replace the truth that Jesus intervened in our history will be eager to tell their children about this amazing story. - [Unpacking Christmas](https://st.network/analysis/top/unpacking-christmas.html) - [Telling the story for the 30th time](https://st.network/analysis/top/telling-the-story-for-the-30th-time.html) - [From the duty to remember to the right to forget](https://st.network/health/from-the-duty-to-remember-to-the-right-to-forget.html) - [A small part in the biggest story](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-small-part-in-the-biggest-story.html) - [Does God listen to my prayers?](https://st.network/analysis/top/does-god-listen-to-my-prayers.html) - [A song of hope](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-song-of-hope.html) - [Managing screen time ](https://st.network/analysis/top/managing-screen-time.html) - [The Christian pursuit of happiness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-christian-pursuit-of-happiness.html) - [The balancing act of public morality](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-balancing-act-of-public-morality.html) - [Aurelius Augustine](https://st.network/analysis/top/aurelius-augustine.html) - [1,000 years later](https://st.network/analysis/top/1000-years-later.html) - [Conspiracy theories, fake news and the truth that "sets us free"](https://st.network/analysis/top/conspiracy-theories-fake-news-and-the-truth-that-sets-us-free.html) - [The Jesus that defies definition](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-jesus-that-defies-definition.html) - [Seduced by conspiracy theories](https://st.network/analysis/top/seduced-by-conspiracy-theories.html) - [Biography of a dilemma](https://st.network/religion/biography-of-a-dilemma.html) - [Every week’s human rights day](https://st.network/analysis/top/every-weeks-human-rights-day.html) - [Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity, and Jesus of Nazareth](https://st.network/analysis/top/friedrich-nietzsche-christianity-and-jesus-of-nazareth.html) - [Why I am a Christian](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-i-am-a-christian.html) - [Uncertain certainties and the fragility of reason](https://st.network/analysis/top/uncertain-certainties-and-the-fragility-of-reason.html) - [Jesus and the Goddess of Reason | Thomas Paine and the trap of contemporary deism](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-and-the-goddess-of-reason-thomas-paine-and-the-trap-of-contemporary-deism.html) - [Jesus is the argument](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-is-the-argument.html) - [The paradox of independence: freedom at the cost of connection](https://st.network/religion/the-paradox-of-independence-freedom-at-the-cost-of-connection.html) - [To be or to become? That is the question](https://st.network/analysis/top/to-be-or-to-become-that-is-the-question.html) - [The seasons of (un)belief in Christopher Hitchens](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-seasons-of-unbelief-in-christopher-hitchens.html) - [Enchanting words | When deductive thinking becomes the logic of the masses](https://st.network/analysis/top/enchanting-words-when-deductive-thinking-becomes-the-logic-of-the-masses.html) - [The allure of uncertainty](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-allure-of-uncertainty.html) - [Maimonides and Jesus of Nazareth](https://st.network/analysis/top/maimonides-and-jesus-of-nazareth.html) - [ Why we think things are worse than they are](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-we-think-things-are-worse-than-they-are.html) - [I didn't know that God cries too](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-didnt-know-that-god-cries-too.html) - [Ready for the return of Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/ready-for-the-return-of-jesus.html) - [The Christian Sun King of the Russes](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-christian-sun-king-of-the-russes.html) - [Happiness is built](https://st.network/analysis/top/happiness-is-built.html) - [Are we wired for altruism?](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-we-wired-for-altruism.html) - [Can’t get no motivation?](https://st.network/analysis/top/cant-get-no-motivation.html) - [How can I discover God's will for my life?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-can-i-discover-gods-will-for-my-life.html) - [Steps through the darkness: a testimony of saving faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/steps-through-the-darkness-a-testimony-of-saving-faith.html) - [The crossroads: what if I feel the church is superficial or fundamentalist?](https://st.network/religion/the-crossroads-what-if-i-feel-the-church-is-superficial-or-fundamentalist.html) - What is my reason for joining or staying in a church? Why do I want to pass on my spiritual heritage to my children, why do I invite my friends to church - [Life as a couple after the first child](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-as-a-couple-after-the-first-child.html) - The arrival of a child brings immense joy and fulfilment, but it also introduces a new dynamic within the family. - [On the side of God and logic](https://st.network/analysis/top/on-the-side-of-god-and-logic.html) - [Why do some people believe the earth is flat?](https://st.network/science/why-do-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat.html) - [Sleep myths busted](https://st.network/health/sleep-myths-busted.html) - [He believes and what he believes comes into being](https://st.network/analysis/top/he-believes-and-what-he-believes-comes-into-being.html) - [Norma Nashed | Poverty made her a mother to thousands of children](https://st.network/analysis/top/norma-nashed-poverty-made-her-a-mother-to-thousands-of-children.html) - [Gifts for good](https://st.network/analysis/top/gifts-for-good.html) - [Why you should make your bed in the morning | Daily routine and its benefits](https://st.network/health/why-you-should-make-your-bed-in-the-morning-daily-routine-and-its-benefits.html) - [“Believe and do not inquire”: the motto of a convenient faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/believe-and-do-not-inquire-the-motto-of-a-convenient-faith.html) - [The war with Bacchus](https://st.network/health/the-war-with-bacchus.html) - On 13 February 1826, the American Temperance Society was founded with the stated aim of reducing alcohol consumption in the American states. - [What we can learn from our children](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-we-can-learn-from-our-children.html) - Jesus tells us in Scripture: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). - [How our image of God affects our mental health](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-our-image-of-god-affects-our-mental-health.html) - [The future is best seen with your eyes closed](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-future-is-best-seen-with-your-eyes-closed.html) - [The truth about Halloween](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-truth-about-halloween.html) - [I wish I had known that there was a divine plan for me](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-wish-i-had-known-that-there-was-a-divine-plan-for-me.html) - Any failure or deviation from the divine plan can be corrected by recognising and accepting divine grace. - [How gratitude can save us from ourselves](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-gratitude-can-save-us-from-ourselves.html) - When expressed, gratitude connects us to others. Passing on our gratitude, if we can do so, is a win-win situation for us and for them. - [Is faith a negative thing in life?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-faith-a-negative-thing-in-life.html) - On the scale of your values, does your life of faith stand and, more specifically, where does Jesus stand? Is your faith your greatest joy? - [The truth in the 20th century, or the certainty of uncertainty](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-truth-in-the-20th-century-or-the-certainty-of-uncertainty.html) - There is a prevailing notion in modern culture about truth and the knowledge of it— we now live in a society that views reality through the lens of doubt. - [When all direction is gone | How to survive adultery](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-all-direction-is-gone-how-to-survive-adultery.html) - [From heartache to hopeful](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-heartache-to-hopeful.html) - [Getting your kids to do chores](https://st.network/analysis/top/getting-your-kids-to-do-chores.html) - [Where has love gone?](https://st.network/analysis/top/where-has-love-gone.html) - [Non-functional DNA: the playground of evolution?](https://st.network/science/non-functional-dna-the-playground-of-evolution.html) - [God called Himself Father](https://st.network/analysis/top/god-called-himself-father.html) - [The meaning of life: between the sandbox and the constellations](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-meaning-of-life-between-the-sandbox-and-the-constellations.html) - [Understanding suffering better](https://st.network/analysis/top/understanding-suffering-better.html) - [Searching for the ideal partner: how do you know you’ve found the right person?](https://st.network/analysis/top/searching-for-the-ideal-partner-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-right-person.html) - [ Twenty years ago, on salvation](https://st.network/analysis/top/twenty-years-ago-on-salvation.html) - ["I remember when I died" | Interview with Ruth Frikart-Moor](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-remember-when-i-died-interview-with-ruth-frikart-moor.html) - "On the 5th of March 1986, life left me! I was in the process of moving and that evening I felt terribly tired and cold..." Ruth Frikart-Moor - [Biblical kings and controversial archaeologists](https://st.network/analysis/top/biblical-kings-and-controversial-archaeologists.html) - The historical reality of the Jewish kings David and Solomon was assessed in the December 2010 issue of National Geographic. - [The kind of romance that destroys our relationships](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-kind-of-romance-that-destroys-our-relationships.html) - Twenty-first century people are bombarded with fiction about romance. "Many of our ideas on love come from reading novels", Alain de Botton argues. - [What did I miss about God in my 20s?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-i-miss-about-god-in-my-20s.html) - It was twenty when I first became curious about God. I saw His presence in the lives of my friends and longed for that same presence in my own life. - [The miracle of the ordinary | Rediscovering transcendence in simplicity](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-miracle-of-the-ordinary-rediscovering-transcendence-in-simplicity.html) - The greatest miracle is not external, but internal. The most authentic divine experiences can happen in the most ordinary moments. - [War does not carry toys in its backpack](https://st.network/analysis/top/war-does-not-carry-toys-in-its-backpack.html) - [The great astonishment](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-great-astonishment.html) - [How would God want a person to live on any given day?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-would-god-want-a-person-to-live-on-any-given-day.html) - We usually ask questions because we have a genuine need to know. And God has left us a way to communicate with Him. - [Daddy issues in the White House](https://st.network/analysis/top/daddy-issues-in-the-white-house.html) - [A lesson in natural sciences](https://st.network/science/a-lesson-in-natural-sciences-science.html) - Every field of science has its established masters, and apprentices must learn the habits of their masters or they will not be tolerated. - [Incurable faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/incurable-faith.html) - At some point, however, we will have to define our faith very responsibly, especially when our lives depend on it. - [Rest for our souls](https://st.network/analysis/top/rest-for-our-souls-free-time.html) - When we become Christians, everything changes, including how we spend our free time, because what we do is focused on God and not on ourselves. - [The myth of myths | Is religion just a collection of myths?](https://st.network/religion/the-myth-of-myths-is-religion-just-a-collection-of-myths.html) - The diversity and divergence of religious beliefs clearly indicate that not all religious doctrines and perspectives can be true. Throughout history, there have been vastly different universal religions, each with multiple interpretations and denominations. We have religions, not just “religion.” However, if there is one true religion that respects truth, freedom, and intelligence, the myth We have religions, not just “religion.” If there is one true religion that respects truth, freedom, and intelligence, the myth of myths collapses. - [The story of blessed Ayyub](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-story-of-blessed-ayyub.html) - In the Land of Uz, four camel-days to the north, where the tribes of Edom—descendants of the same forefather Abraham—dwelled, lived the renowned Emir Ayyub. - [Immaculate preconception | Who really knows what about Christians?](https://st.network/analysis/top/immaculate-preconception-who-really-knows-what-about-christians-people.html) - Forum researchers also found that more educated people tend to be more knowledgeable about religion than less educated people. - ["You can beat this!" | Milestones on the road from fear to success](https://st.network/analysis/top/you-can-beat-this-milestones-on-the-road-from-fear-to-success.html) - [The neighbour and the farthest](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-neighbour-and-the-farthest-human-nature.html) - Could it be that, beyond economic or geostrategic difficulties, there are obstacles to the ideal of the common good that are inherent in human nature? - [The wounds of believers that hurt the churches](https://st.network/religion/the-wounds-of-believers-that-hurt-the-churches.html) - A letter sent to a church that someone has abandoned is poignant, serving as a heartfelt plea for churches everywhere to take this message seriously. - [Searching for glow-worms](https://st.network/analysis/top/searching-for-glow-worms-hidden-valley.html) - With packs and tents strapped to our backs, it took our little group of three several hours to reach the hidden valley. - [How can I know God as He is, rather than as I imagine Him to be?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-can-i-know-god-as-he-is-rather-than-as-i-imagine-him-to-be.html) - To know God is an aspiration inherent in the rational being who recognises His existence. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the immortal and ever-present One. - [The constraints that make us happy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-constraints-that-make-us-happy-freedom.html) - Freedom is vital not only for individuals but also for societies. Without the deification of autonomy, our society would be unrecognisable. - [What I wish I knew about God in my 20s | Reflections, testimonies, and suggestions](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-god-in-my-20s-reflections-testimonies-and-suggestions.html) - Young people could spare themselves much unspoken turmoil, mistrust, disorientation, and rash actions if they understood that God does not change. - [If God is good, why is there so much suffering?](https://st.network/analysis/top/if-god-is-good-why-is-there-so-much-suffering.html) - To nothing else is the name of God so much linked in our human discourse as it is linked to suffering and deliverance. This is a intersection of our existence. - [What if I were born into another religion?](https://st.network/religion/14605.html) - This question is asked by critics who want to point out the social, cultural and contextual nature of the Christian religion, and its relativism. - [Is everything God does for our absolute good?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-everything-god-does-for-our-absolute-good.html) - [The last days of Jesus in Bible prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-last-days-of-jesus-in-bible-prophecy.html) - [For better or for worse | How to love for a lifetime](https://st.network/analysis/top/for-better-or-for-worse-how-to-love-for-a-lifetime.html) - [Democratising knowledge: the role of digital learning and the need for offline educators](https://st.network/analysis/top/democratising-knowledge-the-role-of-digital-learning-and-the-need-for-offline-educators.html) - Digital learning can be described as an educational process that involves the use of technology and online tools for teaching and studying. - [Burma to Brisbane: Esther Moo’s story](https://st.network/analysis/top/burma-to-brisbane-esther-moos-story.html) - [Life in chains: Is there a purpose to human suffering?](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-in-chains-is-there-a-purpose-to-human-suffering.html) - The question of human suffering concerns atheists and believers alike. For the former, the search for an answer drives them to the heights of despair. - [An American in Moscow: The story of a spiritual transformation](https://st.network/analysis/top/an-american-in-moscow-the-story-of-a-spiritual-transformation.html) - [Is God with me?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-god-with-me.html) - "When I was little, I felt that God was with me, but now I feel so lonely! I wonder if God really was with me back then". - [Children’s leisure time: then and now](https://st.network/analysis/top/childrens-leisure-time-then-and-now.html) - Today, it feels like more and more children are becoming sedentary, exercising only their finger muscles as they race across keyboards and game consoles. - [Cut from a different cloth ](https://st.network/analysis/top/cut-from-a-different-cloth.html) - [Like colours in a cheap fabric](https://st.network/analysis/top/like-colours-in-a-cheap-fabric-afghanistan.html) - Bakhretdin Khakimov was declared missing in action during the war in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 15,000 USSR soldiers and a million Afghans. - [Learning from Wave Rock](https://st.network/analysis/top/learning-from-wave-rock.html) - [Family on 35mm film](https://st.network/analysis/top/family-on-35mm-film.html) - Film is a universal language, capable of ending wars and bringing peace between people, said David Wark Griffith, a pioneer of the film industry. - [Every family has a story | Why you should know yours](https://st.network/analysis/top/every-family-has-a-story-why-you-should-know-yours.html) - We are more than the sum of our efforts, successes, and failures. Every family has patterns, values that are passed down from one generation to the next. - [How should I apologise?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-should-i-apologise.html) - Asking for forgiveness is one of the most dignified things a person can do when they have done something wrong but how should I apologise? - [Boredom: how many ways can you scratch an itch?](https://st.network/analysis/top/boredom-how-many-ways-can-you-scratch-an-itch.html) - ["Thanks for coming over!" | Ageing and social relationships](https://st.network/analysis/top/thanks-for-coming-over-ageing-and-social-relationships.html) - Our number of friends tends to decrease as we get older, but this trend, which has many negative effects, can be actively combated even when old age has already set in. - [ A second chance: faith in the forgiveness that transforms us](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-second-chance-faith-in-the-forgiveness-that-transforms-us.html) - Forgiveness should not be a negotiable value. Not just for its well-documented benefits—strengthening relationships, reducing depression, anxiety, and stress. - [Forgiveness is not an emotion](https://st.network/analysis/top/forgiveness-is-not-an-emotion.html) - "Forgiveness is not an emotion," said one Amish believer. The words lingered in my mind as an echo of a supernatural message. - [Let's read Genesis with "new eyes"](https://st.network/analysis/top/lets-read-genesis-with-new-eyes.html) - After a lifetime of in-depth study of Genesis, Professor Jacques Doukhan continues to find new ideas and beauty; reading slowly, with "new eyes". - [The microscope of theology versus the decalogue of science](https://st.network/science/the-microscope-of-theology-versus-the-decalogue-of-science-miracles.html) - In rational discourse, religion was at best recognised as a support for morality. Miracles were defined by sceptics as the product of human imagination. - [Shopping and the perfect world](https://st.network/analysis/top/shopping-and-the-perfect-world.html) - “Structures of success” are key to normalising the relationship with shopping. First, setting up barriers to make shopping more difficult is essential. - [Who are you?](https://st.network/analysis/top/who-are-you.html) - [Excellence and modesty | An interview with Dr Bert B. Beach](https://st.network/analysis/top/excellence-and-modesty-an-interview-with-dr-bert-b-beach.html) - [How many Bibles does one person need?