In 40 years of medical and surgical practice, I was, on occasions, challenged by conscientious patients who refused the possibility of a blood transfusion, even to save their lives. These were good people who, in their acquiescence to Jehovah’s Witness teaching, had accepted the misapplication of...
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As the sun gradually sets at an earlier time each day, most U.S. states will “fall back” for the end of this year’s daylight saving time (DST) cycle, rewinding the clock by one hour on November 7 at 2 a.m. The artificial method of maximizing the use of sunlight precipitates a shift in daily sched...
Have you ever been “caught napping”? The expression is more than 400 years old. By Shakespeare’s day, it was being used to refer to someone who should have been ready for a situation but was caught unprepared. In sports, it is associated with embarrassment. Think of the distracted goalie who lets...
Today, Pastor Ted Wilson, president of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, concludes an evangelistic series with a powerful message of Jesus’ second coming, highlighting the event described in the Bible as literal, visible, audible, glorious, and climactic. Speaking online via Zoom, Pasto...