Gas stations and grocery stores across America are selling kratom — an unregulated, addictive drug that works like an opioid. Kratom, sometimes called gas station heroin, comes from the leaves…
Day: October 12, 2026
FDA Delays Review of Abortion Pill, Leaving Women Unprotected
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t complete its safety review of the dangerous abortion pill until later this year, and won’t release results until March 2027, a new filing…
Book on “Brain Evolution” Hasn’t Aged Well
The first problem they mention is magnified. We haven’t got anywhere near figuring out “how the brain works.” Source Read More Science and Culture Today
In Canada, New Push for Euthanasia for People with Dementia
Some are celebrating Canada’s government “indefinitely suspending” legalizing euthanasia for mental illness as a great victory for life. Not me. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
As an Approach to Ethics, Longtermerism Makes No Sense
Elon Musk, whose ambition for space colonies is legendary, has said, “This is a close match for my philosophy.” Source Read More Science and Culture Today
The Law of Conservation of Information
There are a lot of details here, and the result is nontrivial though the conservation of information inequality looks utterly elementary and straightforward. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
A Cold Case Detective Tried To Break the Gospels… and Got Stuck With Jesus (Video)
This video explores how a cold-case detective reads the Gospels the same way he reads suspect and witness statements—and why that process left him “stuck with Jesus.” Drawing on years…
Why God Wills Purity – John Piper
What does God demand in the fight for sexual purity? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that God’s will is holiness of heart and body. Watch Now Read…
Do Good People Get Hurt? – John Piper
Does the Bible promise that believers will not be harmed for doing good? Pastor John explains the context of 1 Peter 3:13 and God’s sovereign wisdom in suffering. Listen Now…
Your Life Runs Away – Gerrit Scott Dawson
Moist summer greens dry into yellows, oranges, and reds. Soon, leaves swirl down in wind that has a bite. Birds fly south overhead. Light softens as the days shorten. Sweaters…