Josh Lyons

On January 2, a front-page article in the New York Times asked what it called an “eternal question”—when does life start? The caption below the main photo stated, “For generations, the mystery of human life has been wrestled by philosophers and scientists, felt by mothers and midwives.” The article went on to describe the complexities that theologians, philosophers, scientists, politicians, doctors, and others have debated for centuries.

Wickedness and its synonyms, such as evil, perverse, immoral, sinful, and abominable, are intense words that don’t usually appear in the daily news or everyday conversation. However, the Bible uses them hundreds of times to describe thoughts, attitudes, words, and behaviors that God forbids. What will come of these things increasing—and even being accepted and celebrated—in the United States and other countries?

The final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, between teams from France and Argentina, took place on December 18, ending in victory for Argentina and record-breaking viewership and final revenues. Many of you have likely enjoyed following some of the matches—especially the awesome final game between two inarguably great teams—while others might be thinking, What’s the World Cup?

I often think of the relentlessness of time—second by second, the future turns into the past and plans become memories. Every human being equally experiences time’s unrelenting “forward march,” which is always a constant pace, with seconds, minutes, and hours marking the transition of tomorrows into todays and todays into yesterdays.