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-many-bibles-does-one-person-need.html) - [The sleep of reason and Goya's monsters](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-sleep-of-reason-and-goyas-monsters.html) - [Moesha Johnson’s Olympic miracle](https://st.network/analysis/top/moesha-johnsons-olympic-miracle.html) - [Facing the two doors: which one will you choose?](https://st.network/analysis/top/facing-the-two-doors-which-one-will-you-choose.html) - [Am I materialist enough to resist materialism?](https://st.network/analysis/top/am-i-materialist-enough-to-resist-materialism.html) - [The fascinating gospel of John](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fascinating-gospel-of-john.html) - [Conversion of an atheist](https://st.network/analysis/top/conversion-of-an-atheist.html) - [When the face of the world changes | The epistemological significance of the Protestant Reformation](https://st.network/religion/when-the-face-of-the-world-changes-the-epistemological-significance-of-the-protestant-reformation.html) - The Reformation was a crucial moment in history and Dumitru Borţun believes that its significance can only be understood if we approach it from two perspectives - [Hope matters](https://st.network/analysis/top/hope-matters.html) - Significantly, your hope can be “contagious” and transferable to others. “When someone loses hope, your hope can be infectious.” - [The missing filter](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-missing-filter.html) - [A mother, her disabled child, and God](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-mother-her-disabled-child-and-god.html) - [Is the hero better than his God?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-the-hero-better-than-his-god.html) - [Death is never wonderful](https://st.network/analysis/top/death-is-never-wonderful.html) - [Is Christianity merely an emotional experience?](https://st.network/religion/is-christianity-merely-an-emotional-experience.html) - [The summer to end all summers](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-summer-to-end-all-summers.html) - Growing up, a fixture of my childhood was the iconic Aussie summer. I spent many of my early years indoors with the air conditioning turned up full-blast. - ["I write with a smile on my face"](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-write-with-a-smile-on-my-face.html) - [Tangible happiness](https://st.network/analysis/top/tangible-happiness.html) - [What is the purpose for which God created us?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-is-the-purpose-for-which-god-created-us.html) - [Dusty mirrors in a cynical world](https://st.network/analysis/top/dusty-mirrors-in-a-cynical-world.html) - [Game of Thrones](https://st.network/analysis/top/game-of-thrones.html) - George R.R. Martin surely struck gold when he began writing A Song of Ice and Fire. - [Sensitivity and parenting | What highly sensitive parents need to know](https://st.network/analysis/top/sensitivity-and-parenting-what-highly-sensitive-parents-need-to-know.html) - [A day on the golf course and the unexpected effects of trauma](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-day-on-the-golf-course-and-the-unexpected-effects-of-trauma.html) - [The tragic divorce](https://st.network/religion/the-tragic-divorce.html) - [The great failure of too high expectations](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-great-failure-of-too-high-expectations.html) - [Three times the world nearly ended](https://st.network/analysis/top/three-times-the-world-nearly-ended.html) - [The game where nobody wins](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-game-where-nobody-wins.html) - [Dialogue with Infinity](https://st.network/analysis/top/dialogue-with-infinity.html) - [Parents, children, and online exposure](https://st.network/analysis/top/parents-children-and-online-exposure.html) - [Bridges between people](https://st.network/analysis/top/bridges-between-people-books.html) - I love books as I love people, and sometimes I find a little more comfort in the company of books than in the presence of my fellow humans. - [Christ has ascended!](https://st.network/analysis/top/christ-has-ascended-jesus.html) - On the evening of His passion, Jesus promised His disciples, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me." - [In the world of "what if" | Why we are drawn to counterfactual thinking](https://st.network/analysis/top/in-the-world-of-what-if-why-we-are-drawn-to-counterfactual-thinking.html) - [The light of the eyes and mind](https://st.network/health/the-light-of-the-eyes-and-mind.html) - [Free to make decisions for only 10% of the time](https://st.network/analysis/top/free-to-make-decisions-for-only-10-of-the-time.html) - Only a maximum of 10% of the time is actually spent as an adult making decisions about what to do. The rest of our time is spent in activities that unavoidable. - [The truth about ourselves](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-truth-about-ourselves-hollywood-films.html) - History doesn't resemble Hollywood films. However self-evident this statement may be, it still comes as at least a partial surprise to many who imagine that history, while not quite like the movies, is still pretty close to the dramatic depictions. - [Two strangers at the same address](https://st.network/analysis/top/two-strangers-at-the-same-address.html) - [The mum load](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mum-load-mental-load.html) - The mental load is a concept that has gained attention in the last little while. What if mental load had a baby? - [Spoiling is not love](https://st.network/analysis/top/spoiling-is-not-love.html) - Although we are very adept at recognising a spoiled child on the street, we have a much harder time spotting the signs in our own children. After all, what exactly is spoiling? - [The God of all | The divine vision on our differences](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-god-of-all-the-divine-vision-on-our-differences.html) - From my family, I inherited the conviction of the existence of God, along with belief in the Bible, creation, salvation, prayer, and the afterlife. - [How to speak to be heard](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-speak-to-be-heard-communication.html) - The ability to be honest with our partner is a key indicator of a secure and healthy relationship and highlights some principles of effective communication. - [Is capitalism compatible with the Bible?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-capitalism-compatible-with-the-bible.html) - Many will admit that they have never thought about this question because they live the status quo without critically evaluating it. - [The risen Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-risen-jesus.html) - Was the death of Jesus the end of an extraordinary life or just the beginning of eternal life for those who believe in Him? - [Resilience to shame](https://st.network/analysis/top/resilience-to-shame.html) - Shame can lead to depression, low self-esteem and self-critical thoughts, distancing from others, and feelings of helplessness or worthlessness. - [Gethsemane, the garden of the divine sighs](https://st.network/analysis/top/gethsemane-the-garden-of-the-divine-sighs.html) - Gethsemane remains one of the most popular tourist sites in the Holy Land. But what significance can the agony suffered by the Saviour still have today? - [Hara hachi bu: eat slower, live longer](https://st.network/analysis/top/hara-hachi-bu-eat-slower-live-longer.html) - If you’ve ever observed people in a food court, you may have realised that most people eat quickly, unless they’re also trying to feed a child. - [Friendship, through the eyes of a grandparent](https://st.network/analysis/top/friendship-through-the-eyes-of-a-grandparent.html) - “What is friendship? It’s that thing that fills a void, a suffering. It’s also some fun sometimes. You know the proverb: a friend in need is a friend indeed. - [From science to magic: the unpredictable journey of positive thinking](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-science-to-magic-the-unpredictable-journey-of-positive-thinking.html) - The concept of positive thinking has proved to be extremely versatile and has managed to lure millions of people into the grip of powerful promises. - [The Great Fire of Rome and the "hidden hand"](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-great-fire-of-rome-and-the-hidden-hand.html) - The Great Fire of Rome broke out on a hot summer night in July 64 AD. Emperor Nero was accused of having ordered the fire to be set in Rome. - [How God heals a marriage that is lost](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-god-heals-a-marriage-that-is-lost.html) - After a while, I fell in love with another woman who was my classmate at university. We got married and our marriage lasted 42 years. - [Gravitational waves and the inflation of certainty](https://st.network/science/gravitational-waves-and-the-inflation-of-certainty.html) - If we imagine space and time as the surface of an ocean, gravitational waves can be thought of as ripples in that ocean, are theoretical ripples in space-time. - [Is disciplining children the responsibility of grandparents too?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-disciplining-children-the-responsibility-of-grandparents-too.html) - “When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window,” Nash said, encapsulating the role grandparents play in the life of their grandchildren. - [We are not creators, but inspirers and witnesses](https://st.network/analysis/top/we-are-not-creators-but-inspirers-and-witnesses.html) - [Decoding the EU's place in Bible prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/decoding-the-eus-place-in-bible-prophecy.html) - [Answers hidden in plain sight](https://st.network/analysis/top/answers-hidden-in-plain-sight.html) - [Conflict: It's Everywhere](https://st.network/religion/conflict-its-everywhere.html) - Conflict is everywhere: in our books, movies, TV shows. But every conflict is a mere shadow of the controversy that the entire world is embroiled in. - [What (not) to say when apologising](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-not-to-say-when-apologising.html) - [DNA: the language of chance, or of the Creator?](https://st.network/science/dna-the-language-of-chance-or-of-the-creator.html) - [Believe and do not investigate?](https://st.network/religion/believe-and-do-not-investigate.html) - [Staring loss in the eye | Lessons from life's disasters](https://st.network/analysis/top/staring-loss-in-the-eye-lessons-from-lifes-disasters.html) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Max Lucado wrote an article summarising the spiritual lessons we can learn from an event that the news described as a "once in a thousand year flood". - [What is the use of general knowledge?](https://st.network/analysis/top/reading-what-is-the-use-of-general-knowledge.html) - Corina Matei advocates the cultivation of the habit of reading and projects on a screen the flight of the mind that allows itself to be won over by books. - [Did the Church halt the progress of surgery?](https://st.network/religion/did-the-church-halt-the-progress-of-surgery.html) - [Confronting deception: from Jesus to the Internet](https://st.network/analysis/top/confronting-deception-from-jesus-to-the-internet.html) - [The allure of expensive food](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-allure-of-expensive-food.html) - Since the 1970s, the relationship between food prices and their quality has been the subject of numerous scientific studies. - [Bible echoes through a broken stone](https://st.network/analysis/top/bible-echoes-through-a-broken-stone.html) - If you (like me) are a reader of the Bible, perhaps the most exciting implication of this text is that we are still participating in its history. - [Until love do us part](https://st.network/analysis/top/until-love-do-us-part.html) - ["If the paper screen is closed, it means I’ve died"](https://st.network/analysis/top/if-the-paper-screen-is-closed-it-means-ive-died.html) - [The world seen from the cross](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-world-seen-from-the-cross-jesus.html) - For some of the witnesses to the crucifixion, the seven sayings of Jesus, spoken while He was nailed to the cross, were filled with meaning. - [The death of Death: Easter and eternal life](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-death-of-death-easter-and-eternal-life.html) - The Bible details the story celebrated by Christians at Easter time. It is found within four books that are collectively known as the Gospels. - [How (and why) to encourage your pastor](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-and-why-to-encourage-your-pastor.html) - [Surviving adolescence](https://st.network/analysis/top/surviving-adolescence.html) - [If you were in their shoes, you'd probably help yourself](https://st.network/analysis/top/if-you-were-in-their-shoes-youd-probably-help-yourself.html) - [The art of slowing down time](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-art-of-slowing-down-time.html) - We often think of time in terms of productivity, but how we use our time speaks to the freedom we (don't) have, notes journalist and writer Catherine Blyth. - [How do we build resilience in our children?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-do-we-build-resilience-in-our-children.html) - On 29 May 2023, photographer Oleksandr Kuchynskyi filmed a group of children in Kiev fleeing to a shelter during an air raid. - [The cry of contrasts](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-cry-of-contrasts.html) - [Books: from windows on the world to mirrors reflecting our inner selves](https://st.network/analysis/top/books-from-windows-on-the-world-to-mirrors-reflecting-our-inner-selves.html) - I’ll never be able to separate the taste of childhood from that of books. They intertwined like colours in fabrics, in a jumble of real and fantastical. - [Religion is good for you—really?](https://st.network/religion/religion-is-good-for-you-really.html) - [Jesus also loved...](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-also-loved.html) - Jesus remains unique and unrepeatable, but the supreme model of life and faith for all—astonishingly distant and yet unexpectedly close to each of us. - [How much are we worth as human beings?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-much-are-we-worth-as-human-beings-human-life.html) - Each day we are confronted with situations that make us wonder how human life can have such a low value in the eyes of some of our contemporaries. - [The mark of the beast | A controversial apocalyptic motif](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mark-of-the-beast-a-controversial-apocalyptic-motif.html) - In order to identify the apocalyptic beast, and therefore its sign, traditional interpretations, both preterist and some historicist, resort to gematria. - [The outline of a plastic planet](https://st.network/environment/the-outline-of-a-plastic-planet.html) - One of the most troubling facets of the plastic story is the contrast between its longevity and the extremely short period of time the product is used. - [An ancient story with a different ending](https://st.network/religion/an-ancient-story-with-a-different-ending.html) - [(Un)Interesting sermons and the forgotten art of listening to the Word](https://st.network/analysis/top/uninteresting-sermons-and-the-forgotten-art-of-listening-to-the-word-sermon.html) - If the sermon is boring or its subject doesn’t resonate with our needs or experiences, we can still gain spiritual benefit from listening to it. - [How people have viewed earthquakes throughout history](https://st.network/environment/how-people-have-viewed-earthquakes-throughout-history.html) - A special place in Christian theology is occupied by the earthquakes that are seen as signs of the imminent return of Christ. - [Cohabiting before marriage reduces the risk of divorce: true or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/cohabiting-before-marriage-reduces-the-risk-of-divorce-true-or-false.html) - Many young people believe that cohabiting helps them to make better decisions by giving the couple a chance to "practise" before making a lifelong commitment. - [Generosity isn't just about money](https://st.network/analysis/top/generosity-isnt-just-about-money.html) - Generosity comes in many shapes and sizes, some very creative, and the timing of its manifestation is as important as the attitude that accompanies it. - [The real St Patrick: fact or fiction?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-real-st-patrick-fact-or-fiction.html) - [How to befriend the future](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-befriend-the-future.html) - Dictionaries tell us simply that the future is what comes after the present moment, a definition that implies a linear view of time. - [To those who loved us first | The ageing of our parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/to-those-who-loved-us-first-the-ageing-of-our-parents.html) - The ageing of parents comes as an abrupt announcement that the roof built to shield us from all the vicissitudes of life is about to collapse. - [The trouble with alcohol](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-trouble-with-alcohol.html) - Alcohol is often considered an essential for both celebration and for commiseration. But, as seen, the cost can be horrendous for individuals and families. - [We are the writers of our own future | An overview of biblical prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/we-are-the-writers-of-our-own-future-an-overview-of-biblical-prophecy.html) - Prophecy is the supernatural gift through which God speaks to people in the most expressive way, concerning the knowledge of God. - [“The backbone of our well-being” | Social interaction and its benefits](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-backbone-of-our-well-being-social-interaction-and-its-benefits.html) - Lack of social interaction has the same effects as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, is more harmful than sedentary behaviour, and twice as harmful as obesity. - [The absurd maths of inequality](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-absurd-maths-of-inequality.html) - Technological development itself is one of the causes of rising inequality, and this issue is being addressed more and more seriously . - [The letter that did not get lost](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-letter-that-did-not-get-lost.html) - I’ve decided to write you a letter instead of calling. Some words are better sewn with a pen onto paper than left to flutter freely from one day to the next. - [Jesus, a better hope](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-a-better-hope.html) - The most important consequence of the cult of the saints is the imposition of a spiritual patronage that affects the direct relationship of man with God. - [For the love of singing](https://st.network/analysis/top/for-the-love-of-singing.html) - [Why be moral?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-be-moral.html) - The question “What should I do?” reflects the primary concern of their moral conscience, and whether conscious or acting reflexively. - [The search for meaning](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-search-for-meaning.html) - Bertrand Russell, agrees—at least in this sense: “Unless you assume the existence of God, the question of life’s meaning and purpose is irrelevant.” - [The conditions for courage (I)](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-conditions-for-courage-i.html) - "Courage is grace under pressure" said Ernest Hemingway, with an aesthetically sublimated trace of his exaggeratedly puritanical upbringing. - [What is the link between religion and conspiracy?](https://st.network/religion/what-is-the-link-between-religion-and-conspiracy.html) - There are at least three aspects: conspiracy theory as religion, conspiracy theory about religion, and conspiracy theory in religion. - [Vaccines or no vaccines: which is worse?](https://st.network/health/vaccines-or-no-vaccines-which-is-worse.html) - About vaccines, the world remains polarised between a majority who accept them as life-saving medicines and a vocal minority who see them as a danger. - [The colours of silence](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-colours-of-silence-rainbow.html) - The hues of the rainbow, once considered the seal of peace between God and humanity in the Bible, have become the symbol of an ideological conflict. - [The revival of Christian morality](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-revival-of-christian-morality.html) - As for Christian morality, however, each of us can have disappointing daily experiences of how some of our fellow human beings choose to ignore or distort it. - [Before drawing a conclusion](https://st.network/analysis/top/before-drawing-a-conclusion-god.html) - From my experience and the dialogues I have had so far, I have found that there are two major categories of people who come to doubt the existence of God. - [Methods to motivate a child to draw closer to the Bible ](https://st.network/analysis/top/methods-to-motivate-a-child-to-draw-closer-to-the-bible.html) - [Sexual abstinence: absurd, an option, or a necessity?](https://st.network/health/sexual-abstinence-absurd-an-option-or-a-necessity.html) - Probably based on such observations, some psychotherapists and sexologists argue that sexual abstinence is dangerous to human health. Is this myth or reality? - [Reviving compassion | What not to say to someone who is suffering](https://st.network/analysis/top/reviving-compassion-what-not-to-say-to-someone-who-is-suffering.html) - We respond differently to its onslaught, so it's no wonder that words meant to comfort often add more suffering to an already heavy burden. - [The secrets of a successful failure](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-secrets-of-a-successful-failure-2.html) - [Incognito faith and the failures of political correctness](https://st.network/analysis/top/incognito-faith-and-the-failures-of-political-correctness.html) - [Reasons for reading the Bible](https://st.network/analysis/top/reasons-for-reading-the-bible.html) - For some, a talisman to attract divine favour. Is there anything more to the Bible than an intimidating jumble of genealogies, symbols, and instructions? - [The rule of law](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-rule-of-law-rugby.html) - For the average punter, rugby league, which reaches its annual premiership climax in september, had its beginnings in a school at Rugby, England. - [How to change the world](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-change-the-world-john-wood.html) - We are afraid of an answer because it would lead us to change. For John Wood, the answer came out of nowhere, in a school in the wilds of Nepal. - [Kindness: a social act](https://st.network/analysis/top/kindness-a-social-act.html) - [Why do we lose our friends?