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Arms!
One of the mysteries of Tyrannosaurus rex is its relatively small arms.
T. rex was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced at the other end with a long, heavy tail … and short arms. This beast was about 40 feet long, 12 feet tall, and weighed about 8 tons! But its arms? A mere 3 feet long! Apex predator alright, but with … short arms, less than a third of the length of the dinosaur’s legs and looked noticeably disproportionate in a huge body.
This oddity
Future?
There is, apparently, a problem with people—especially kids—who are constantly getting high on TikTok clips, Instagram reels, and YouTube shorts flooding social media feeds. Here is the issue succinctly expressed in the title of the paper published: “No Future Vision, No Present Perseverance.” From several universities in the Guangzhou region in China. Published in Computers in Human Behavior.
Altering their perception of time! Instant gratification from short video
Voice!
Your voice. And dementia. They are connected. Saith researchers from Drexel in “Voice Disorders as Early Biomarkers of Cognitive Decline,” published recently in the Journal of Voice.
833,000 adults over 50 were studied. People who had been diagnosed with both voice and hearing issues had about double the risk of developing cognitive impairment or dementia, compared with a control group of people with neither diagnosis. Coming in second for risk were those with a voice
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Psalm 8:1–9
A great God worthy of praise, who created the magnificent cosmos and all it contains, and whose dominion is boundless, demonstrates his mindfulness and care of humans by bestowing them with his glory and splendor, and delegating to them dominion over all nature.
Psalm 8 is carefully structured, and it centers upon humanity’s meekness and greatness 8:4, 5)
A “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic ….” (8:1a)
“heavens”; “babes and sucklings” (8:1b–2a)
Psalm 7:1–17
Facing false accusations, a violent hounding by enemies, the righteous trust in God, the righteous Judge and their protector and deliverer, to vindicate them and to take appropriate action against those enemies.
The psalm commences with a plea in 7:1–2. The songwriter’s foes “pursue” him (7:1) like a “lion” capable of “rending” and “dismembering” (7:2). But, what is worse, there is no help in sight, at least not from any human source!
In 7:3–5, the
Another Interview
Here is an interview that aired on Right Theology Forum in India a few months ago ….
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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- August 2, 2026 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- October 6–7, 2026 Nathan Maier Lectures, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas
- October 18, 2026 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- November 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Hyderabad, INDIA
- November 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Chennai, INDIA
- January 2027 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Hong Kong, CHINA SAR
- January 2027 Yan Fook Church, Hong Kong, CHINA SAR
Past Speaking Engagements
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- June 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Chennai, INDIA
- June 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Hyderabad, INDIA
- June 2026 Baptist Church Hyderabad, Hyderabad, INDIA
- June 2026 New Life Baptist Church, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
- June 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
- May 20, 2026 Boyce Chapel, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
- May 18–19, 2026 Shepherd Academy, Indianapolis, Indiana
- February 1 and April 19, 2026 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- January 8–10, 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Singapore, SINGAPORE
- January 5–6, 2026 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Hong Kong, CHINA SAR
- January 4, 2026 Yan Fook Church, Hong Kong, CHINA SAR
- November 28–29, 2025 CliniX Preaching Seminar, New Delhi, INDIA
- November 24–25, 2025 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Guwahati, INDIA
- November 21–22, 2025 CliniX Preaching Seminar, Chennai, INDIA
- October 23, 2025 Alumni Memorial Chapel, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
- October 5, 2025 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.