Many of us remember playing “dress-up” as little girls: donning our mother’s clothes and putting on her makeup. Most girls look forward to the day when they will be old enough to wear cosmetics. But the toxic ingredients in many of these products can be detrimental. Let’s look at a ...
Read More »Educated Beyond Our Level of Obedience
What do you know is right and good that you do not do? We all have those areas of life that we say, “I ought to do this, but…” We excuse ourselves in a variety of ways. I’ve always been like this or It’s just the way I am. It ...
Read More »Coping With Miscarriage
Babies are precious. They truly are gifts from God; for who else could give such priceless gift without asking for anything in return? Still, more often than desired, the cold hands of miscarriage snatch God’s bundle of joys right from the tummies of unsuspecting mothers—before they even get the chance ...
Read More »Broken Heart Syndrome
It sounds like an imaginary malady in a soap opera, doesn’t it? But this stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a very real condition. First described in the 1990’s by Japanese physicians, it is also called takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A takotsubo pot is a fishing pot used to trap an octopus and has a ...
Read More »What is the right burden to bear?
Those who say, “Christianity is a crutch,” know nothing of the challenge inherent in living the Scriptures. Consider these words from Galatians: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 “For each one shall bear his own load.” Galatians 6:5 Do you, like me, ever find ...
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