What does it mean to "live by the Spirit"? These scientific insights might help

Neuroscience might provide some unexpected answers to two complex theological questions, says David Instone-Brewer

When I was a student, a friend said he was going to follow God totally – he was determined not to do anything at all without asking God first. It didn’t take long for him to realise this wouldn’t work – until lunchtime, in fact. He asked God what he should eat and, after praying, he got too hungry to wait any longer for the instruction. He decided God wanted him to get on with his life.