Bad for Our Bodies Good for Our Souls

The recent elections in Iran have fomented a burgeoning revolution of people standing up against government corruption.  On the political level, it is a power play over who’s in control.  On the popular level, Iran is crossing a threshold of what people there are willing to put up with, and the implications for the whole Middle East, and indirectly for all of us, could be huge.

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How to Lose Weight in all the Right Places

“Weight Loss Tips” is the 42nd top keyword searched online today, and it stays in the top 500 most of the time.  Why?  Because almost everyone is concerned about their weight.  Some worry about how they look and how their clothes fit.  Others want to lose weight to improve health.  Some lose weight to please others—some to please self.  And sadly, most of us know more about HOW to lose weight than we actually DO lose weight.

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White Flag Surrender

In our world today surrender is rarely a sign of anything good.  In a stormy economy homes are being surrendered, in the Middle East our troops avoid surrender, in dieting—dieters surrender chocolate, fried foods and cheese.  Surrender.  It's uncomfortable, unnatural, and sometimes personally challenging.  Simply put: it's hard.

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A Place For God In Our Heart

A.W. Tozer, author of The Pursuit of God, brings into focus what is and what should be held dearest to our heart.  In his writings, Tozer defines the rightful place of the “useful and pleasant things” God created to equip mankind to live on earth. “They were made for man’s use, but they were meant always to be external to the man and subservient to him.”

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Breaking the Law

Last year in our small town a friend of mine got a police citation for shooting small fireworks in her driveway on July 4th.  She was mortified and upset.  She had no idea that she wasn’t allowed to light sparklers and other small fireworks.
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