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-do-we-lose-our-friends-friendship.html) - The role of friendship in an adult’s life is frequently underestimated, although the benefits that come with it are substantial, experts say. - [The upside of religion getting marginalised](https://st.network/religion/the-upside-of-religion-getting-marginalised.html) - Many religious observers note the superficiality of conclusions about religion, and predict that the world is becoming an unfriendly place for faith. - [The greatness of an ordinary life](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-greatness-of-an-ordinary-life.html) - Is God doing something remarkable when one of His children dedicates his life to serving someone while remaining as unnoticed as those he serves? - [All juiced up](https://st.network/health/all-juiced-up-gym.html) - In a gym context, working out can be honouring God. Losing weight and gaining muscle helps boost your energy levels and can generally boost positivity. - [From bootless boy to life-changing footballer](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-boot-less-boy-to-life-changing-footballer.html) - [How (and why) to read through the Bible every year](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-and-why-to-read-through-the-bible-every-year.html) - [Educating for the family in heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/educating-for-the-family-in-heaven.html) - To understand how best to train their children for a purposeful and happy life here, parents need more than human wisdom at every step. - [Into the wilderness with God](https://st.network/analysis/top/into-the-wilderness-with-god-religion.html) - The idea of the death of religion goes back much further than the 1960s, when the theory of secularisation took hold among sociologists and in the press. - [ “Do not keep on babbling” | Public prayer and its challenges](https://st.network/analysis/top/do-not-keep-on-babbling-public-prayer-and-its-challenges.html) - [The Bible as a sign of offence](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-bible-as-a-sign-of-offence.html) - [Have it your way](https://st.network/analysis/top/have-it-your-way.html) - [Reformation 2.0](https://st.network/analysis/top/reformation-2-0-generation.html) - Generations of American adults who were marked by a strong commitment to Christianity and a practical devotion to their faith are ageing and disappearing. - [Imagine...a world without Christianity](https://st.network/religion/imagine-a-world-without-christianity.html) - “Imagine there’s no heaven… . And no religion too,” wails Lennon. If he’d had his wish and Christianity had never arisen, our world would be a dark place. - [Chariots of Fire: what happened next?](https://st.network/analysis/top/eric-liddell-chariots-of-fire-what-happened-next.html) - Eric Liddell lived life as a race of faith; every challenge was training, an opportunity to develop spiritual muscle, each step was teaching him to be faithful. - [The invasion of thoughts that endlessly postpone our happiness ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-invasion-of-thoughts-that-endlessly-postpone-our-happiness.html) - One reason our thoughts tend to wander so often is that we no longer pay attention to things we are already familiar with, says Ellen Langer. - [The big picture](https://st.network/science/the-big-picture-evolution.html) - If the evolution of life is not a real phenomenon, how can we have this apparent consensus between several independent strands of scientific research? - [I am what you have taught me to be](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-am-what-you-have-taught-me-to-be.html) - The perspectives we acquire as children about ourselves, about the world, and even about God, become beliefs that guide the choices we make as adults. - [The casino inside your phone](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-casino-inside-your-phone-gambling.html) - “Gambling in any form is designed to bleed you for as long as you’re willing to bleed, with no regard for the lives that are destroyed along the way.” - [Towards a fulfilled life](https://st.network/analysis/top/towards-a-fulfilled-life.html) - The ideal of life depends a lot on the representation each of us has of the world as a whole. For some, the world is a good thing to consume. - [A guide to resurrecting New Year's resolutions](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-guide-to-resurrecting-new-years-resolutions.html) - For many people, the New Year is the catalyst for making changes they didn't have time or energy for in the previous year. - [The Sabbath, between original intention and everyday utopias](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-sabbath-between-original-intention-and-everyday-utopias.html) - The Sabbath was devoted to spiritual life, with Jews preparing themselves as early as Friday so that they would not be occupied with work on the seventh day. - [Decoding the EU’s connection to end times and Bible prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/decoding-the-eus-connection-to-end-times-and-bible-prophecy-daniel.html) - Biblical researcher Frank Hasel recently said, “Daniel 2 reminds us that the history of this earth is in God’s hands and that we don’t have to fear the future.” - [How to forge friendships from resilient material](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-forge-friendships-from-resilient-material.html) - We abandon old friends and neglect building new relationships until inevitably, the day comes when we start feeling pressed against the walls of loneliness. - [Myth busters: Christmas](https://st.network/analysis/top/myth-busters-christmas-the-birth-of-jesus.html) - Agglomerated by myths and exploited at the price of a secular holiday, Christmas, as a celebration of the birth of Jesus, deserves a biblical evaluation. - [The manger, the sign of humility that elevates (us)](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-manger-the-sign-of-humility-that-elevates-us.html) - The One who was lying in a manger, when even the heavens could not contain Him, chose to bear for us from the moment of His birth. - [The stable with the iron bars](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-stable-with-the-iron-bars-christmas.html) - Under the festive guise of Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ has been culturally transformed into a holiday of good cheer. - [The redefinition that conquered the world](https://st.network/science/science-the-redefinition-that-conquered-the-world.html) - For Richard Dawkins, exponent of the "new wave" of atheism, true science is necessarily atheistic and materialistic. - [The outside world and the bubbles in our heads](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-outside-world-and-the-bubbles-in-our-heads-people.html) - Walter Lippmann made history with the idea that people operate on images of that reality that they construct for themselves. - [A slice of heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-slice-of-heaven.html) - [Life lessons from the ants](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-lessons-from-the-ants.html) - Rudyard Kipling referred to ants in his famous poem, recommending these fragile creatures as a kind of didactic exhibit. What can one learn from ant colonies? - [Why the Church?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-the-church.html) - “I’m all about Jesus, but I’m not interested in church.” I’ve heard this many times and have even found myself saying it during certain periods of my life. - [The fatherly Sovereign](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fatherly-sovereign-god.html) - It is impossible to regard as unfounded the idea that God is a sovereign with full, unquestionable rights, able to do as He pleases. - [What kind of children do our words shape?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-kind-of-children-do-our-words-shape.html) - The greatest advantage of not having children is that you can go on thinking that you are a nice person. Once you have children, you understand how wars start. - [Silence of the Lamb](https://st.network/analysis/top/silence-of-the-lamb.html) - For the witness of these scenes, then or now, the questions follow in agonising succession: Why? Who was served by this silence? Who won and who lost? - [Single (and happy)—an increasingly common status in modern society](https://st.network/analysis/top/single-and-happy-an-increasingly-common-status-in-modern-society.html) - The number of single individuals has skyrocketed in the past few decades. Many who have chosen this lifestyle believe they hold a winning ticket. - [Redefining the impossible](https://st.network/analysis/top/redefining-the-impossible-rick-hoyt.html) - Rick Hoyt was born with cerebral palsy. In the words of the doctors, he was a "vegetable," unable to move much or think - [What did Jesus believe about the meaning of life?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-jesus-believe-about-the-meaning-of-life.html) - The Sermon on the Mount is emblematic among the discourses of Jesus that recalibrated the horizon of present and future life. - [Who is educating your child?](https://st.network/analysis/top/who-is-educating-your-child-education.html) - The word 'education' means more than a course studied at university. Education begins with the baby in the mother's arms. - [Life-giving depression](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-giving-depression.html) - From the depths of depression, the journey back is incredibly tough, but not impossible. Kevin Breel is one of those people who can attest to this. - [Who has their head in the game?](https://st.network/analysis/top/who-has-their-head-in-the-game-richard-dawkins.html) - In 2013, famous atheist author Richard Dawkins was voted the world's leading thinker in a global poll of 10,000 people in 100 countries. - [Beyond what the eyes can see](https://st.network/analysis/top/beyond-what-the-eyes-can-see-ben-underwood.html) - When we look around us, at people like Ben Underwood, we realise that we are unaware of the immense power to enjoy life even when those gifts are denied to us. - [The doctor of the forgotten world](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-doctor-of-the-forgotten-world.html) - Doctor Roland Hermann knows what he wants to do with his life. This is the explanation that best describes his determined, yet relaxed and simple answers. - [Can we simulate evolution?](https://st.network/science/can-we-simulate-evolution.html) - The evolution of life is essentially such a process: too slow for conclusive direct observation and too vast in time for a practical empirical approach. - [Love doesn’t give up](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-doesnt-give-up.html) - Love... the ultimate subject. We love people for who they are. However, there’s a kind of love too lofty to truly encompass all the nuances. - [Love, from dawn to dusk](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-from-dawn-to-dusk.html) - Love stories have a way of convincing us that their debut is just the overture to a marriage that will always rekindle the same fireworks of beginnings. - [Did Martin Luther really believe in Sola Scriptura?](https://st.network/analysis/top/did-martin-luther-really-believe-in-sola-scriptura.html) - Martin Luther is the most prominent name in the list of those who brought about the Reformation and took Bible study to a new level. - [Mind over matter](https://st.network/health/mind-over-matter-slippers.html) - Into my view she brought the biggest, brightest slippers I’d ever seen. Shaped like a lion’s paw, large nails stretched from the bright orange toes. - [The only death that can be avoided](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-only-death-that-can-be-avoided.html) - Society can do more for those struggling with the thought of death if it drops the stigma it places on them and overcomes its fatalistic beliefs. - [How pain heals](https://st.network/health/how-pain-heals.html) - In the realm of health and wellness, few practices embody the principle of “no pain, no gain” quite like the revival of ice baths. - [Organic or conventional: a challenging food choice](https://st.network/health/organic-or-conventional-a-challenging-food-choice.html) - The controversy surrounding organic foods is not over. Some argue it’s merely a marketing tool, while others believe they’ve found the path to better health. - [Biblical prophecies and conspiracy theories](https://st.network/analysis/top/biblical-prophecies-and-conspiracy-theories.html) - The presence of conspiracy theories within American Protestantism is not a new phenomenon. Instead, it is a symptom of an ongoing trend. - [You're gifted whether you know it or not](https://st.network/analysis/top/youre-gifted-whether-you-know-it-or-not-spiritual-gifts.html) - Spiritual gifts are the presents God gives us when we choose to belong to His family. It’s as though He takes the huge jigsaw puzzle of His love out of the box. - [Leaving Neverland: How not to be an idol's prey](https://st.network/analysis/top/leaving-neverland-how-not-to-be-an-idols-prey-michael-jackson.html) - The documentary Leaving Neverland (HBO) tells the story of two of the men who accused superstar Michael Jackson of ongoing sexual abuse. - [Indian soul night](https://st.network/analysis/top/indian-soul-night.html) - While in ancient India women were treated as equal to men, patriarchal values began to restrict women's mobility in the post-Vedic period. - [Low-carb diets can shorten life expectancy](https://st.network/health/low-carb-diets-can-shorten-life-expectancy.html) - The healthiest low-carb diets are those where starchy carbohydrates are replaced with vegetables, vegetable oils, lentils, and beans. - [Happiness left behind](https://st.network/analysis/top/happiness-left-behind.html) - “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” - [The dictatorship of tolerance](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-dictatorship-of-tolerance.html) - While tolerance meant respecting the beliefs and convictions of others without sharing them, the "new tolerance" claims that all beliefs are equal. - [The late gospels and apocryphal Christianity](https://st.network/religion/the-late-gospels-and-apocryphal-christianity.html) - For the sake of objectivity, the best way to assess the credibility of these late Gospels is to compare them with the New Testament Gospels. - [The decline of intelligence](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-decline-of-intelligence.html) - Cicero was the first author in Roman antiquity to define intelligence as "the power and function of the mind to make connections between connections". - [How to cherish the obstacles in your life](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-cherish-the-obstacles-in-your-life.html) - Obstacles are our best teachers. When we take a closer look at what obstacles “teach” us, we begin to feel more grateful for them. - [Family and Christian values](https://st.network/analysis/top/family-and-christian-values.html) - Family remains at the heart of the American value system and is the primary source of satisfaction and fulfilment for most Americans, whether Christian or not. - [Interpreting Bible prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/interpreting-bible-prophecy.html) - How can we correctly interpret Bible prophecy? What safety criteria can we use to avoid falling into the trap of hasty and erroneous interpretations? - [The Second Coming of Christ | Between curiosity and expectation](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-of-christ-between-curiosity-and-expectation.html) - The Second Coming of Christ is a cardinal doctrine of the Bible. Daniel, Revelation, the eschatological passages in the Gospels are the sources of eschatology. - [Christians who don’t fear old age](https://st.network/analysis/top/christians-who-dont-fear-old-age.html) - If old age is a succession of losses, how can we prepare for it, or even embrace it? We can approach the challenging years of old age from various angles. - [How chefs became celebrities](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-chefs-became-celebrities.html) - How Chefs Became Celebrities? Celebrity chefs and digital content creators all share one thing. They need you to connect with their brand. - [Love doesn’t give up, regardless of the prognosis](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-doesnt-give-up-regardless-of-the-prognosis.html) - “Love stays and learns how to live in the conditions life offers.” Perhaps, in the end, this is the composite sketch of authentic love. - [When God described Himself, He called Himself "the Word"](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-god-described-himself-he-called-himself-the-word.html) - Not only does John call God the divine Logos but the New Testament authors write letters, do extensive research, carry books, and call those who read blessed. - ["He wrote our story"—but not in the way they had hoped](https://st.network/analysis/top/he-wrote-our-story-but-not-in-the-way-they-had-hoped-god.html) - "We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" says Paul in his letter to the Romans. - [Changing cities | Are children a burdensome accessory?](https://st.network/analysis/top/changing-cities-are-children-a-burdensome-accessory.html) - Adults who choose not to have children are often portrayed as selfish, so preoccupied with their own lives. Is this view fair or is it just an unfair judgement? - [Breathe deep: An interview on vaping with Professor Renee Bittoun](https://st.network/health/breathe-deep-an-interview-on-vaping-with-professor-renee-bittoun.html) - Nicotine shouldn’t be in your breath, let alone you reacting to it, let alone you smoking anything or vaping anything. We shouldn’t even be near it. - [The last tear](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-last-tear-time.html) - The Apostle John provides us with a description of this solemn moment: “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near." - [Is the Israel-Palestine war the beginning of the end?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-the-israel-palestine-war-the-beginning-of-the-end.html) - As violence and unrest continues to unfold in Israel, it is important to understand that we cannot understand through a simple interpretation of Bible verses. - [Low-carbohydrate diets may shorten lifespan](https://st.network/health/low-carbohydrate-diets-may-shorten-lifespan.html) - The latest US study of dietary carbohydrate levels shows that low-carbohydrate diets are associated with higher mortality, but less so for vegetarians. - [Is it monotonous to be monogamous?