Listen to the cry of the Community

This week at Big Creek Church we are continuing with our series entitled "Listen". And the focus this week is on Listening to the cry of the Community. This Sunday will focus on showing Christ to others and being a missional and sent people into the community. I came across this recently and thought it had an interesting relevance to this Sunday. Although this is a serious report, I give this to you with a little tongue in cheek. It is from Mental Floss.

Be nice, and your brain will grow

Or

maybe it’s the other way around: if your brain grows — a specific
region of the brain which scientists have recently linked to altruistic
behavior, that is — you’ll be nice. They’re not sure yet. What Duke
University researchers do know, however, is that the
posterior superior temporal sulcus is larger in people who regularly
engage in what the study calls “helping behaviors,” which is to say,
activities which have no obvious benefit to oneself.

While there’s certainly still more research to be conducted, the implications thus far are fascinating: perhaps truly selfless acts are rare because thepeople who perform them regularly are, well, abnormal! (HT: Mental Floss)

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