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Warning!
Way back in the 1940s, to gauge the incidence and prevalence of polio, scientists checked sewage in different parts of the country to see there was any polio virus being excreted.
But now, building off from those attempts to see if certain diseases are on the verge of becoming epidemics or pandemics, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (your faithful blogger’s alma mater) have been analyzing public wastewater. They showed they could detect over 450 disease-causing
Bullies!
Yes, playground bullies thrive! And we have proof: Children who displayed aggressive behavior at school, such as bullying or temper outbursts, are likely to earn more money in middle age, according to a five-decade study that upends the maxim that bullies do not prosper. They are also more likely to have higher job satisfaction and be in more desirable jobs, say researchers from the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, U. K.
The British
Muscles?
Everything fades with time. Especially our strength. With aging, those muscles begin to decline: that’s a condition called sarcopenia.
(I don’t want to talk about the mind fading—that’s too depressing!)
There might be hope for us aging-muscle-decliners. Something called trigonelline.
So claimeth a bunch of scientists from Singapore, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, UK, and the USA in “Trigonelline Is an NAD+ Precursor that Improves Muscle Function During Ageing and
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Long-Term Preaching!
Folks, here’s a recent article published in Southern Seminary’s journal, Southern Equip, discussing long-term preaching: “Preaching for the Long Haul.” (For more details, see my A Manual for Preaching: The Journey from Text to Sermon, Baker, 2019.)
Coming soon …!
FYI, for those looking for a commentary on the Psalter—three volumes, dealing with all 150 psalms, a little over 1,000 pages—that aids preaching!
Coming soon … (i.e., should be available for order/purchase the next 3–4 months).
More info (and endorsements) here.
Spread the word … and let me retire!
1 Timothy 4:1–16
God’s people nourished on scriptural teaching engage intensely in spiritual discipline, persevering in modeling Spirit-directed, Scripture-based godliness, ensuring future reward for themselves.
After providing requirements for godly leaders in: 1 Tim 3:1–16, this section contains both negative and positive exhortations to a leader: broadly, advice regarding false teaching (4:1–7a; how to avoid the negative) and advice for personal ministry (4:7b–16; how to follow
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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- May 28–June 1, 2024 Sams Lectureship, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, Massachusetts
- June 9, 2024 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas
- July 7 and 14, 2024 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- August 4, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- October 2–3, 2024 Pastoral Ministries Lectureship, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois
- December 8, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
Past Speaking Engagements
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- March 17, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- November 27–December 1, 2023 Lectureship, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Hosur, INDIA
- November 26, 2023 Grace Bible Fellowship, Bengaluru, INDIA
- November 24–25, 2023 Preaching Seminar, Bengaluru, INDIA
- November 4–5, 2023 Mobberly Baptist Church, Longview, Texas
- August 6 and 13, 2023 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- July 30, 2023 Grace Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- July 10–14, 2023 Lectureship, Word of Life, Atibaia, BRAZIL
- July 8–9, 2023, Nova Igreja Batista, Manaus, BRAZIL
- May 21, 2023 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.