How do you know what you know? How do you know that you know what you know? We all have three different “levels” of knowledge: firsthand knowledge, secondhand knowledge, and what we could call “faux knowledge.” Firsthand Knowledge Firsthand knowledge is knowledge you’ve discovered or tested for yourself. That is, you know it’s true because […]
Thinking Biblically About Fertility: Birth Control, Infertility, IVF, etc.
With the recent executive order intended to expand access, IVF (in vitro fertilization) has become a hot topic. We don’t talk about this enough in the Church — or about related issues like IUI (intrauterine insemination), birth control, and other fertility-related issues. We don’t like to talk about these things because they’re emotional. There are […]
Words Matter: Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say
Language matters. Words matter. Your words matter. Why Do Your Words Matter? Words are powerful. We’re made in the image of the One who is the Word, who spoke the world into existence. And while we may not create matter ex nihilo (out of nothing) with our words, by God’s design, words have power. “Death and life […]
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