The Key to Fitness for Life
July 7, 2024 by admin
Filed under Health and Fitness
By Don S. Otis
Natalie was just 40 years old when we first met. Like many Americans, she was overweight, 75 pounds too heavy and she knew it. It was not until her doctor asked her a question that she finally understood the seriousness of her weight. He asked, “Do you want to see your sons graduate from high school?” Her immediate reaction was one of defensiveness. Then, she said, “Yes, of course I do.” He then added, “You must begin to change the way you live.”
Japanese Schindler
By Bob Kaku
The Academy Award-winning movie, Schindler’s List (1993), made Americans aware of the heroic and self-sacrificing actions of the German industrialist, Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of over a thousand Polish Jews during World War II. Lesser known are the similar exploits of another man, a Japanese diplomat named Chiune Sugihara.
Facts and Miracles
By Kathleen Brown
Ever find your heart pounding with fear over something that hasn’t happened and likely never will? Me too, but I’m learning. Slowly I’m getting it. Imagination is not reality. Now when I’m in a situation fraught with dire possibilities, instead of imagining catastrophes, I concentrate on facts. God is near. In Him, I’m strong. And beyond our shared strength, I look for His miracles.
Doormats
June 27, 2024 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Khristy Hullett
Jesus was not a doormat. He cleansed the temple with a whip. He mesmerized crowds of 5,000. He debated and stood up to the Pharisees and Sadducees. He endured inhuman pain and death. He was a man in the best and truest sense of the word.
Fools Gold
By Susannah Wollman
I'm on my knees. How do I treat the gift that I've surrendered to God? I've surrendered several things, and I think I know how to do that part. What I don't seem to know is what to do after I've surrendered them. My struggle with my weight is a case in point. Okay, it's His. But I still have to eat.
