Prayer Reflections
By Roberta Ley
"Please, God, give me this one thing and I'll never ask you for anything else again.” Does that sound familiar? Have you ever prayed that prayer? Did it get answered? I would hazard to guess that it did not. One reason why, I think, may surprise you. First of all, why are you in a situation that such a prayer is necessary? Have you reduced God to being your last resort? So many people, Christians included, have put God in the same classification as that little glass box you see on the wall in office buildings; you know the one that has the fire hose and says "In case of emergency, break glass.” He is only there to help us once we have gotten ourselves in so deep that it will take divine intervention to get out.
Eat Free
April 5, 2024 by admin
Filed under Health and Fitness
By Angelia Mitchell
If you have ever struggled with weight or with a health issue like high cholesterol or diabetes, you have most likely been on a diet. My experience is that, overall, diets don’t work, especially the long-term diet. During your diet you feel confined and restricted. You feel as if there is no hope for appetite satisfaction, ever again. Failure after failure gives you the feeling that losing weight is impossible. Take heart, my friends, there is a solution.
Tempting Offer
By Bob Kaku
During Silicon Valley’s “red hot” job market, I inter¬viewed with a few companies and landed a couple of job offers. The first offer came from a high-flying software company, a quintessential Silicon Valley success story, which offered me a good salary and attractive benefits with stock options. The hiring manager eased back in his chair and flashed a roguish grin. “You’ll become very rich in a few years.” The company’s stock soared to record highs, turning regular employees into multimillionaires overnight. Fortune Magazine ranked this company as one of the best to work for. The financial incen¬tives enchanted me.
What Manner of Woman are you?
By Brenda Jackson
Manner – means a habit, custom; to be accustomed to doing something; a way of life; or manner of life! What is your Manner of life? What is your Manner of thought? Are you made up of God’s love, power and his word? Has your Manner been customized by God?
Foundations
March 26, 2024 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Khristy Hullett
“What I'm concerned about, Dr. Towns, is swine flu.” This is not a surprising statement. With the hysteria in the media, school closings, face masks, deaths, it's perfectly understandable for parents to be questioning our pediatricians, right? But the above question was not asked by me, the parent. It was the response of my 1st grader—my just turned 7 years old—to her doctor's final question to me: “Do you have any other concerns today?” To his credit, he turned to her and very seriously asked her why she was concerned and then did a quick rundown of proactive things she can do to protect herself. God bless him. That's why I love him as a doctor. He respects me as the mother and doesn't talk down to my children. Now all of that was not to complain about my week—although I will comment, not complain mind you, that my two year old has a raging ear infection and my four year old had four shots yesterday.
