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Food Supplements for Better Health

Did you know that more people die each year from diseases of excess than from hunger and starvation? Yes, it’s true! Obesity, overeating, and being overweight are linked to more deaths worldwide than famine. While it is universal for churches to emphasize ministries that feed the poor in far off lands, the disease-causing indulgences of their very own congregants are often simply ignored. Let’s face it, when was the last time you heard a sermon rebuking our unhealthy eating practices and exposing the industries that actively promote these deadly behaviors? In a nation that leads the world in obesity, it […]

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The Man at The Bottom

Contrary to popular belief, Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is about bad people coping with their failure to be good. That is to say, Christianity concerns the gospel, which is nothing more or less than the good news that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). “[Christ] was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Romans 4:25). The gospel is a proclamation that always addresses sinners and sufferers directly (i.e., you and me). The prevailing view in much of contemporary Christianity […]

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Rethinking Discipleship

What comes to mind when you think of discipleship? Is discipleship a life of moral reform or inner spirituality? Is discipleship serving soup lines and social activism in the name of Jesus? Is discipleship a doctrinal course or a forty-day Bible program that a person completes and then suddenly pops out as a disciple? Discipleship has become one of the Christian “buzz words” today, and for good reason. Thankfully, there seems to be a growing group of young people who are seriously seeking to follow Christ and obey his command to “make disciples.” But what is a disciple? Why is […]

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What Color Is Your Holiday?

Bing Crosby sang he was dreaming of a “White Christmas”. Merchants see the holidays in hues of green. A large number of people see this season in red for the over-extended debt they accumulate. Then there are those whose holiday color is blue as in “feeling blue.” For many, this is a time of year full of rich traditions, beautiful decorations, festive celebrations and wonderful memories. However, for another large group of people, it is a season of depression, anxiety and the holiday blues. Why do so many dread this season every year? If you are in this latter group, […]

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What is CrossFit?

Is it possible that you get to the gym everyday just out of habit but it’s the same old routine? Monday is chest and arms, Tuesday is back and legs, Wednesday is cardio day on the treadmill, etc. That routine was mine until just a few years ago. Some of us have had the same routine for years without having any results as far as increase in strength, body fat loss, or whatever our fitness goal was when we began training. If the gym works for you and you are happy with your success, I would not recommend changing anything. […]

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What’s In a Name?

Romeo and Juliet had a short discussion on the power of a name, as it was their very names that were tearing them apart. Juliet decided that names do not matter, stating, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But would it? Would a rose smell just as sweet if it were called “vomit”? In other words, does a name make us or do we make a name? One thing we see in the Bible is that names are important to God. God makes Himself known to man through […]

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Invest Wisely – Life is Short

Have there ever been times in your life that you felt like you were in complete control – like you were almost invincible or that nothing bad could ever happen to you? Those thoughts and feelings have entered my mind before. We can almost become proud in a way. Of course, we would never say it out loud but, in the quietness of our heart, we almost believe that we’re in charge and untouchable. Then something happens to us from out of left field that gives us a little reality check and causes our egos to come back to planet […]

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Cracked Pots

What do Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Rahab, King David, the Apostle Matthew, the Apostle Peter, the woman at the well, the woman caught in adultery and the Apostle Paul all have in common? They all made big mistakes in the eyes of the world, but God went on to use them to do extraordinary things for Him – they were all cracked pots that God displayed His power through. Abraham took his wife’s maidservant as a second wife, because he and his wife doubted that God was capable of providing a child by natural means in their old age. He also […]

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Best Friends Forever?

Lean On Me What comes to mind when you think about friends? Do you quickly run through images of the faces you have welcomed into your life over the years? Does it warm your heart to think about the one friend you can always count on? You know, the one you could spend hours talking to? I have had those people in my life. My best friend from middle school is still a friend of mine to this day. We don’t talk very often, but when we do, we pick up right where we left off. We have shared hopes, […]

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Natural Health Remedies

When it comes to illness, you cannot make a wise choice about treatment options unless you first know the cause of your problem. Despite this fact, the most common approach to healthcare for Christians, as well as the general population, is modern medicine; also known as the allopathic model. Allopathic medicine is popular because it emphasizes quick fixes and symptom relief, even though it typically neglects the real underlying cause. Biblically speaking, we should always look for solutions on the road less traveled which leads to life, as opposed to the easy road which often leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13-14). […]

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