Originally posted on Minnesota Prairie Roots:
Local clergy, representatives from crisis centers and many others gathered to hear Dan Kasper’s powerful message on domestic violence. IN A NEARLY TWO-HOUR presentation Sunday afternoon to a crowd of around 50 gathered at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Owatonna, Dan Kasper of Northfield spoke from the heart—of losing a…
This week I am reporting on the results of some interesting sleep research funded by the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. I think most of us would assume that people who live in hunter-gatherer, pre-industrial societies would get more sleep on average than those of us who live in the fast-paced world. This research…
At just past the halfway point in The Research Project it’s time to do a little looking back at what we’ve blogged about so far, maybe pick some favorites. To be sure I have discovered that we have some really amazing colleges and universities in our country. And there is a phenomenal amount of fascinating…
After eight weeks of states whose names begin with the letter “M” we are moving on to the N’s as in Nebraska. This week we head to Creighton University, a Jesuit school in Omaha, where they are developing a promising new way to help those suffering from PTSD, also known as shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome. The…
Here’s what Michigan Tech professor Jeremy Goldman has been doing to improve a common medical procedure: Blocked artery, the doctor says. Too much plaque clogging the inside, curbing the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and raising the risk of blood clots. Better widen the opening with a balloon-tipped catheter and insert a stent—a…
Photo post by @QuinersDiner. Source: All we are saying is give peace a chance
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Higher Things Conference: What does this mean?.
One thing that struck me about the Easter stories this year was that, even though the disciples had just witnessed the greatest, most miraculous event in human history, they still saw the importance of Scripture in the life of the Church. Luke’s narrative of the events that took place on Easter Day has two instances…
Mirror Neurons 