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-it-monotonous-to-be-monogamous.html) - The question "Are humans monogamous or not?" is answered by sources from the scientific world. Eliza Vlădescu takes an interdisciplinary tour to get an answer. - ["The insecure adults of the future" | Parent-child dependency](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-insecure-adults-of-the-future-parent-child-dependency-parents-and-children.html) - There are many cases where parents continue to treat their adult children as if they were still young and dependent on their parental intervention and skills. - [The end of the world in literature](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-end-of-the-world-in-literature.html) - The end of the world has been a permanent human preoccupation and, paradoxically, has existed since the dawn of civilisation. - [Good luck, bad luck...and cancer](https://st.network/health/good-luck-bad-luck-and-cancer.html) - Just as towns are not the same, the number of patients corresponding to each type of cancer is not the same. There are rare cancers and very common cancers. - [Friends and social networks](https://st.network/analysis/top/friends-and-social-networks-social-media.html) - Many young people measure their popularity by the number of followers, friends or likes they have on social media, which can affect their self-esteem. - [The church: from museum to hospital](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-church-from-museum-to-hospital.html) - The metaphor of the church as a hospital is so popular in the neo-Protestant milieu that it seems to highlight the hypocrisy of those attending divine services. - [From the written page to the screen | The winding paths of reading](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-the-written-page-to-the-screen-the-winding-paths-of-reading.html) - Reading is a cultural invention that uses the structures of the brain to create a new skill, says developmental psychologist Maryanne Wolf. - [The future and prophecy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-future-and-prophecy.html) - Prophecy is the revelation or message sent by God through a prophet (2 Chronicles 9:29; Ephesians 3:3). It is commonly called "the word of God". - [Be sad, better](https://st.network/analysis/top/be-sad-better.html) - We all know those people who run away from feeling sad. They don’t cry, they turn away from sad scenes in movies and they freeze up when conversations get deep. - [Henry's domino effect](https://st.network/analysis/top/henrys-domino-effect.html) - In his desire to secure an heir to the throne, Henry VIII set off a domino effect that would ultimately change the face of America and the world. - [Why we shouldn’t neglect the mealtime prayer](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-we-shouldnt-neglect-the-mealtime-prayer.html) - It could be a ritual, passed down through generations, a mechanically recited poem. But equally, the mealtime prayer can be a genuine spiritual exercise. - [Complete surrender: A life summed up in two words](https://st.network/analysis/top/complete-surrender-a-life-summed-up-in-two-words-eric-liddell.html) - It's easy to identify those that have changed our lives. For Eric Liddell, one such decision was to give up an Olympic race for his faith. - [What did Jesus believe about hell?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-jesus-believe-about-hell.html) - In "Divine Comedy", written in the early 14th century, Hell is described as a "city of woe" and a place of "eternal pain"—metaphors of endless suffering. - [What is the value of patience in a world of passions?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-is-the-value-of-patience-in-a-world-of-passions.html) - Probably because in a society where time is money, to be patient is to lose. Patience is the antithesis of the instant gratification we expect from everything. - ["A Time to Forgive" | Book Review](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-time-to-forgive-book-review-forgive.html) - A Time to Forgive is the story of a pilgrimage through the void of pain and trauma. A father struggles to forgive his daughter's killer. - [Colour you happy](https://st.network/analysis/top/colour-you-happy.html) - Helping people find happiness and meaning is precisely the goal of the new field of positive psychology”. But how do we actually achieve happiness? - [Salvation from the end of the spear](https://st.network/analysis/top/salvation-from-the-end-of-the-spear-gospel.html) - Their common dream was to take the Gospel to the far reaches of the earth. The future was to bring them together in an extremely dangerous dream. - [What did Jesus believe about the Sabbath?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-jesus-believe-about-the-sabbath.html) - To best understand what Jesus believed about the Sabbath, it is important to move from the explicit statements He made to those that need further elaboration. - [The God Who takes cares of all my needs](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-god-who-takes-care-of-all-my-needs.html) - “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) - [Louis Braille | The blind man who opened their eyes](https://st.network/analysis/top/louis-braille-the-blind-man-who-opened-their-eyes.html) - Louis Braille said: "God was pleased to hold before my eyes the splendours of hope. After that, doesn't it seem that nothing could keep me bound to the earth?" - [Caught between the hands of a clock](https://st.network/analysis/top/caught-between-the-hands-of-a-clock-time.html) - The value of leisure time tends to be undervalued. This is wrong, because when we free ourselves from the routine of survival, we find resources to create. - [Interpreting Scripture: Bible Questions and Answers | Book Review](https://st.network/analysis/top/interpreting-scripture-bible-questions-and-answers-book-review.html) - The book is divided into 3 main sections: questions about the Bible in general, questions from the Old Testament, and questions from the New Testament. - [Understanding breast cancer](https://st.network/health/understanding-breast-cancer.html) - Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Breast cancer claims the lives of more women than most other forms of cancer. - [Future technology and current concerns](https://st.network/science/future-technology-and-current-concerns.html) - For the technology to be adopted on a large scale, it needs to be understood through school education, but also through retraining and refresher courses. - [Light and shadow in our world of words](https://st.network/analysis/top/light-and-shadow-in-our-world-of-words.html) - Perhaps we have a rich and nuanced vocabulary, but how aware are we, when using our words, that they can be either medicines or weapons with which we wound? - [Agents of God](https://st.network/analysis/top/agents-of-god.html) - John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world,” and the original Greek word for “world” is kosmos, meaning “the world as a created, organised entity.” - [The faith of a surgeon](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-faith-of-a-surgeon-ben-carson.html) - Carson strongly believes God gives him the wisdom to do what he does. He prays before every surgery and asks the families of his patients to do the same. - [Not by sight](https://st.network/analysis/top/not-by-sight-derek-rabelo.html) - “I had a dream to surf because I always lived near the beach,” says Derek Rabelo. “I could hear the ocean and I could feel the sound of the waves. - [From hostages to fear tamers](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-hostages-to-fear-tamers.html) - Specialists say that fear, anxiety, and shame are the key emotions behind almost any problem we struggle with, and the fuel of our unhappiness. - [Trust, the resource of intelligent people](https://st.network/analysis/top/trust-the-resource-of-intelligent-people.html) - The study defines generalised trust as trust in other members of society, as opposed to particularised trust, which refers to people close to us. - [Why compliments make our day better](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-compliments-make-our-day-better.html) - Although people tend to underestimate the positive impact that kind words have on others, the brain processes compliments as if they were financial rewards. - [Stuck in childhood | The Peter Pan syndrome](https://st.network/analysis/top/stuck-in-childhood-the-peter-pan-syndrome.html) - Understanding the Peter Pan syndrome that the family of an addict develops has led to codependent support and recovery programmes such as Al-Anon and Alateen. - [Science has proven that God doesn’t exist. True or false?](https://st.network/science/science-has-proven-that-god-doesnt-exist-true-or-false.html) - Has science proved that God doesn’t exist? No. That’s the simple and true answer. Science cannot prove God’s non-existence. - [Having the courage to be a stepparent](https://st.network/analysis/top/having-the-courage-to-be-a-stepparent.html) - The most important thing to work on as a stepparent is to act like an adult, to learn and practice grace and humility, stressing that "it's not all about you. - [Jesus, the commandments, and legalism](https://st.network/analysis/top/jesus-the-commandments-and-legalism.html) - Jesus looked at the Pharisee who was confident in his own "righteousness" and felt that, thank God, he was doing very well, compared to other people. - [How to give your money away and make it count](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-give-your-money-away-and-make-it-count-charity.html) - Concerned you have been approached by a charity fraud? Scam Watch websites provide a list of known scams reporting tools to help ensure others are protected. - ["The old world is gone" | Global economic projections](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-old-world-is-gone-global-economic-projections-global-economy.html) - The global economy remains in a precarious state, stressing that it lacks the strength to make substantial progress in eradicating extreme poverty. - [Paupers and swindlers: Why banknotes don't wipe away tears](https://st.network/analysis/top/money-paupers-and-swindlers-why-banknotes-dont-wipe-away-tears.html) - If we are honest, we admit that offering money to beggars on the street is the embodiment of a mixture of compassion. - [They took up the cross and killed](https://st.network/analysis/top/they-took-up-the-cross-and-killed-crusades.html) - In addition to the nine major crusades for the Holy Land, the 13th-16th centuries saw crusades against pagans but also against schismatic Christians. - [Living Biblically?](https://st.network/analysis/top/living-biblically-bible.html) - eeting God and letting Him speak in and through the Bible in the context of a relationship with Him will change you forever. - [How well are you protected against scammers?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-well-are-you-protected-against-scammers.html) - Scammers have taken advantage of new technologies, and current scams are using social media apps and new payment methods that didn’t exist a decade ago. - [The path of renewal: from words that “ignite the wheel of life” to those that guard the soul](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-path-of-renewal-from-words-that-ignite-the-wheel-of-life-to-those-that-guard-the-soul.html) - In one of the most heart-wrenching moments a family can experience, a grieving father paused for a few moments to say the words his son needed to hear most. - [Why you should not be afraid of the midlife crisis](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-you-should-not-be-afraid-of-the-midlife-crisis.html) - The midlife crisis is a compelling subject for writers—characters who are happy with their lives start to slip into "madness'" halfway through their lives. - [Loving your neighbour  | “And who is my neighbour?”](https://st.network/analysis/top/loving-your-neighbour-and-who-is-my-neighbour.html) - Throughout history, increasingly narrower, the neighbour of this type of person was the one who shared the same characteristics. - [An investigation into the credibility of the Apocalypse](https://st.network/analysis/top/an-investigation-into-the-credibility-of-the-apocalypse-prophecy.html) - Repeated disappointments in history have led many to lose faith in the apocalyptic message of the Bible. Should we abandon biblical prophecy forever? - [Created with a need for rest](https://st.network/analysis/top/created-with-a-need-for-rest.html) - Setting boundaries between work and rest is not only a strategy for maintaining our productivity, it also reflects on the health of our relationship with God. - [Busting four porn myths](https://st.network/analysis/top/busting-four-porn-myths.html) - It’s been said that porn and the internet rose together. As technology develops, this industry finds new and even more instant ways to entangle consumers. - [The theology of the cross and the “theology” of the coming of age](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-theology-of-the-cross-and-the-theology-of-the-coming-of-age-bonhoeffer.html) - The complex personality of the renowned Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his works, and his life of struggle and suffering overwhelm us. - [The man who opened the windows of heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-man-who-opened-the-windows-of-heaven-god.html) - First of all, George Muller had learned the art of waiting on God in prayer. He believed that he had to work as if success depended entirely on his efforts. - [Pray as you can](https://st.network/analysis/top/pray-as-you-can-prayer.html) - I find prayer really hard. If I had to give reasons for all my tears over the past few years, most of them have come during conversations with God. - [What diet can and cannot do for depression](https://st.network/health/what-diet-can-and-cannot-do-for-depression.html) - Anyone who suffers from depression is likely to be fed up with advice from otherwise well-meaning friends who send them all sorts of online articles. - [How did Jesus view the Scriptures?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-did-jesus-view-the-scriptures.html) - The Gospels show that Jesus was familiar with the content of the Scriptures, which He saw as the final authority for establishing truth. - [From martyr to student, or how to be a superficial viewer](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-martyr-to-student-or-how-to-be-a-superficial-viewer-bible.html) - There are several other problems specific to religious illiteracy: the assumption of the ignorant is that the Bible is just a book. - [The courage to believe](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-courage-to-believe-jesus.html) - Who was Jesus really? Why is neo-atheism concerned with promoting such a Jesus, and why is He nothing more than a new form of doubt? - [How to build a better brain](https://st.network/science/how-to-build-a-better-brain.html) - The first time he saw a living human brain, neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta says it became “a powerful and life-changing experience”. - [The miracle of my resurrection](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-miracle-of-my-resurrection-god.html) - God was able to place a blessing even in the tragedy of death that has polluted this earth. This is why the Bible compares death to sleep. - [The theological masterpiece of the Reformation](https://st.network/religion/the-calvin-the-logical-ce-reformation.html) - Without limiting himself to the biblical text, Calvin enriched this work with his knowledge of the works of classical philosophy and rhetorical devices. - [A birthday gift out of the blue](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-birthday-gift-out-of-the-blue-father.html) - The Father in Jesus’ story saves His son’s life with food, shelter and a home to come back to. Even though he walked away from the One who had created him. - [What did Jesus believe about Creation?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-jesus-believe-about-creation.html) - Jesus is the source and sustainer of all that exists, and so the entire created universe exists through and for Jesus Christ (Romans 11:36). - [Stories with happy endings | How to keep going despite the obstacles](https://st.network/analysis/top/stories-with-happy-endings-how-to-keep-going-despite-the-obstacles.html) - If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere, said Frank A. Clark, an American lawyer and politician. - [The relay of small acts of kindness](https://st.network/analysis/top/chris-mburu-the-relay-of-small-acts-of-kindness.html) - When it comes to kindness, few things could demonstrate the butterfly effect better than the story of Chris Mburu and Hilde Back. - [All or nothing](https://st.network/analysis/top/all-or-nothing-nikolaus-ludwig-von-zinzendorf.html) - In 1710, the name of a 10-year-old boy of noble birth, Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, was inscribed in Francke's University. - [Two false oppositions: reason vs. faith and science vs. religion](https://st.network/science/two-false-oppositions-reason-vs-faith-and-science-vs-religion.html) - The subject of knowledge, which modern science dreamed of eliminating from the explanatory picture, thus became a variable in the equation. - [Why we paint: the Krubi sisters](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-we-paint-the-krubi-sisters.html) - In a world where cultures are constantly changing, the Krubi sisters recognise the importance of preservingthe history and knowledge passed down to them. - [A brief history of van life](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-brief-history-of-van-life.html) - For a long time, van life has been exclusive to the nomads, the hippies and the cash-strapped. But today, it appeals to a much wider range of people. - [Jealousy, the enemy of a balanced relationship](https://st.network/analysis/top/jealousy-the-enemy-of-a-balanced-relationship.html) - Whether seen as a sign of true love or of mistrust of one's partner, jealousy is a range of states and behaviours attributed to romantic relationships. - [(Dis)connecting](https://st.network/analysis/top/disconnecting-disconnection.html) - There are two major approaches that differ in their ideology: we may desire disconnection to focus on personal development or to escape responsibilities. - [Lou, the woman with no regrets left](https://st.network/analysis/top/lou-the-woman-with-no-regrets-left.html) - Any sacrifice is hard to understand from the outside. Lou Xiaoying, a simple woman from China who chose to rescue what others had abandoned. - [Is Jesus Christ the only Saviour of the world?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-jesus-christ-the-only-saviour-of-the-world.html) - Christians have preached one answer: Jesus Christ—faith in Him, His resurrection and His promise to give eternal life to all who believe in Him. - [How well do you know your heroes?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-well-do-you-know-your-heroes-clive-staples-lewis.html) - In popular culture, Lewis is still best remembered as the improbable author of some of the 20th century’s best-loved children’s stories. - [A year of waiting](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-year-of-waiting.html) - For me, 2022 was the year of waiting. After a long time, this word has managed to define our lives, thoughts and actions to an unexpected degree. - [Baptism by fire](https://st.network/analysis/top/baptism-by-fire-anabaptists.html) - Probably no group in Christian history has been so unfairly judged as the Anabaptists. The early reformers referred to them as monsters. - [A plea for leisure](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-plea-for-leisure.html) - Leisure is the only method through which a neural network called the default mode network is activated in the brain, as identified by researchers. - [The mystery of the seventh day (III)—Was Jesus a legalist?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mystery-of-the-seventh-day-iii-was-jesus-a-legalist-sabbath.html) - In the first two articles of this series, we examined the biblical theology of the Sabbath in relation to the divine act of creation. - [Waters of death, waters of life](https://st.network/analysis/top/waters-of-death-waters-of-life-baptism.html) - Baptism is about letting go of the old self and being made new. All your mistakes can be forgiven when you give yourself to the One who gave everything for you. - [What should we do about prejudice?