How to take blood pressure correctly: in a Johns Hopkins study, a hanging arm added about 6.5 points to the top number. Here’s the simple setup that reads true.
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Blind Leading the Blind Meaning: Jesus Pointed It Inward
Blind leading the blind meaning: the phrase comes from Jesus in Matthew 15 and Luke 6, and in Luke He aimed it at His own listeners. Here is what it means.
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What Is a Lukewarm Christian? It’s Not What You Fear
What is a lukewarm Christian? Revelation 3 isn’t a zeal thermometer. Cold and hot are both good, and the letter ends with Jesus knocking, asking to eat with you.
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Meaning of Cain’s Question
Am I my brother’s keeper? Cain asked it to dodge a murder, and God never said yes or no. Centuries later Jesus met the same dodge and flipped the question.
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Why Do I Talk Too Much When I’m Nervous? How to Stop
Why do I talk too much when I’m nervous? Nerves make silence feel like a verdict. Here is what is really going on, and simple free ways to let a pause sit.
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Holy, Holy, Holy: Lyrics, Meaning, and Why the Word Is Said Three Times
The full lyrics of Holy, Holy, Holy, why the word is repeated three times, what “wert” and “cherubim and seraphim” mean, who wrote it, and its public-domain status.
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Why Do Leaves Change Color? The Yellow Was There All Summer
Why do leaves change color? The yellow and orange were in the leaf all summer, hidden under the green. The red is new, made in autumn. Here’s the science.
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Is “To Err Is Human, to Forgive Divine” in the Bible?
No, “To err is human, to forgive divine” is not in the Bible. Alexander Pope wrote it in a 1711 poem about critics. Here is what scripture actually says about forgiveness.
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Station Eleven Meaning: Why Survival Is Insufficient
Station Eleven meaning, read closely: one comic book, given by one man to two children, becomes a script for one and a scripture for the other. The finale is defused by a book.
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Mammogram Overdiagnosis: New Study Says Below 5%, Not 30%
Mammogram overdiagnosis may be far rarer than the 30-50% once quoted. A new look at all eight big trials puts it below 5%. What it means and what it leaves out.