What does the Bible say about cremation? No verse anywhere forbids it — and in 1 Samuel 31, the men who burned a king’s body were later blessed for it.
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2026 Is the New 2016: What We Actually Miss
2026 is the new 2016 took over every feed this year. Here is what that nostalgia is actually about, and why the ache never quite lands on the year itself.
How Long Do Medications Affect Your Gut Bacteria?
How long do medications affect gut bacteria? A study of 2,509 people found nearly half of 186 drugs left traces years after the last dose. Here is what that means.
How Much Sleep Do You Need? A 500,000-Person Study Found the Answer Is a Range
How much sleep do you need? A study of 500,000 people found the sweet spot is a range — and that sleeping too much ages you almost as fast as too little.
Why Every Music Biopic Fails to Explain the Person
The music biopic promises to explain a person through their songs. Here is why the form keeps missing — and what the catalogue was never able to hold.
Anglo-Saxon Sand Silhouettes: The Graves With No Bodies
Anglo-Saxon sand silhouettes found at a Suffolk dig preserved people whose bones had dissolved completely. Here is what the empty outlines really show.
Is It a Sin to Work on Sunday? What Jesus Actually Said
Is it a sin to work on Sunday? Jesus was accused of breaking the sabbath more than once, but never for doing a job. Here is what the command really says.
Who Was Jabez in the Bible? The Man Named After His Mother’s Pain
Jabez gets two verses in nine chapters of names. His name was built from the Hebrew word for pain — and the prayer everyone quotes ends on that same word.
Is God Testing Me or Punishing Me? What Scripture Says
Is God testing me or punishing me? Both feel the same from inside a hard season. Here is the line Scripture actually draws — and where almost nobody looks.
Is It a Sin to Use AI? What Scripture Actually Says
Is it a sin to use AI? Scripture never names the technology, but Paul answered a structurally identical question in Corinth — and his answer wasn’t yes or no.