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Am I the only sane person left!? I am the only one in my family who hears and sees Yanny in a gold and white dress! Everyone else? Laurel in a blue and black dress! What is that!? It seems so obvious to me. By now you’ve surely heard of the bizarre meme which tore through the internet recently. If not, it was a recording of a voice saying “Yanny.” However, some crazy people immediately heard “Laurel.” It was very reminiscent of 2015’s viral sensation picture of the clearly gold and white dress some mistakenly saw as blue and black. (#TeamGoldAndWhiteDress) Well, the truth of it is, neither parties were crazy. The blue-dressers were no more or less crazy than the Yanny-hearers. The audio clip really explored cognitive tendencies in…

If you could ask God 1 QUESTION, what would it be?   https://youtu.be/bxC7OGxg61k?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/xOHsPkoYo-g?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/LiMgU3sMf-I?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/t0cuIV2naZo?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/m2-CRZV_2u4?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/eRFKz4MJmUI?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/2ahVHoXVWF4?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/FX9yUoFsl2s?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/H4SxyajXHtA?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/Td38vNUDkXI?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c https://youtu.be/6uBEc17FzGA?list=PLdvqqv4DMyl4JX9ihdhb0vaC81vZwre2c   Can the Bible, God’s Word provide any answers? If so, what kind of answers? At the Linder Road church of Christ, we believe God’s Word can help us thrive in a world of uncertainty.

The nation was losing a great leader. He had served them well. He had led them well. He had faithfully followed in the footsteps as his predecessor as the nation conquered all who stood before them. Now, approaching 110 years old, he was nearing his death. However, as the great leader he was, he addressed the people one final time. He knew he had to be firm, for their history was one of indecisiveness when it came to staying focused on their God. So, he told them plainly, “Put away the gods that have plagued you since the days of captivity. Serve Jehovah! Choose! Decide today and every day whom you serve and commit to that decision. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!” (Joshua 24:14-15).…

"Is it possible to escape error altogether? No, it is impossible; but, it is possible to set one's mind continuously on avoiding error." This quote is from the Greek philosopher Epictetus (Discourses IV, 12), a man born a slave in the 1st century who lived in Rome until he was banned by the Emperor Domitian. Epictetus was a powerful speaker who lived a simple, self-controlled life. He was, however, far from a religious man. In fact, like most Stoic philosophers, he believed all external events are simply determined by fate. But read that quote again. It sounds pretty biblical doesn’t it? Although Epictetus doesn’t give much context for how a man is to achieve this avoidance of error, he does insinuate it can happen, and that it is a noble effort of man…

I have to admit, there’s a whole lot about the Winter Olympics I just don’t understand. And I’m a sports guy! But, there are competitions and terms and activities underway in Pyeongchang I just can’t explain. (I heard one luge competitor described as “highly skilled.” Don’t you just lie on the sled?!) Take the curling competition, for instance. If you’re not familiar – like most of humanity – it’s the game which looks like giant shuffleboard on ice. It’s a game I’ve watched, tried to understand, and basically resorted to just making fun of. However, I watched the US mixed doubles team lose last night to the defending world champion Swiss team. The intensity was unreal! The teammates were yelling at each other, banging their broom-things on the ice, and…