“About one-third of the human brain is devoted to vision,” writes neuroscientist David Eagleman in his bestselling book on the brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. So when a blind person stops receiving visual input from their eyes, their brain-power can be reprogrammed to receive it in another way. Visual-tactile substitution glasses can take… [Read more…]
October 30, 2010
Dallas Willard, the University of Southern California professor and author of books on spiritual formation, spoke at Trinity International University last week on seeking the kingdom of God. A fuller report on his message is available from Trinity, however, I especially enjoyed Willard’s remarks on where to seek the Kingdom of God. Willard said that… [Read more…]
March 3, 2010
Two studies recently have found a striking association between faith and the medical decisions of terminal cancer patients at the end of life. In both cases, religious faith often led patients to choose more aggressive medical care at the end of life. Michael Balboni, M.Div. Th.M., is a researcher at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute… [Read more…]
December 30, 2011
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