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-should-we-do-about-prejudice.html) - For Christians, the example of the life of Jesus should quickly dispel this prejudice. He was not afraid of those who were different. - [How to inspire a passion for reading in your children](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-inspire-a-passion-for-reading-in-your-children.html) - The low number of children who read every day should be a serious concern because a passion for reading has a greater impact on a child's success in school. - [A tsunami put under a microscope](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-tsunami-put-under-a-microscope.html) - The tsunami hit me on the inside as well. When the tranquillity and normalcy of yesteryears began to recede month after month, I knew what was to come. - [Finding comfort in discomfort](https://st.network/analysis/top/finding-comfort-in-discomfort.html) - Most of the time, I get nowhere with such an approach. Yet a course of action that involves minimal effort and a dose of discomfort can produce lasting results. - [Miracles or superstition? | An a posteriori response to the anti-supernaturalist assumption](https://st.network/analysis/top/miracles-or-superstition-an-a-posteriori-response-to-the-anti-supernaturalist-assumption.html) - One of the authors best able to talk about miracles in an academic way is the theologian Craig Keener, professor of biblical studies at Asbury Seminary, USA. - [Proximity to death](https://st.network/analysis/top/proximity-to-death.html) - Paradoxically, the personal view of death always takes many forms; it depends and changes according to age, the culture in which one is educated. - [How the soul breathes](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-the-soul-breathes-prayer.html) - The longing to draw closer to God in prayer has spanned millennia and is found in the soul of every Christian who strives to remain on the Way. - [The mystery of the seventh day (II)—from Abraham to Paul](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mystery-of-the-seventh-day-ii-from-abraham-to-paul-sabbath.html) - The Sabbath as a divine command as a reference in the Sinaitic Covenant does not appear as an innovation. This fact is of paramount importance. - [Build boundaries, protect your marriage](https://st.network/analysis/top/build-boundaries-protect-your-marriage.html) - Strength is found in our hands and arms, often in our actions. So what are you doing to protect your marriage through your actions? - [The problem with chronic desiderative thinking](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-problem-with-chronic-desiderative-thinking-christianity.html) - The stakes of Christianity cannot be traded for any other stakes. It concerns the eternal salvation of those who recognize Jesus Christ as the Son of God. - [The Shakahola massacre | The apocalypse that brings psychosis instead of hope](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-shakahola-massacre-the-apocalypse-that-brings-psychosis-instead-of-hope-revelation.html) - Can we blame the message of the Book of Revelation for the many apocalyptic movements in Christian history that have led people to make unwise decisions? - [The splendour of existence](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-splendour-of-existence-life.html) - Life is a miracle, and like all miracles, it requires revelation. Both the genesis of any quest and its finality are condensed in the awareness that we are. - [The disgrace of (anti-)Catholicism](https://st.network/religion/the-disgrace-of-anti-catholicism-catholic-church.html) - Before the Schism in 1054, the church everywhere, in the West and in the East, was theoretically "whole" (Catholic) and "righteous" (Orthodox). - [The end of the world, overlooked by philosophy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-end-of-the-world-overlooked-by-philosophy.html) - Although the end of the world seems to be a constant in the collective mind, generating numerous alternative scenarios, it is almost absent from philosophy. - [The things that really matter](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-things-that-really-matter-things-that-matter.html) - It is the hard times that show us that for the things that matter, we are willing to face obstaclesand do whatever it takes to regain lost security. - [Say it with a poem](https://st.network/analysis/top/say-it-with-a-poem-roje-ndayambaje.html) - Meet Rojé Ndayambaje. He didn’t enjoy sharing his life for a long time and he’d often divert the conversation when asked about his past. - [Ahn Ei Sook | The Wolf Tamer](https://st.network/analysis/top/ahn-ei-sook-the-wolf-tamer.html) - The story that turns Ahn Ei Sook into a model of Christian resistance against oppression began in the 1930s when she refused to worship Amaterasu. - [The mystery of the seventh day (I)—the earth bears witness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mystery-of-the-seventh-day-i-the-earth-bears-witness.html) - By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested (way-yi-šbōt) from all his work. - [You are a Dirt Creature](https://st.network/analysis/top/you-are-a-dirt-creature.html) - God makes the dirt creature out of the dirt. You’d think in the next movement, God would put these new beings to work to build Him some shrine or temple. - [Christianity, between constraint and libertinism](https://st.network/religion/christianity-between-constraint-and-libertinism.html) - Is Christianity a straitjacket and a religion of restrictions? How can liberty be understood in the context of these prohibitions? - [In search of balance](https://st.network/analysis/top/in-search-of-balance.html) - For me, balance means having the capacity for critical selection and synthesis. To avoid the toxic extremes of seemingly one-size-fits-all solutions. - [No matter what we do, we are merely puppets on a string. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/no-matter-what-we-do-we-are-merely-puppets-on-a-string-true-or-false-conspiracy-theories.html) - When it comes to conspiracy theories, the public quickly becomes polarised. The recipe is well-known: backstage agreements, top-secret information. - [Anti-papism: realism or paranoia? (III) The idol and the mark of the "beast"](https://st.network/analysis/top/anti-papism-realism-or-paranoia-iii-the-idol-and-the-mark-of-the-beast-the-false-prophet.html) - The activity of the false prophet, as described in the prophecy, explains the restoration and overall success of the Antichrist beast. - [Everyone goes through a midlife crisis. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/everyone-goes-through-a-midlife-crisis-true-or-false.html) - Midlife crisis has been theorised since the last century. It was identified by Carl Jung as a phenomenon experienced by people between the ages of 40 and 60. - [The dilemma of unfulfilled Bible prophecies](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-dilemma-of-unfulfilled-bible-prophecies.html) - Have all the prophecies of the Bible been fulfilled? If not, what does the failure of some of them to be fulfilled say about the credibility of the Bible? - [The faith of a scientist](https://st.network/science/the-faith-of-a-scientist-dr-john-ashton.html) - During his university years, Ashton worked in the research division of the world’s pre-eminent mining and petroleum company, BHP Billiton. - [The Edict of Milan](https://st.network/religion/the-edict-of-milan-constantine.html) - Constantine brought about more changes to Christianity in terms of beliefs than any other period in the early three centuries of the Christian era. - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Investigation | Part VII: Adventism After the Great Disappointment ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-investigation-part-vii-adventism-after-the-great-disappointment-adventist.html) - Following the repeated Great Disappointment of 1844, the Adventist movement underwent dramatic changes. Many believers returned to the secular world. - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Inquiry | Part VI: Waiting for the return of Jesus in 19th century Europe and the United States](https://st.network/religion/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-vi-waiting-for-the-return-of-jesus-in-19th-century-europe-and-the-united-states.html) - In 1829-1835 James A Begg published a series of tracts on the second coming of Jesus, the prophecies and the seventh day as a day of rest for the whole world. - ["Having a child solves all a couple's problems." True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/having-a-child-solves-all-a-couples-problems-true-or-false.html) - If the myth of saving a family by having a child were told in this way, many (though not all) of those who believe it today would probably no longer believe it. - [On the banks of a river where no one had ever been](https://st.network/analysis/top/jim-elliot-on-the-banks-of-a-river-where-no-one-had-ever-been-jim-elliot.html) - Jim Elliot was 25 years old when he headed to Ecuador as a result of the answer he sought from God regarding his future and prayed to understand God’s plan. - [Blood is (not always) thicker than water | Sibling estrangement, from causes to solutions](https://st.network/analysis/top/blood-is-not-always-thicker-than-water-sibling-estrangement-from-causes-to-solutions.html) - For at least one party, sibling estrangement can be more painful than loss through death, says writer Fern Schumer Chapman,. - [Why is everyone so angry all the time?](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-is-everyone-so-angry-all-the-time.html) - Why is everyone so angry about everything all of the time?” That was the title of a Sydney Morning Herald article by journalist and academic Waleed Aly. - [Anti-papism: realism or paranoia? (II)](https://st.network/analysis/top/anti-papism-realism-or-paranoia-ii-the-papacy.html) - Paul foresaw that the "man of lawlessness," Jesus's rival, would be an individual, whereas the papacy is a system, an institution. - [The shame that changes us (or not)](https://st.network/analysis/top/11517-the-shame-that-changes-us-or-not.html) - If shame were a character, its main characteristic would be its ability to creep into the depths, avoiding any trace of light and any discussion of itself. - ["God is against all forms of contraception." True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/god-is-against-all-forms-of-contraception-true-or-false.html) - While the Catholic Church oppose contraception, several Christian churches accept it under certain conditions designed to maintain a moral framework. - [What did Jesus think about Himself?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-did-jesus-think-about-himself.html) - Jesus Christ is certainly the most fascinating person in human history, if we look at how He has been understood throughout the history of Christian thought. - [Putting money in its place](https://st.network/analysis/top/putting-money-in-its-place.html) - It’s a place of peace that can’t be found in the selfish use of money. Jesus set the priority: “Seek the kingdom of God above all else”. - [The prophecy of the Messiah](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-prophecy-of-the-messiah.html) - Daniel chapter 9 contains what many consider to be the most sublime prophecy of the Old Testament—a prophecy of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. - [The disaster that changed everything without changing anything](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-disaster-that-changed-everything-without-changing-anything-economic-crisis.html) - Years of prosperity swallowed up in a few months of recession—that's how you could sum up the global economic crisis that began in 2007. - [Visible and invisible chains](https://st.network/analysis/top/visible-and-invisible-chains-addiction.html) - Today, addiction is one of the most complex and pervasive problems faced not only by society but also by the Church, a problem that transcends cultures. - [Brain health, a key to a happy life](https://st.network/health/brain-health-a-key-to-a-happy-life-happiness.html) - here are things anyone can do to become happier, says Amen, emphasising that improving brain health is the first step we can take on our way to a happy life. - [The Great Schism, the great egos](https://st.network/religion/the-great-schism-the-great-egos.html) - A thousand years after the Great Schism, we know that it was not just a matter of miscommunication, but of essential things. - ["I have no strength unless I eat meat." True or false?](https://st.network/health/i-have-no-strength-unless-i-eat-meat-true-or-false.html) - Many people are addicted to meat—their whole diet revolves around it and they believe that it is impossible to eat less meat, let alone give it up completely. - [When love blooms a second time | Couples who find each other after divorce](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-love-blooms-a-second-time-couples-who-find-each-other-after-divorce.html) - Many couples realise the price they paid for failing to find common ground after divorce, and a few manage to find the forgotten path to their partner's heart. - [Antipapism: realism or paranoia? (I)](https://st.network/analysis/top/antipapism-realism-or-paranoia-i-antichrist.html) - "Antichrist" is a word that was invented by Christians to describe the deceiver of mankind, foretold in the prophecies of Daniel, Paul, and John. - [Things we forget about Martin Luther King Jr](https://st.network/analysis/top/things-we-forget-about-martin-luther-king-jr.html) - The words carved in stone at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial are inspiring, which is why many of them become social media posts in response to news stories. - [The spring of happiness never runs dry](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-spring-of-happiness-never-runs-dry-harmony.html) - As my thoughts drew closer to the tenuous yet vigorous spring beneath them, a word intersected my search like an intense beam of light. Harmony. - [Teenagers and religion](https://st.network/analysis/top/teenagers-and-religion.html) - Vasilios Thermos believes that, while the faith of teenagers becomes more and more personal, the fear of hypocrisy is greater than any other. - [Hungry for youth and immortality](https://st.network/analysis/top/ageing-hungry-for-youth-and-immortality.html) - Modern individuals no longer wish to recover anything from the natural ageing process that their ancestors practised with such serenity. - [Jumping High: The one who inspired me at the Olympics](https://st.network/analysis/top/nicola-mcdermott-jumping-high-the-one-who-inspired-me-at-the-olympics.html) - If you watched the Tokyo 2020 Olympics you may be familiar with McDermott. The 25-year-old athlete grabbed the world’s attention at the Tokyo Olympics. - [How much is too much?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-much-is-too-much-mergers.html) - We live in a world increasingly dominated by mergers and corporate consolidation. The companies that wield increasing power over our lives are getting bigger. - [Dante's imaginary translation of the torments of Hell](https://st.network/analysis/top/dantes-imaginary-translation-of-the-torments-of-hell.html) - In his Comedy, Dante collected popular conceptions of the afterlife. His universe was built on ancient traditions, pagan legends mixed with Christian elements. - [The invention of movable type](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-invention-of-movable-type-gutenberg.html) - A former blacksmith in the city of Mainz turned pioneer typographer, Johann Gutenberg (1400-1468) invented the movable type in 1439/1440. - [A new theory of evolution—or several complementary theories?](https://st.network/science/a-new-theory-of-evolution-or-several-complementary-theories-life-on-earth.html) - Strange as it sounds, scientists still do not know the answers to some of the most basic questions about how life on Earth evolved. - [The Second Coming: Escape or Energiser?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-escape-or-energiser.html) - Because God will rule, the disproportion in which we live will sooner or later come to an end, because this God will countenance no continuing disproportion. - [The saving emotional intelligence](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-saving-emotional-intelligence.html) - Specialists emphasise several benefits of educating the general public in the spirit of developing the individual potential of emotional intelligence. - ["In remembrance of me" | A God who does not forget us](https://st.network/analysis/top/in-remembrance-of-me-a-god-who-does-not-forget-us-remember.html) - "Is it not too sadly true that we can recollect anything but Christ, and forget nothing so easy as Him whom we ought to remember?"—Charles Spurgeon - [The Lord's Supper: Remembering Christ’s death](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-lords-supper-remembering-christs-death.html) - Humans have practised rituals for millennia. Two thousand years ago, Jesus asked us to remember the Lord's supper. What made it so special? - ["Eternity In Their Hearts" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/eternity-in-their-hearts-book-review-by-don-richardson.html) - Born in Canada, in 1935, Don Richardson carried on the Renaissance spirit of the great missionaries in his books, "Peace child" & "Lords of the Earth". - [What about hypocrisy?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-about-hypocrisy.html) - Hypocrisy is a human attempt to divert attention from the truth by creating a lead with the intention of convincing others of something completely different. - [The risks of discussions about saving the world](https://st.network/environment/the-risks-of-discussions-about-saving-the-world-climate.html) - The concern for the planet's climate and its ecology has been in the world's attention for many decades and in 1987, the Montreal Protocol was finalised. - [Courage in the deluge](https://st.network/analysis/top/help-courage-in-the-deluge.html) - People banded together to help Queensland get back on its feet again after the flood, including volunteers who worked tirelessly to restore normality. - [The Good Place: great questions, medium answers](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-good-place-great-questions-medium-answers.html) - In the opening scene of The Good Place, celestial being Michael explains that most world religions get their respective understandings of the afterlife. - [The limits of education and education with limits](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-limits-of-education-and-education-with-limits.html) - It is quite possible that precisely rejecting or negotiating the limits that education imposes hinders the good effects of education. - ["You have to give up being human to endure and survive" | Life in the North Korean prison system](https://st.network/analysis/top/you-have-to-give-up-being-human-to-endure-and-survive-life-in-the-north-korean-prison-system.html) - Rape, torture, extrajudicial executions, and starvation are common practices in the North Korean prison system dehumanising detainees. - [To raise an Amish child](https://st.network/analysis/top/to-raise-an-amish-child-technology.html) - I’m a walking contradiction when it comes to technology. I stream media at home, but am doing everything I can to shield my child having any screen time. - [Don’t come back...](https://st.network/analysis/top/dont-come-back-kingdom-of-god.html) - Biblical prophecy has already revealed the end to us. Unable to be stopped or diverted by any earthly arm, the Kingdom of God is coming. - [Regaining lost free time | A parent's route to leisure time](https://st.network/analysis/top/regaining-lost-free-time-a-parents-route-to-leisure-time.html) - Sometimes, parents end up not having any free time during the day. For Christian parents, there is an added stress of a different nature. - [Why we don’t follow through when we know we should](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-we-dont-follow-through-when-we-know-we-should.html) - Why we don’t follow through when we know we should? But why do our ambitions of self-improvement rarely stick the way we hope they will? - [Are we ready for an "imminent" global water crisis?](https://st.network/environment/are-we-ready-for-an-imminent-global-water-crisis.html) - A global water crisis looms on the horizon as the world continues its reckless run of "vampiric overuse," warns a new United Nations report. - [Life under the cross and death at the stake](https://st.network/analysis/top/jan-hus-life-under-the-cross-and-death-at-the-stake.html) - The spark of reform was ignited in Hus's heart when he read the works of the English reformer John Wycliffe. Hus delivered approximately three thousand sermons. - [The Great Reset: realities, utopia, conspiracy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-great-reset-realities-utopia-conspiracy.html) - The phrase "the Great Reset" generated over eight million interactions on Facebook and tweets about it were shared almost two million times on Twitter. - ["Are you as old as you feel?" The factors of successful ageing](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-you-as-old-as-you-feel-the-factors-of-successful-ageing.html) - The factors behind successful ageing have been the subject of research for decades, but the subjective side of ageing still needs to be explored. - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Inquiry | Part V: Nineteenth-Century Millenarianism in the British Isles](https://st.network/analysis/top/millenarian-the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-v-nineteenth-century-millenarianism-in-the-british-isles.html) - In this era of universal millenarian effervescence dozens of studies, articles, and books were published in the course of only a few decades. - [The emancipation of a free man](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-emancipation-of-a-free-man-louis-zamperini.html) - Louis Zamperini felt the bizarre smell of death so many times that he was on the verge of losing his mind, but he was able to breathe life into an entire world. - [Get your brain in shape](https://st.network/health/get-your-brain-in-shape-exercise.html) - For a long time we’ve exercised for our physique. But studies are showing more and more the mind-blowing benefits exercise has on our brains. - [The road to heaven passes by your neighbour](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-road-to-heaven-passes-by-your-neighbour.html) - Jesus shows that, in the effort to fulfil the commandment to love our neighbour, the “neighbour” is not the one who receives help, but the one who offers help. - [Domestic violence can be a precursor to suicide](https://st.network/analysis/top/domestic-violence-can-be-a-precursor-to-suicide.html) - Women who experienced domestic violence were three times more likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those who were not victims of domestic abuse. - [King, emperor, reformer](https://st.network/analysis/top/king-emperor-reformer-charlemagne.html) - Charlemagne left behind a legacy. The most significant initiative of Charlemagne that had long-lasting effects was the development of education. - [A king's dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the gospel of liberation](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-kings-dream-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-gospel-of-liberation.html) - Like any public and influential person, Martin Luther King, Jr. was controversial, contested, and accused of being undeserving of his fame. - [When sounds proclaim the glory of God](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-sounds-proclaim-the-glory-of-god-johann-sebastian-bach-and-george-friedrich-handel.html) - The year 1685 gave the world two of its greatest composers: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Friedrich Handel - [Gambling’s dark underbelly](https://st.network/analysis/top/gamblings-dark-underbelly-gambling.html) - Problem gambling in Australia is an issue seldom talked about, but we ignore it at our peril. If you have been impacted by problem gambling, there is hope. - [The journey to financial freedom](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-journey-to-financial-freedom-money.html) - Money . . . It’s one of the least chosen table topics of choice. Talking about money is necessary if we want to turn our situations around. - [The "background noise" of free will](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-background-noise-of-free-will.html) - It's a question that has plagued philosophers for thousands of years: "Is free will an illusion? If free will is an illusion, why does it feel so real?" - [How harmful is corporal punishment for children?