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Some Good Ol’ Heartwarming Humor

Laughter and humor are in our world for a reason. What are some benefits of laughter? Proverbs 15:13 says, “A joyful heart makes a cheerful face. But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.” A similar verse, Proverbs 17:22, gives another reason. It calls laughter “good medicine.” According to Ecclesiastes ...

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Barack Obama’s Visit to Jamaica

“Greetings Massive … Waa gwaan Jamaica?” (Greetings everyone, what’s going on?) These were the Jamaican words of greeting spoken by Barack Obama as he presented at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) US Summit yesterday in Jamaica. He was there regarding issues surrounding the CARICOM and USA agenda, including issues of security, ...

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Feeling Cursed?

The online Oxford Dictionaries define curse as “a cause of harm or misery” and to “be afflicted with.” In my last article , I wrote about the curse against the earth and the inhabitants of the earth because of sin. We inherit sin from our natural parents. The curse (harm ...

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Could Maine Have the Answer to Welfare Reform?

Earlier this week the US Herald reported that there has been a significant drop in food-stamp enrollments since Maine began requiring welfare recipients to complete work, volunteer, or job-training hours before being eligible for assistance. The article reported that at the end of 2014 there were 12,500 adults enrolled in ...

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The Health Benefits of Flaxseeds

During the 8th century, King Charlemagne of France, strongly believed in the health benefits of flaxseed. His belief was so strong that he passed laws requiring his subjects to take it. Hippocrates also used it as one of the original medicines. The two types of flaxseed, golden and brown, have ...

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