For 400 years the Indian and Pacific Oceans moved in step. Scientists now say that link is breaking in an exceptional way. Here is what it means for rain.
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Witch of Endor: What Really Happened the Night Saul Went to a Medium
What really happened with the Witch of Endor? Saul’s night visit to a medium in 1 Samuel 28, the scream, Samuel’s words, and the meal almost nobody notices.
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Weirdest Verses in the Bible: The Man Who Ran Off Naked
The weirdest verses in the Bible include bears, a stuck dagger and a window fall. The strangest may be Mark 14:51, and Mark answers it two chapters later.
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What Is the Longest Name in the Bible? The Baby Who Was a Deadline
The longest name in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz, 18 letters. God had it written on a scroll before witnesses, with a deadline a toddler could keep.
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Why Do I Laugh in Serious Situations? It Isn’t Coldness
Why do I laugh in serious situations? Nervous laughter is usually stress, not coldness. What Milgram and a grief study found, and how to calm it in the moment.
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Is It a Sin to Celebrate Your Birthday? An Angel Said Rejoice
Is it a sin to celebrate your birthday? The Bible shows two birthday feasts, both with an execution. Yet an angel told a father many would rejoice at a birth.
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What Does the Bible Say About Humility? In Paul’s World, “Humble” Was an Insult
What does the Bible say about humility? In Paul’s world, “humble” was a word for a slave or a nobody. Philippians 2 shows how Jesus made it a strong choice.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Christian? The Neighbors Named It First
What does it mean to be a Christian? The word appears in only three Bible verses, and it started as a name other people gave. Here’s what they noticed.
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What to Say to Someone Who Is Dying: It’s Not a Speech
What to say to someone who is dying? Hospice workers say it is rarely a speech. The four sentences that matter, and why hearing may last to the very end.
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Serenity Prayer Gifts: The Prayer First Said “Us,” Not “Me”
Looking for serenity prayer gifts that won’t land like a slogan? The prayer’s history holds the answer: it started as “us.” Here’s who it fits and what to write.