Stress can be defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Stress is not always bad, but when it becomes overwhelming it can affect your health, your mood, your productivity, and your relationships. Since our bodies do not distinguish between ...

When was the last time you specifically gave thought to the marvels of your brain?  It operates ceaselessly, processing and controlling every big and little function of your physical, mental, and emotional being.  It weighs in at around three pounds of gray matter and is composed of 75% – 85% ...

Those of us who are native English speakers may not recognize the complexity of learning the language. Take for example the part of speech called prepositions. Their soul intent is to show the association between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Without these tiny little words, ...

                                                       Why the moon turns red Sunlight is a light spectrum that passes through the earth’s atmosphere. The greens and blues are filtered out with the red being untouched. The red light spectrum bends from the atmosphere toward the earth’s surface then exits bending again. The double bending shoots the ...

If you’re interested in a healthy natural sweetener to substitute for a portion of your dietary sugar, you may want to consider monk fruit (also called luo han guo, or lo han kuo). From the perennial vine Siraitia grosvenori grown in southern China, this melon-like green fruit is said to ...

“Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:2 (NKJV) We often hear reference to the term, The Bride of Christ.  I have heard differing opinions of what it means, and have heard ...

Picture this:  A small classroom in a Baptist Church in Nashville, TN.  A few girls, and a firery red-head leading the class.  Now fast forward 10 years.  The same girls still sitting under the teaching of that same red-headed spit fire. I learned so much at her feet.  I can ...

I don’t remember exactly how the inclination came to me, but I’m fairly certain it had something to do with my devotions mentioning prophesying.  As I drove to my morning meeting, I pondered the idea of various truths being spoken into reality.  At that point, I decided to partake of ...

For years, many of us have prayed against abortion. The negative exposure Planned Parenthood has been getting this year is a specific answer to this word: “But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light” (Ephesians 5:13) I believe Planned Parenthood has been brought into the light ...

What makes you feel bothered, distressed, jumpy, or unstable? Is it the small, daily irritations piled one on another? Maybe it’s the true storms that come upon you unexpectedly: failed health, relationship troubles, loss of various kinds.  Anything that tries our patience or challenges our  faith can bring these emotions ...