So, each and every night, I sit down with the Regina and we read the daily entry in our little what-your-baby-is-doing-right-now book. Here is something it told us last night:
"Five-sixths of the iron stored in the baby's liver accumulates during the last trimester. The stored iron will compensate in the baby's first four months out of the womb for inadequate amounts of iron in breast milk or formulas..."Do you see what the author did? She implied that there was something deficient in the way the mother delievers nutrients and so babies have to compensate for that fact by storing iron. This is evolutionary-type language and goes to show how popular notions can infiltrate everyday life situations.
The baby's liver is currently storing five-sixths of the iron it will need in the first four months after birth. The mother's breast milk contains exactly the right amount of better bio-available iron to sustain the child until solid foods are introduced...You see, the first example implicitly denies the existence of a Planner. The second example honors God and his provision. The notion of "objective" language is usually a myth. Even common examples of speech betray a person's fundamental belief system, also know as a worldview. Make sure that your worldview accepts and relies upon the actual existence and work of your Creator. Seek to live your life, and speak your speech, in a way that honors him.