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-harmful-is-corporal-punishment-for-children.html) - Most scientific authorities seem to vehemently oppose any form of corporal punishment, from a mild spanking to other more serious forms of punishment. - [Happiness is under the shadow of closeness](https://st.network/analysis/top/happiness-is-under-the-shadow-of-closeness.html) - In my country, ordinary people tend to think that contentment is an emotional state more easily accessible than happiness. "Happiness is for the boyars". - [The sad people at the circus](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-sad-people-at-the-circus.html) - In the evening, the main boulevard in Las Vegas is so crowded, that in order to move forward you actually have to make your way through the people. - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Inquiry | Part IV: The world in the 18th-19th centuries](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-iv-the-world-in-the-18th-19th-centuries-the-19th-century.html) - In the 19th century, the Enlightenment gave way to modernism, an increasingly materialistic, secularising, and atheist current. - [(Un)certainties after a year of war in Ukraine](https://st.network/analysis/top/uncertainties-after-a-year-of-war-in-ukraine.html) - On February 24, 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine, and the fall of the Kyiv seemed to be only a matter of days, but the war has just crossed the one-year mark. - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Inquiry | Part I: The fossilisation of the great Christian hope](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-i-the-fossilisation-of-the-great-christian-hope.html) - For true Christians, the doctrine of the second coming of Jesus has always been the supreme expression of faith and hope, because Christ is the only salvation. - [The Second Coming Files: a 2000-Year Inquiry | Part II: Millenarianism as a forgotten orthodoxy](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-ii-millenarianism-as-a-forgotten-orthodoxy-revelation.html) - Is this rejection of apocalyptic millenarianism justified? What does Revelation actually predict? - [The Second Coming Files: A 2000-Year Inquiry | Part III: Modern Millenarianism](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-second-coming-files-a-2000-year-inquiry-part-iii-modern-millenarianism.html) - While the historic churches remained disinterested in millenarianism, Protestant pluralism allowed for research of the themes regarding the end of this world. - [The ideal of a couple](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-ideal-of-a-couple.html) - The role that the ideal of a couple can play in our lives is one of ordering the entire earthly existence, because the majority of people want to be happy here. - [14 reasons why cycling is good for you](https://st.network/health/14-reasons-why-cycling-is-good-for-you-bike.html) - Could jumping on a bike enrich your life? The environmental and social benefits of cycling are well known. Here's why you should consider giving it a go. - [Divorce among conservative Christians](https://st.network/analysis/top/divorce-among-conservative-christians.html) - In America, Protestants seem to divorce at least as often as people of other religious orientations. The idea has become an occasion for finger-pointing. - [Traveling with God: How we learn and grow on the journey](https://st.network/analysis/top/traveling-with-god-how-we-learn-and-grow-on-the-journey-travel.html) - When we travel through life with God, He will gently show us where we need to grow and empower us to become the best versions of ourselves. - [Small changes and their remarkable impact](https://st.network/analysis/top/small-changes-and-their-remarkable-impact.html) - Changing habits is like tightrope walking, an exercise in which the balance is fragile, but it is the small changes that pave the way to remarkable results. - [Between 6 and 10 years of extra life make a difference](https://st.network/health/between-6-and-10-years-of-extra-life-make-a-difference-healthy.html) - The Adventist lifestyle balances the life expectancy differences between men and women. The healthy habits add more years to the lives of both men and women. - [Why forgive? | The “justice” you don’t put to death won’t let you live](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-forgive-the-justice-you-dont-put-to-death-wont-let-you-live.html) - 94% of the population believes that it is very important to forgive. The bad news is that 85% admit that, in their own power, they are not ready to forgive. - [Love and the second "Yes!"](https://st.network/analysis/top/love-and-the-second-yes.html) - They have read that love lasts for two or three years and they couldn't get the possibility out of their minds altogether. - ["Why are we alone?" | Syria, the country of overlapping crises](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-are-we-alone-syria-the-country-of-overlapping-crises.html) - After more than a decade of civil war Syria is hit by a new crisis. People are digging graves again, for the adults and children who managed to survive the war. - [People get ready](https://st.network/analysis/top/people-get-ready.html) - The song, “People Get Ready” was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr’s march on Washington and his “I have a dream” speech. - [Vitamin D — another disappointment?](https://st.network/health/vitamin-d-another-disappointment.html) - If we had to choose a star among vitamins, a star similar to the celebrities that electrify the world of people, vitamin D would have a high chance of winning. - [Facing the person in the mirror](https://st.network/analysis/top/evil-facing-the-person-in-the-mirror.html) - According to the Bible, evil is not just an unsuitable environment into which we are born. Evil is part of our innate nature. It is part of our genetic code. - [Marathon ended](https://st.network/analysis/top/marathon-ended.html) - The apostle Paul talks about the marathon we call life: “I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). - [The dance of the “wolves”](https://st.network/analysis/top/wolf-the-dance-of-the-wolves.html) - The human is a wolf to his fellows when the fight to survive demands it, but, also when it is dictated not by the survival instinct, but by greed. - [When silence is not love](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-silence-is-not-love-abuse.html) - For Noora and Nujood divorce was the escape from a nightmare of domestic violence and abuse, into which they were thrown at a young age by their own families. - [The discovery of our century: t = t](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-discovery-of-our-century-t-t-time.html) - The assiduous exploitation of time is the foundation of centuries of prosperous civilisation, which now tends to become a benchmark for the rest of the planet. - [Life really is beautiful](https://st.network/analysis/top/life-really-is-beautiful.html) - Depression can be caused by many factors, but they’re all life-diminishing. G. Frauenfelder says that awakening the spirit of life within is the key to healing. - [Hygge your life](https://st.network/analysis/top/hygge-your-life.html) - What is hygge and does it even exist in Denmark? Is it as authentic as Ikea is to Sweden or a mere construct like the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show? - [Vegetarian essentials](https://st.network/health/vegetarian-essentials.html) - What we put into our bodies can have a direct impact on our health. A vegetarian diet isn’t a miracle cure, but it will promote well-being and longevity. - [Single parents and children’s religious education](https://st.network/analysis/top/single-parents-and-childrens-religious-education.html) - Is it possible, as single parents, to instil in our children a love for God and the church? Emilia Olaru believes it's possible and tells us us how she does it. - [Saying "I do"](https://st.network/analysis/top/saying-i-do-wedding.html) - A successful marriage isn’t that much about how the wedding has been conducted, but more about the decision a couple has made to declare their commitment. - ["The Harrowing of Hell" asks: Who was Jesus?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-harrowing-of-hell-asks-who-was-jesus.html) - There is perhaps no historical figure who is more frequently the topic of debates than Jesus Christ. Prophet or Conman? Divine or Human? Martyr or Madman? - [“Why do others love Jesus differently than we do?”](https://st.network/religion/why-do-others-love-jesus-differently-than-we-do.html) - Perhaps every child whose parents belong to a faith community notices religious differences between their family and others. How should parents address this? - [The dechristianisation of France | A history of failure](https://st.network/religion/the-dechristianisation-of-france-a-history-of-failure.html) - If in its early years the French Revolution had enjoyed a positive perception among European nations, that changed with the horrors of the Reign of Terror. - [Religion is harmful. True or false?](https://st.network/religion/religion-is-harmful-true-or-false.html) - The idea that religion is harmful to human development has no scientific support, but it is accompanied by a series of tragic experiences within the family. - [From the realm of utopias: A world without credit](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-the-realm-of-utopias-a-world-without-credit.html) - We live in an economic system whose main fuel is loans. For this reason, the phrase “a world without credit” sounds strange, to say the least. - ["Honour your father and your mother"](https://st.network/analysis/top/honour-your-father-and-your-mother.html) - The Bible says, "Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." How can we do that? - [Bevvies without the buzz](https://st.network/analysis/top/bevvies-without-the-buzz.html) - More than just a fleeting trend, non-alcoholic beverages are here to stay and are fast becoming big business. - [The surprise of this very night](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-surprise-of-this-very-night.html) - We build on the rock as long as we build like Him and with Him. Any resting place outside of this Model is a construction on sand even if it lasts for ages. - [“Immortality of the Soul or Resurrection of the Dead?” | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/immortality-of-the-soul-or-resurrection-of-the-dead-book-review.html) - Are there biblical grounds for the popular belief in the intrinsic immortality of the soul? Or was this belief not specific to first-generation Christians? - [How does the calming prayer help us manage volcanic emotions?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-does-the-calming-prayer-help-us-manage-volcanic-emotions.html) - How does prayer help us overcome intense emotions and return to a state of peace? Serenity can only be felt through a life lived in harmony with the divine will - [The conversion following conversion](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-conversion-following-conversion.html) - This article tells the story of John Newton, the slave trader turned priest, the composer of the most famous Christian hymn of all time: Amazing Grace. - [What's growing on your family tree?](https://st.network/analysis/top/whats-growing-on-your-family-tree.html) - In my work as a family therapist, one of the most insightful activities I do with my clients is to help them construct their family tree. - [Beyond the mask of anger](https://st.network/analysis/top/beyond-the-mask-of-anger.html) - Extreme violence is often a cry for help. Stories like that of Sephton Henry show what it means to offer help even when change for the better seems impossible. - [The Ecumenism Files IV: Ecumenism in recent times ](https://st.network/religion/the-ecumenism-files-iv-ecumenism-in-recent-times.html) - No Christian can oppose the unity for which Christ Himself prayed. To what extent is ecumenism included in God's concerns? Does His agenda include this desire? - [The science of dining](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-science-of-dining.html) - Eating together makes us human in a way few things have the power to do, and sharing a meal provides the context for which people feel loved, seen and heard. - [The Ecumenism Files III: From the Reformation to Postmodernity](https://st.network/religion/the-ecumenism-files-iii-from-the-reformation-to-postmodernity.html) - Through relativism, acceptance and tolerance, the ecumenical idea would gain new accents in postmodernity. - [The Ecumenism Files Part II: Ecclesial unity and the terror of medieval (religious) history](https://st.network/religion/the-ecumenism-files-part-ii-ecclesial-unity-and-the-terror-of-medieval-religious-history.html) - The circumstances of medieval church history make us realise that ecclesial unity achieved by fear is a counter-utopia. Unity by force is impossible. - [The Ecumenism Files Part I: From the Apostolic Church to the Great Schism](https://st.network/religion/the-ecumenism-files-part-i-from-the-apostolic-church-to-the-great-schism.html) - An analysis of the Great Schism shows that the rupture within the Christian Church must be studied as a historical process, not as an exact date. - [The leap into the unknown. Is there a cure for the fear of change?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-leap-into-the-unknown-is-there-a-cure-for-the-fear-of-change.html) - Fear has beneficial effects in certain limit situations and becomes harmful when it encourages passivity, dependence on predictability, and the lack of a plan. - ["More than a carpenter" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/more-than-a-carpenter-book-review.html) - Written in an accessible language, More Than a Carpenter shares the author’s personal experience in discovering the evidence in favour of Christianity. - [Summa Theologica | Theology’s sway with logic](https://st.network/analysis/top/summa-theologica-theologys-sway-with-logic.html) - Although Summa Theologica is an unfinished work, it remains monumental in its created synthesis. It is a systematisation of the entire Christian theology. - [Sex should not be limited by any religious inhibition. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/sex-should-not-be-limited-by-any-religious-inhibition-true-or-false.html) - In a society marked by the disintegration of the Christian perspective on sexuality, what is there left for us to learn from Scripture? - [Movies and the fascination with good](https://st.network/analysis/top/movies-and-the-fascination-with-good.html) - People have always been fascinated by heroes. But what makes us look for them? What do modern heroes look like and what do they mean to the contemporary world? - [Metropolis](https://st.network/analysis/top/metropolis.html) - Urban alienation, a result of industrialisation, is one of the great themes approached critically by many artists. - [The awakening America needed](https://st.network/religion/the-awakening-america-needed.html) - In the 18th century, America was in the throes of an identity crisis. The new American lifestyle had earned New England the nickname of “the new English Sodom.” - [Stones speak to those willing to listen](https://st.network/analysis/top/stones-speak-to-those-willing-to-listen.html) - The Bible is part of history and archaeology is a tool that confirms the accuracy of the details provided by the Bible at a historical level. - [William Wilberforce | The “Nightingale” who devoured the Hydra](https://st.network/analysis/top/william-wilberforce-the-nightingale-who-devoured-the-hydra.html) - William Wilberforce, nicknamed the “Nightingale of the Commons,” made history with his contribution to the complete abolition of slavery in the British Empire. - [Gratitude your way into the New Year](https://st.network/analysis/top/gratitude-your-way-into-the-new-year.html) - Before entering the new year, there's one thing we'd do well to take in our stride: the practice of gratitude. Gratitude holds the key togreater well-being. - [The first Christmas gift-giver](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-first-christmas-gift-giver.html) - Though we can admire the Santa of today for his jovial demeanour and deep potbelly laugh, he represents a shadow of the legacy Saint Nicholas lived out. - [The rush for speaking in tongues](https://st.network/religion/the-rush-for-speaking-in-tongues.html) - Pentecostalism, which entered the ranks of traditional churches in the form of the charismatic movement, had a series of important effects on them. - [The mystery of the incarnation](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-mystery-of-the-incarnation.html) - Christmas can be a good occasion, though not necessarily the only one, to remember the saving gesture of the Saviour’s incarnation. - [The nativity of Jesus, "the most beautiful story in the world"](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-nativity-of-jesus-the-most-beautiful-story-in-the-world.html) - The nativity of Jesus gives meaning and hope to all the stories about us and the world in which we live. It is "the most beautiful story in the world." - [Born in Bethlehem, adopted by Hollywood](https://st.network/analysis/top/born-in-bethlehem-adopted-by-hollywood.html) - With an incredible life story, Jesus Christ is at the center of the most fabulous screenplay ever to fall into the hands of filmmakers. - [Behind the scenes of acts of kindness done at Christmas](https://st.network/analysis/top/behind-the-scenes-of-acts-of-kindness-done-at-christmas.html) - The holidays are a time of generosity, so at Christmas time, like no other time of the year, the Christian faith is seen as a force for good. - [From Jerusalem to Rome](https://st.network/religion/from-jerusalem-to-rome.html) - The Arch of Titus in Rome shows, ironically, that the glory of Rome could not have been born without the tragedy of the destruction of Jerusalem. - [Depression and the soul’s immune system](https://st.network/analysis/top/depression-and-the-souls-immune-system.html) - Research shows that God's servants suffer from depression just like any other people. Shouldn't religion protect both pastors and believers from depression? - [Christ’s soldiers on the world's front lines](https://st.network/religion/christs-soldiers-on-the-worlds-front-lines.html) - “Prayer at the centre of our mission and mission at the centre of our prayer.”