The Search for the Perfect Man
Can you answer this riddle? The perfect man, the perfect woman, the tooth fairy and Santa Claus are all in a car accident. Who survives?
Answer: The perfect woman. The other three don't exist!
That doesn't stop women, the world over, from looking for him. But lost in the list of desirable characteristics posted on various women's websites and in magazines is the quality that makes all the difference. The Bible suggests that what a woman ought to be looking for is not whether her dream man has a feminine side or rock hard abs, but whether he loves just like Jesus.
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:25).
How Your Girl Friend Reads Your Mind
A new study published in the Journal of Molecular Psychiatry has reported:
Women are more likely to have a 'mind-reading' gene mutation that gives them the ability to read a person's thoughts and emotions by looking at their eyes ...
The scientists found that the genetic variants on chromosome 3 in women are associated with their ability to read the mind in the eyes — known as cognitive empathy ...
"This new study demonstrates that empathy is partly genetic, but we should not lose sight of other important social factors such as early upbringing and postnatal experience," said Professor Bourgeron.
This new study just might boost the sale of men’s sunglasses!
I'm not sure whether I believe these new findings. I mean seriously, if women really could read their husbands minds, the result wouldn’t be “cognitive empathy,” it would be cognitive rage!
It’s a good thing only God knows the actual thoughts that go through our minds. Wait, what? Maybe that isn’t such a good thing. Not if we have anything we would prefer to hide!
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).
Cousin Craziness
According to Wikipedia,
The ordinals in the terms "first cousins," "second cousins," "third cousins," refer to the number of generations to one's closest common ancestor. The number of "G" words used to describe this ancestor will determine how close the relationship is. For example, having "great-great-grandparents" in common would be third cousins.
When the cousins are not the same generation, they are described as "removed." In this case, the smaller number of generations to the common ancestor is used to determine the degree, and the difference in generations determines the number of times removed.
The article goes on to list and explain a host of other types of cousins. There are double-cousins, half-cousins, step-cousins, cousins-in-law, and maternal versus paternal cousins. Needless to say, it can get rather complicated.
Things are greatly simplified in Heaven. There everyone will be your brother or your sister in Christ. Our earthly relations will pale in significance when compared to our common spiritual ancestry in Christ.
"He replied to him, 'Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?' Pointing to his disciples, he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers' " (Matthew 12:48-49).