Attending a large event might change you in a surprising way After interacting with more than people at multi-day gatherings in the UK and US researcher Daniel Yudkin and his colleagues learned that large festivals can impact our moral compass and even affect our willingness to share resources with others Their research found that sixty-three percent of attendees had a ldquo transformative rdquo experience at the festival that also left them feeling more connected to humanity and more generous toward friends family and even complete strangers When we gather with others to worship God however we can experience more than [... more]

Pastor Rick teaches from the Gospel of Mark Mark - [... more]

When a woman poured an entire flask of expensive perfume on Jesus people were disgusted by what seemed like a waste But Jesus reacted in a different way Today R C Sproul continues his series in the gospel of Mark to reflect on this woman's extravagant devotion Get R C Sproul's Expositional Commentary on the Gospel of Mark for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org mark-expositional-commentary Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

ldquo Why are the statues rsquo noses broken rdquo That rsquo s the number one question visitors ask Edward Bleiberg curator of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bleiberg can rsquo t blame it on normal wear and tear even two-dimensional painted figures are missing noses He surmises that such destruction must have been intentional Enemies meant to kill Egypt rsquo s gods It rsquo s as if they were playing a game of ldquo got your nose rdquo with them Invading armies broke off the noses of these idols so they couldn [... more]

Christ is pleased when we do what we can to honor him Pastor Greg Barkman speaks from this story in the life of Christ mentioned in three of the four gospel accounts [... more]