– Salvation Army catch-phrase - [Athanasius | The defender of the New Testament](https://st.network/religion/athanasius-the-defender-of-the-new-testament.html) - The New Testament could have looked differently without Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria and church father of the Christian Church in the 4th century. - [The sprouts of genomics](https://st.network/science/the-sprouts-of-genomics.html) - The sequencing of the human genome and the discipline of bioinformatics paved the way for what we now call personalised medicine. - [It all adds up](https://st.network/analysis/top/it-all-adds-up.html) - Peter Larson was only six years old when he learned about something that deeply saddened him. What he did next makes for a beautiful story of selflessness. - [The final wake-up call](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-final-wake-up-call.html) - We all need a wake-up call every now and then. This one should be confronting for all of us, since it has cosmic repercussions. - [31 days of Christmas](https://st.network/analysis/top/31-days-of-christmas.html) - Advent is a structured on the 31 days of Christmas; an evenly paced, evenly spaced introduction to the story of Jesus’ birth, the hinge of history. - [More than stardust | Grandparents and their spiritual heritage](https://st.network/analysis/top/more-than-stardust-grandparents-and-their-spiritual-heritage.html) - Grandparents generally have a significant impact on their grandchildren's lives but those who authentically live their faith can have an incredible impact. - [Mother Teresa, a little nun with high ideals](https://st.network/analysis/top/mother-teresa-a-little-nun-with-high-ideals.html) - To this day, Mother Teresa continues to be a source of inspiration for young and old, rich and poor, regardless of religion or nationality. - [The Flight from God | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-flight-from-god-book-review.html) - The Flight from God describes the experience of alienation. When we think we are reaching a space where God is absent, we discover that God is already there. - [My child is unique and God knows it](https://st.network/analysis/top/my-child-is-unique-and-god-knows-it.html) - As Christian parents, the most important legacy we want to leave to our children is faith in God. - [An unusual preacher](https://st.network/religion/an-unusual-preacher.html) - The evangelistic approach of Charles Finney was deeply rooted in his theology. He held that people have a totally fallen nature and can only be saved by grace. - [Nine tips for taming tempers](https://st.network/analysis/top/nine-tips-for-taming-tempers.html) - One of the secrets of anger management is to dig around in your mind and uncover its real cause. Underneath anger there’s usually another strong emotion hiding. - [The Waldenses | The poor of Christ](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-waldenses-the-poor-of-christ.html) - The Waldenses proved that pure adherence to the Word of God is strong enough to conquer the hotbed of corruption of our time. - [Too tired to love?](https://st.network/analysis/top/too-tired-to-love.html) - Today, many couples struggle to find the time—or make the time—to nurture their relationship. Relationships need to be fed and nurtured regularly. - [When conflict occurs](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-conflict-occurs.html) - Disagreements between husbands and wives happen no matter how much they love each other, and this isn’t necessarily bad. Marital conflict is normal. - [The father of modern education](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-father-of-modern-education.html) - "In the works of Comenius one feels that a prophet is speaking; he was indeed a colossal figure, but only in recent years have his ideas received respect." - [One of my parents has Alzheimer's. How can I be sure I won’t be next?](https://st.network/health/one-of-my-parents-has-alzheimers-how-can-i-be-sure-i-wont-be-next.html) - Although a family history of Alzheimer's increases the risk of developing the disease, the picture of risk factors is very complex. - [The little giant](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-little-giant.html) - John Wesley’s life was amazing. During his work as a preacher, he travelled on horseback more than 400,000 kilometres, in England, Scotland, and Ireland. - [Cardboard therapy](https://st.network/analysis/top/cardboard-therapy.html) - Tabletop gaming reminds us of how we used to connect with each other before modern distractions and trasports us back to simpler times. - [The Ten Commandments](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-ten-commandments.html) - Many think the Ten Commandments were only created for the Israelites. However, God gave them to help people in every generation to love Him and love others. - ["All the places to go... How will you know?" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/all-the-places-to-go-how-will-you-know-book-review.html) - The book written by John Ortberg, "All the Places to Go... How Will You Know?" invites one to reflect on the discernment of God’s will regarding our lives. - [The great persecution](https://st.network/religion/the-great-persecution.html) - The persecution of the first centuries highlights a particularly interesting philosophical, religious, political, and psychological issue. - [How disposable are you?](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-disposable-are-you.html) - How much is a human life worth? $100? $10 million? Priceless? When we ask about the value of a life, the challenge for us is to see individuals as Jesus did. - [The meaning you find on your way back](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-meaning-you-find-on-your-way-back.html) - One of the most burning questions that has lasted for centuries and has troubled many enlightened minds is the dilemma of the meaning of life. - [Edson White | Education between teaching and betrayal](https://st.network/analysis/top/edson-white-education-between-teaching-and-betrayal.html) - In 1867, when Edson White was 18 years old and working at the Adventist type-room in Battle Creek, Michigan, he had a transformative conversation with Mr Bell. - [A Bible for everyone](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-bible-for-everyone.html) - Little Welsh girl Mary Jones walked anxiously the 40 kilometres. She couldn't wait to buy a Bible in her language, as she had been saving for it for six years. - [When love errs...](https://st.network/analysis/top/when-love-errs.html) - As parents, an important lesson to share with our children is that we are not perfect. We parents make mistakes too. What matters is how we relate to them. - [Hamstrung by belief](https://st.network/analysis/top/hamstrung-by-belief.html) - Faith and sports are strange bedfellows, and with the FIFA World Cup just around the corner, it's perhaps the only time in the world that more prayers are said. - [No one is perfect: how to help children learn from mistakes](https://st.network/analysis/top/no-one-is-perfect-how-to-help-children-learn-from-mistakes.html) - Parents deal with children’s slips in different ways. Genia teaches us practical methods to help children learn from mistakes and better themselves. - ["All religions are good." True or false?](https://st.network/religion/all-religions-are-good-true-or-false.html) - Globally there are 19 major religions, divided in turn into 10,000 religious group. Which is the "correct one"? Is it true that all religions are good? - [Saved in the surf](https://st.network/analysis/top/saved-in-the-surf.html) - Salvation is always a lived experience. It is not a moment in time—past, present or future—but a day-by-day experience with God. - [Five steps to change your money mindset](https://st.network/analysis/top/five-steps-to-change-your-money-mindset.html) - Do you know who you are beyond your ability to make money? Whether you have a lot or not much at all, what steps can you take to build a positive money mindset? - [The greatest love](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-greatest-love.html) - The Christian concept of sacrifice has a long history. Sacrifice always costs something but sometimes the cost is worth it to make the world a better place. - ["Dear God" ](https://st.network/analysis/top/dear-god.html) - Lifes not just a very cool gift. It's something that a person receives on loan from God. That's the conclusion of Oscar, the hero of Oscar and the Lady in Pink - [The return to nature](https://st.network/health/the-return-to-nature.html) - The trend of moving away from nature in recent decades has led to the birth of an indoor generation, which spends up to 90% of its time indoors. - [The luxury of knowing why](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-luxury-of-knowing-why.html) - The need for meaning is what can help us regain our lives after trauma. In fact, the human mind cannot even conceive of meaninglessness. - [Education: between the crisis of models and the source of models](https://st.network/analysis/top/education-between-the-crisis-of-models-and-the-source-of-models.html) - Education is not the same as schooling. The family, group of friends, community, and the church must harmoniously complement the school's role in this process. - [What exactly lies within us?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-exactly-lies-within-us.html) - It is worth reflecting on what we're told about good people becoming evil. What is the source of the latent evil that lies within an ordinary individual? - [Our parents’ need for meaning](https://st.network/analysis/top/our-parents-need-for-meaning.html) - Popular wisdom says that humans die only when they give up achieving, planning, and hoping. The need for meaning is more acute then ever for our elderly parents - [The pretext of ignorance is sold in different styles](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-pretext-of-ignorance-is-sold-in-different-styles.html) - While Christians believe in the existence of God and His involvement in the origin of the Universe, evolutionism denies His role in the history of origins. - [Solving the World Cup puzzle](https://st.network/analysis/top/solving-the-world-cup-puzzle.html) - The 2022 World Cup is quite controversial. If there was one theme that could be attributed to this year's tournamentmore than any other, it is "murky ethics". - [How to navigate through pain](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-navigate-through-pain.html) - Grief begets pain, but pain is not one-size-fits-all, so there are no recovery methods that work in all situations. So how do we handle it? - [Humans and chimpanzees](https://st.network/science/humans-and-chimpanzees.html) - Is the chimpanzee the human’s closest relative in the animal world? In this article, we dive deep into the evolutionism versus creationism debate. - [Living with fewer regrets](https://st.network/analysis/top/living-with-fewer-regrets.html) - No one lives life without gathering regrets. However, living a satisfying and purposeful life will assist in minimising the number of regrets. - [Circumstantial faith](https://st.network/religion/circumstantial-faith.html) - Is what I believe so “true” I can reassure myself that if I had not “inherited” my faith, I would still have searched for it, found it and embraced it? - [A flash of heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/a-flash-of-heaven.html) - There’s much more to marriage and family than the benefits they provide. God’s ideal for marriage and family is that we create a place together with Him. - [Called to attention](https://st.network/analysis/top/called-to-attention.html) - We live in a world in which the news is far more pervasive than the events it reports. Its on our phones, computers and other devices–always with us, always on - [What is stewardship?](https://st.network/religion/what-is-stewardship.html) - To many people, a steward is someone who smiles and serves travellers on an aeroplane. In God’s eyes, stewardship is much more, Jarrod Stackelroth explains us. - [Are you really okay?](https://st.network/health/are-you-really-okay.html) - Mental health affects our overall physical health. As a society, we seem to be becoming more and more aware of the mental health crisis we are in. - [Misunderstood attitudes of parents | How I came to understand myself](https://st.network/analysis/top/misunderstood-attitudes-of-parents-how-i-came-to-understand-myself.html) - When I became a parent, I told myself that I was more than ever an adult and I wouldn't repeat attitudes that I considered wrong, including those of my parents. - [Sacred writings](https://st.network/religion/sacred-writings.html) - How do the Christian Scriptures differ from non-Christian sacred writings such as the Quran, Vedas, the Dharmas, or the Book of Mormon? - [The price of pleasure | Favourite myths of the porn industry](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-price-of-pleasure-favourite-myths-of-the-porn-industry.html) - Despite the testimonies and studies that reveal the harmful consequences of this addiction, porn is still a subject hidden behind many myths. - ["The Scandal of Grace" | A God who forgives (even) murderers](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-scandal-of-grace-a-god-who-forgives-even-murderers.html) - A God who forgives any sin can be a stumbling block to those who believe there must be some reasonable limits to forgiveness. But it is also a reason for hope. - [Hudson Taylor | When the mountains move aside](https://st.network/religion/hudson-taylor-when-the-mountains-move-aside.html) - Hudson Taylor undertook eleven journeys between Europe and China, and his mission prospered. He had one of the most complex evangelism visions. - [Biblical revelation and ancient culture](https://st.network/religion/biblical-revelation-and-ancient-culture.html) - How come the laws attributed to biblical revelation are also found in the legislation of other ancient peoples? How does the biblical God compare to other gods? - [Mistakes in identifying errors in the Bible](https://st.network/religion/mistakes-in-identifying-errors-in-the-bible.html) - Are there errors in the Bible? If so, what kind of errors and how do they affect its inspired character? Are there contradictions between the Bible's authors? - [What should we eat? | A comparison between three types of diets](https://st.network/health/what-should-we-eat-a-comparison-between-three-types-of-diets.html) - Everyone has an opinion on food and the internet abounds with various types of diets. Robert Ancuceanu presents us science-based information on three of them. - [There is no such thing as absolute truth or absolute values. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/there-is-no-such-thing-as-absolute-truth-or-absolute-values-true-or-false.html) - Situational moral decisions prove that we seek an absolute good. This is where the debate between moral relativism and moral absolutism begins. - [Hope from the pit](https://st.network/religion/hope-from-the-pit.html) - One of the important scenes about the end of the world in the book of Revelation doesn't sound like one might expect. Still, it brings a glimmer of hope. - [The accuracy of biblical manuscripts](https://st.network/religion/the-accuracy-of-biblical-manuscripts.html) - What guarantees do we have that the biblical manuscripts, from which modern translations of the Bible derive, reflect the original? - [Do children ruin marital happiness? How to manage the changes generated by the birth of children](https://st.network/analysis/top/do-children-ruin-marital-happiness-how-to-manage-the-changes-generated-by-the-birth-of-children.html) - Even if they do not describe the change brought about by the birth of children in the same dramatic way, specialists talk about a decrease in marital happiness. - [Five lessons from the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://st.network/analysis/top/five-lessons-from-the-life-of-dietrich-bonhoeffer.html) - It’s been more than 80 years since Dietrich Bonhoeffer was killed by the Nazis but the lessons he lived and taught mean just as much now as they did during WWII - [My money versus our money | How to manage finances as a couple](https://st.network/analysis/top/my-money-versus-our-money-how-to-manage-finances-as-a-couple.html) - Couples’ money management has often been the cause of marital conflict. - [The primary message](https://st.network/religion/the-primary-message.html) - One of the greatest challenges of Bible interpretation is to discover what the author’s intention was when he delivered a message from God. - [The song of happiness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-song-of-happiness.html) - Happiness is a song that we love but rarely sing anymore. It is that familiar children's song that we sang all day every day when we were little. - [The noble torment of forgiveness](https://st.network/religion/the-noble-torment-of-forgiveness.html) - We know that authentic forgiveness is Christian and desirable and receiving forgiveness feels good. But does God ask us to forgive under any circumstances? - [I am not a sinner](https://st.network/religion/i-am-not-a-sinner.html) - After struggling with her faith, Kai Nakagawa learned that God exists and has plans for her life, which she just needs to uncover. So she decided to follow Him - [The most common mistakes parents make with their own parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-most-common-mistakes-parents-make-with-their-own-parents.html) - When it comes to raising our children, many times as parents we want to set ourselves apart from our parents in terms of discipline and nutrition. - [The incomplete revelation](https://st.network/religion/the-incomplete-revelation.html) - Are there subjects that even Holy Scripture does not fully explain? If it leaves you with questions and uncertainties, why do we call it a revelation? - [Finding happiness](https://st.network/religion/finding-happiness.html) - Just when I thought there was no more room for happiness, by God's grace, one by one, my problems began to diminish and finally resolve. - [Relationships for a happy life](https://st.network/analysis/top/relationships-for-a-happy-life.html) - For many, happiness is an elusive quality of life. Like chasing the base of a rainbow. Others can feel joy even in life’s darkest chapters. What is the secret? - [Raising contented children](https://st.network/analysis/top/raising-contented-children.html) - Children who learn to be content with what they have are happier than children who think they’ll be happy only if they have everything they want, right now. - [Forgiveness heals the one who forgives](https://st.network/analysis/top/forgiveness-heals-the-one-who-forgives.html) - Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive. – C.S. Lewis - [The need to learn to say no](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-need-to-learn-to-say-no.html) - When we are always trying to please others, a common issue that arises is the difficulty to say no. Why is it so important to learn to say no and how to do it? - [The best interest of the eternal child](https://st.network/religion/the-best-interest-of-the-eternal-child.html) - Christian forgiveness neither demands compensation from the offender nor forgets anything. It even pursues the good of the one who committed the injustice. - [Why touch matters](https://st.network/analysis/top/why-touch-matters.html) - While the amount and nature of touch is different from one culture to another, science has revealed that hugging and touching are essential to our wellbeing. - [Growing Young](https://st.network/analysis/top/growing-young.html) - Justin Yang is the Senior Pastor of Atlanta Korean SDA Church in Duluth, Georgia. He was born in South Korea, but his family moved to the US when he was a child - [How to revive a dying church](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-revive-a-dying-church.html) - There is no silver bullet that will miraculously transform a dying church into a thriving one but the willingness to make radical changes is a place to start. - [Leaving home without leaving your parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/leaving-home-without-leaving-your-parents.html) - Our parents give us everything they can in an unconditional manner. That is why, when we move out of the house, we must not abandon or forget them. - [Does God give signs?](https://st.network/analysis/top/does-god-give-signs.html) - I confess that when confusing situations take too long to untangle, I’m tempted to look for a quick answer. This is why signs can be so alluring. - [25 million reasons](https://st.network/analysis/top/25-million-reasons.html) - Human trafficking is an issue many nations are struggling to cope with and Trinidad is no different. Three brothers are doing their part to make a difference. - [Divine inspiration | God’s breath upon the prophets](https://st.network/analysis/top/divine-inspiration-gods-breath-upon-the-prophets.html) - If revelation is the process by which God reveals information to the biblical author, divine inspiration refers to how the message is passed on to others. - [Are you indoctrinating your children?](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-you-indoctrinating-your-children.html) - Raising your kids to share your values can be difficult. How can you avoid indoctrinating your children while responsibly imprinting your values onto them? - [Christian persecution, at the highest level in the last three decades](https://st.network/religion/christian-persecution-at-the-highest-level-in-the-last-three-decades.html) - Christian persecution of has reached the highest level in the last three decades. One in sixteen Christians dies every day for their faith. - [Beholding beauty](https://st.network/analysis/top/beholding-beauty.html) - Is beauty a friend or a foe? Christian history reveals a deep ambivalence about beauty. Properly harnessed, could our passion for beauty lead us to the Divine? - [Working with a toxic boss](https://st.network/analysis/top/working-with-a-toxic-boss.html) - How can you identify a toxic boss? What are their specific traits and behaviours, and can you work with such a manager while maintaining your mental health? - [Will the metaverse really change the future?](https://st.network/science/will-the-metaverse-really-change-the-future.html) - The Metaverse may be the next step in the evolution of the Internet, just as the iPhone and social media were the next step after the internet of the late ’90s. - [The bilingual child’s advantages](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-bilingual-childs-advantages.html) - Children's linguistic appetite must be stimulated from an early age, experts say, stressing that the benefits of being bilingual go beyond the linguistic sphere - [Procrastination: Why we procrastinate and how to win the war on ourselves](https://st.network/analysis/top/procrastination-why-we-procrastinate-and-how-to-win-the-war-on-ourselves.html) - Regardless of its form, procrastination is bad for us. What are its causes and what are the best strategies to defeat this unhealthy behaviour? - [The fight against Alzheimer's: a fight for the moment](https://st.network/health/the-fight-against-alzheimers-a-fight-for-the-moment.html) - "It isn't the man I married. It isn't the man I knew." This is how Sabina Shalom, whose husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, begins her confession. - [Humble faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/humble-faith.html) - Humility isn't about trying to believe things that we know to be untrue, it's being truthful about what we don’t know. If faith is not humble, it is not faith. - [Is there life after death?](https://st.network/analysis/top/is-there-life-after-death.html) - The theme of death and resurrection is discussed widely throughout the biblical story. What happens after we die? Is there life after death? - [Forgiving a Nazi](https://st.network/analysis/top/forgiving-a-nazi.html) - Forgiveness is really nothing more than an act of self-healing and self-empowerment. I call it a miracle medicine. It is free, it works and has no side effects. - [Picturing heaven](https://st.network/analysis/top/picturing-heaven.html) - There is a prevailing image of heaven as a kind of suspended animation, which can lead you to think that it will be boring. How do you think it will be? - [Are spiritual forces real?](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-spiritual-forces-real.html) - Are spiritual forces present or observable in this world? If we believe in the supernatural, then we should try to figure out an explanation for it. - [Jim Ayer | Forever a fisherman](https://st.network/analysis/top/jim-ayer-forever-a-fisherman.html) - There once was a seed. The sower threw it and it fell among the thorns. Thorns grew and choked it. This seed was Jim Ayer. - [The school of happiness](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-school-of-happiness.html) - The dialogue with Professor Steve Dickman, the director of a private high school in Savannah, Tennessee, presents a time-proven education model. - [The price of change](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-price-of-change.html) - Facing times of social transformation is a privilege and a challenge. Dr Ella Simmons reveals what her youth was like during the American civil rights movement. - [Old Testament and New Testament | The unity of Scripture](https://st.network/analysis/top/old-testament-and-new-testament-the-unity-of-scripture.html) - The Bible has 66 books written by different authors over about 1,500 years. Is there a common theme? Is there an Old Testament God and a New Testament God? - [The written revelation](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-written-revelation.html) - Why did God choose to reveal Himself through a sacred text? Were there no other ways? Does God still inspire scriptures today? - [How to love hard-to-love parents](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-love-hard-to-love-parents.html) - Genia Ruscu believes that any adult child has the necessary tools to improve the relationship with their hard-to-love parents. - [Memory training: The allies we have in the fight against forgetfulness](https://st.network/health/memory-training-the-allies-we-have-in-the-fight-against-oblivion.html) - Should we care about memory training? How we choose to preserve our memory ultimately has to do with the expectations we have of our lives. - [Under pressure](https://st.network/health/under-pressure.html) - While for many the experience of pregnancy is full of excitement, for some first-time mothers, it can be a struggle with the unknown. - [Footsteps of a murderer: Lessons from the Port Arthur Massacre](https://st.network/analysis/top/footsteps-of-a-murderer-lessons-from-the-port-arthur-massacre.html) - Port Arthur was Australia’s worst massacre since World War II, after which the Federal government introduced some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. - [Practising faith](https://st.network/analysis/top/practising-faith.html) - I think this might be the most important way of understanding the practice of faith is that we get better at it by doing it. - [Four hundred and ninety times](https://st.network/analysis/top/four-hundred-and-ninety-times.html) - Only forgiveness can glue our pieces back together, making us whole again, and able to love once more without regret and without holding anything back. - [I will say it again: Rejoice!](https://st.network/analysis/top/i-will-say-it-again-rejoice.html) - Oftentimes, we allow ourselves to be affected by unpleasant experiences. How can we protect our joy of living despite the problems that beset us? - [Saint Paraskeva: History and mythology](https://st.network/religion/saint-paraskeva-history-and-mythology.html) - For the crowd gathered around the casket containing the relics of Saint Paraskeva, everything is surreal. There is a lot of faith involved. - [The marathon runner with a mission](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-marathon-runner-with-a-mission.html) - Dr Delbert Baker is an African-American pastor, writer, teacher, and former president of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. - [How to manage "good debt" and "bad debt"](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-to-manage-good-debt-and-bad-debt.html) - Unpredictable events can push us into debt, but the reality is that some financial difficulties are caused by improper management of financial resources. - [The lost art](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-lost-art.html) - We have forgotten the lost art of doing nothing. Melody Tan says it’s vital that we learn to slow down, give ourselves time to smell the roses and enjoy life. - [So you're church-shopping...](https://st.network/analysis/top/so-youre-church-shopping.html) - We all have this inherent need to belong, and a church community plays a vital role in fulfilling that need in our spiritual life. - [Shame and its traps](https://st.network/analysis/top/shame-and-its-traps.html) - Shame tends to become a strongly self-critical voice that keeps us in the dark zone of fear. Still, there are ways to make it work for us rather than against us - ["Mere Christianity" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/mere-christianity-book-review.html) - First published in 1952, Mere Christianity is an anthology adapted from a series of radio broadcasts made by author CS Lewis for the BBC between 1941 and 1944. - [What do dreams mean?](https://st.network/analysis/top/what-do-dreams-mean.html) - Many of us are fascinated by dreams and what they might be telling us. We link dreaming to the search for meaning and understanding, but are we right to do so? - [The love that heals](https://st.network/health/the-love-that-heals.html) - There is truth in the expression "love heals." Love is the basis of life. If we don't know how to do it, let us have the courage to ask for help and learn. - [Brave enough to listen](https://st.network/analysis/top/brave-enough-to-listen.html) - It takes courage to defy a lifetime of domestic violence and for those who are afraid to speak up for themselves, we should at least be brave enough to listen. - [Thank God for atheists?](https://st.network/analysis/top/thank-god-for-atheists.html) - Today’s atheists may be preaching that there is no God but God isn’t going away. Are there things Christians should be thanking atheists for? - [The fears that keep Christians from talking about Jesus](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-fears-that-keep-christians-from-talking-about-jesus.html) - Evangelism should not be complicated and should focus on central messages such as the fact that God sent His only Son to die for the sins of mankind. - [Vitamins, explained from A to K](https://st.network/health/vitamins-explained-from-a-to-k.html) - There are 13 universally recognised vitamins today. What are they, what are their main functions and where can we find them? - [The unlikely story behind a blockbuster](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-unlikely-story-behind-a-blockbuster.html) - Desmond Doss, a US Army medic in World War II and a Seventh-day Adventist, is the main character of a remarkable yet true story made into a movie. - [Myths about vegan diets](https://st.network/health/myths-about-vegan-diets.html) - For some, being a vegan is part of their lifestyle, but others cannot conceive of missing out on animal products. Several myths revolve around the topic. - [Twelve months in a year, vitamin B12](https://st.network/health/twelve-months-in-a-year-vitamin-b12.html) - The quantity of Vitamin B12 our diets require is measured in micrograms, but the impact on human health is far greater than these tiny amounts would suggest. - [Do you have a Vitamin D deficiency?](https://st.network/health/how-do-you-know-you-have-a-vitamin-d-deficiency.html) - It is essential to know both the symptoms of a deficiency of this substance in the body and the valuable sources that provide us with our daily healthy dose. - [The hope of God's judgement](https://st.network/religion/the-hope-of-gods-judgement.html) - The hope of God's judgement comes down to what one believes about the core nature of God, life and the world in which we live. - [Between Christiaan Barnard and Nelson Mandela](https://st.network/analysis/top/between-christiaan-barnard-and-nelson-mandela.html) - Dr Peter Landless presents us a fascinating history of transformation from his native South Africa, a transformation which has impacted the world. - [12,000 people for one child](https://st.network/analysis/top/12000-people-for-one-child.html) - Almost a decade ago, the whole world got to know Batkid, a real boy from San Francisco, USA, whose story confirms the saying that truth is stranger than fiction - ["Can science explain everything?" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/can-science-explain-everything-book-review.html) - The book Can Science Explain Everything? is an accessible introduction to the relationship between science and religion. - [Dare to eat plants like Daniel](https://st.network/health/dare-to-eat-plants-like-daniel.html) - A 2019 documentary claimed that peak athleticism could be achieved on a plant-based diet. But is that strategy recent or has someone else already applied it? - [The flat Earth theory in the Middle Ages](https://st.network/science/the-flat-earth-theory-in-the-middle-ages.html) - Atheists frequently invoke the theory that in the Middle Ages, Christians (not just lay people, but even church leaders) believed in the myth of the flat Earth. - [Can God be removed from history?](https://st.network/analysis/top/can-god-be-removed-from-history.html) - “Is God dead?” was the question on the cover of Time magazine on April 8, 1966. The answer is not as difficult as it seems. - [There is no hell](https://st.network/analysis/top/there-is-no-hell.html) - What if I told you there's no hell? At least not in the way it's depicted in pop culture as a burning torture chamber staffed by demons and populated by the bad - ["Beyond the Burden of Proof" documentary. Are we made to believe?](https://st.network/analysis/top/beyond-the-burden-of-proof-documentary-are-we-made-to-believe.html) - "Beyond the burden of proof" is a series of video presentations designed for those interested in the relationship between religion and science. - [“God is dead”. Any objections?](https://st.network/analysis/top/god-is-dead-any-objections.html) - God is dead. What is the cause? There are multiple causes. Firstly, God was “killed” when the Church placed its own dogmas and claims above the human conscience - [Are you gifted?](https://st.network/religion/are-you-gifted.html) - Spiritual gifts are the special presents God gives us when we choose to belong to His family. What spiritual gifts do you think God has given to you? - [The city that decided to be green 20 years earlier than the rest of Europe](https://st.network/environment/the-city-that-decided-to-be-green-20-years-earlier-than-the-rest-of-europe.html) - On December 18th 2019, the Munich city council declared a climate emergency, and the municipality said it intended to reach climate neutrality by 2035. - [Do your best](https://st.network/analysis/top/do-your-best.html) - Eva Beatrice Dykes lived by her mother's advice to do her best and became the first black American woman to fulfil the requirements for a doctoral degree. - ["The Most Important Job in the World" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-most-important-job-in-the-world-book-review.html) - The choice of becoming a mother is more fraught than you think. Gina Rushton’s "The Most Important Job in the World" examines the decisions women face. - [A sharp mind at the age of 100](https://st.network/health/a-sharp-mind-at-the-age-of-100.html) - Growing old is inevitable, but experiencing a significant cognitive decline isn’t. Take care of your brain now, enjoy a healthier mind for life. - [In praise of the ordinary](https://st.network/religion/in-praise-of-the-ordinary.html) - Success, in God’s eyes, is an ordinary life well-lived. There’s a quiet strength and dignity in fulfilling our everyday duties that transforms us. - [Vaping: New war, same enemy](https://st.network/health/vaping-new-war-same-enemy.html) - There’s a common misconception that vaping is less harmful than smoking a cigarette, and many recreational enthusiasts cite this as a reason to use the product. - [They call it poppy love](https://st.network/health/they-call-it-poppy-love.html) - The face of drug addiction is changing. Today, thousands of people are dependent on prescription medication. What can we do to combat prescription misuse? - [This product is a supplement for the mind](https://st.network/analysis/top/this-product-is-a-supplement-for-the-mind.html) - “I still see things that are not there, I just choose not to acknowledge them. Like a diet of the mind, I just choose not to indulge certain appetites.” - [The light of closed eyes](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-light-of-closed-eyes.html) - Among the 61 publishing houses of the world Adventist Church, Christian Record Services is unique and very dear to the visually impaired. - [My daily horoscope really fits! True or false?](https://st.network/science/my-daily-horoscope-really-fits-true-or-false.html) - The daily horoscope is often seen as a quasi-scientific way of predicting the future and a method of calming one’s curiosity about tomorrow. But is it credible? - [Back from the brink: A doctor’s struggle with depression](https://st.network/health/back-from-the-brink-a-doctors-struggle-with-depression.html) - Suicide among doctors is at epidemic proportions. What is going wrong and what can a medical professional do to pull themselves back from the brink? - [Steps towards a transforming prayer life](https://st.network/religion/steps-towards-a-transforming-prayer-life.html) - When we realize that our prayer has become a boring exercise, it's time to explore new paths to a transforming prayer life. - [Messages from above](https://st.network/analysis/top/messages-from-above.html) - One day, Jesus’s disciples, who followed Him about observing His every word and action, asked Him to teach them how to pray. - [Are you being watched?](https://st.network/analysis/top/are-you-being-watched.html) - Is there any value in researching conspiracy theories about internet tracking and government programs? Should we deactivate our social media accounts? - [Be the master of your money](https://st.network/analysis/top/be-the-master-of-your-money.html) - How can we make money work for us? How do we become its master? - [Judge and jury](https://st.network/religion/judge-and-jury.html) - There is no need to be fearful of God’s judgement. It is good news for those who seek justice. Facing the inevitable judgement doesn’t have to be intimidating. - [Your child's digital footprint](https://st.network/analysis/top/your-childs-digital-footprint.html) - No matter what you decide when it comes to your child’s digital footprint, you should never make that decision for another parent. Always seek permission first. - [Digital natives, digitally naive: life at the dawn of another revolution](https://st.network/analysis/top/digital-natives-digital-naive-life-at-the-dawn-of-another-revolution.html) - In the disinformation epidemic, digital data can used to the detriment of accurately informing those who unsuspectingly made it available to online platforms. - [Seventh-day Adventists | Adventism](https://st.network/religion/seventh-day-adventists-adventism.html) - Seventh-day Adventists firmly believe that Jesus Christ will soon return and wish to keep His commandments as they were originally written in the Decalogue. - [Wives should submit: Is the Bible the enemy of equality?](https://st.network/religion/wives-should-submit-is-the-bible-the-enemy-of-equality.html) - The biblical teaching that wives should submit to their husbands isn’t about giving up power or neutralising gender equality. Both are made in God’s image. - [Camping at the end of the world](https://st.network/analysis/top/camping-at-the-end-of-the-world.html) - Modern-day doomsayers and prophets can be scary. But what is the gift of prophecy really about, and do real modern-day prophets exist? - [Franz Hasel | The guardian angel’s weapon](https://st.network/analysis/top/franz-hasel-the-guardian-angels-weapon.html) - In the most difficult moments of his life, Franz Hasel prayed: “Lord, if I am attacked, I will have no way to defend myself...My life is in Your hands.” - [Sunday is the seventh day of the week. True or false?](https://st.network/religion/sunday-is-the-seventh-day-of-the-week-true-or-false.html) - The stance on the day of worship is a highly debated issue within Christianity. But one thing is clear: Saturday, not Sunday is the seventh day of the week. - [Roger Williams](https://st.network/religion/roger-williams.html) - Roger Williams resolutely upheld the principle of freedom of conscience long before it being granted in the first amendment of the United States Constitution. - [The soul is immortal and communication with the dead is real. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-soul-is-immortal-and-communication-with-the-dead-is-real-true-or-false.html) - Is there life after death? Is the immortality of the soul real? The Scripture is edifying about the condition of the dead and answers these questions. - [From bootless boy to life-changing footballer](https://st.network/analysis/top/from-bootless-boy-to-life-changing-footballer.html) - On and off the field, Sir Douglas Nicholls was a true champion. He pursued personal excellence, served whole-heartedly and stood tall in the face of injustice. - ["The Cost of Discipleship" | Book review](https://st.network/analysis/top/the-cost-of-discipleship-book-review.html) - The Cost of Discipleship is an undisguised reproach to the German Church for the fact that it is moving away from authentic Christianity. - [Affluenza: What does your money say about you?](https://st.network/analysis/top/affluenza-what-does-your-money-say-about-you.html) - Money can't buy happiness. We know it. We have proof of it. Still, we’re teased by the thought that money would solve our problems and we'd do better with it. - [How children are affected by the loss of a parent](https://st.network/analysis/top/how-children-are-affected-by-the-loss-of-a-parent.html) - It is difficult to say whether there is a preferable age for facing the loss of a parent, but having it happen during childhood can have devastating effects. - [Creativity in the age of acceleration](https://st.network/analysis/top/creativity-in-the-age-of-acceleration.html) - The development of human creativity is a major opportunity and resource for many aspects of life. It is in our power to become more creative! - [Disciplining children creates distance. True or false?](https://st.network/analysis/top/disciplining-children-creates-distance-true-or-false.html) - Disciplining children weakens relationships, right? After all, some studies show the worrying effects of parental discipline based on excessive control. - [Sebastian Castellio](https://st.network/religion/sebastian-castellio.html) - Sebastian Castellio was the first Protestant and implicitly Christian to expose the need for religious freedom in a complex way, based on biblical arguments. - [Genetic inheritance cannot be altered. True or false?](https://st.network/health/genetic-inheritance-cannot-be-altered-true-or-false.html) - Genetic inheritance is a common excuse for personal failure and the success of others. To what extent can genes be considered the reason for what we do in life? - [You can do anything and be successful at it, as long as you believe in yourself. 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