The study was done, and the evidence conclusive. In the early 1960s, heart disease in the community of Roseto, PA, was almost non-existent. Researchers converged on the town, studying each person. Blood samples were collected, interviews were done, social and religious patterns observed, and high cholesterol dietary habits noted. Despite toxic fumes inhaled in the […]
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We learned to avoid curfew by signing out in the evening and then showing up in the morning for class. Those nighttime escapes made by my college friend and myself became more frequent, and her grades began to slide. I suggested she might need to focus on school more. She responded angrily, and our friendship
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Let’s be honest. At the bottom of all this isolation is the fear of suffering and death. That’s an honest fear. Most humans have a strong drive to live. But, I’m sensing God’s leading not to fear but to be a messenger of hope. At 68, I’m considered elderly with gray hair and wrinkles to
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My neighbor walks every day, and we often wave at each other and share a few words. He’s an ex-marine with COPD and not in the greatest of health. Today he admitted he’s becoming a hermit of sorts because of the virus. He shared that his great-grandparents and their families lived through the Spanish flu,
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There’s always the choice to take things into my own hands or wait for the Kingdom Commander to provide. My initial search for a new or used bookshelf turned up pricey or poor-quality items. But the searching taught me what style, quality, color, and price range I could expect if I waited. Sure enough, I
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Her name’s Rahab, and she has choices. She’s young and beautiful. So she might follow her name’s Egyptian root, choosing to be solitary and self-centered. Then there’s the Hebrew root meaning, “make room to help.” This could cost her independence and time, along with the risk of getting dirty and dented. Rahab’s our new Subaru
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Around 1900, my Grandma Meta’s mom died when she was 4 years old. She was sent to live with an aunt and uncle who lived several hours away by horse and buggy. Her mother’s death and the sudden removal from her father and siblings were most likely traumatic for Meta. She must have felt abandoned.
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These gorgeous, flowering vines are surrounding dark, cramped bird cages. My imagination hears the flowers inviting those locked in cages of dark and angry thoughts to come out of their cramped quarters. My own experience confirms it’s difficult to think rationally and creatively when filled with unresolved anger. Lacking hope, my brain and heart are
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My enjoyment of this young woman’s anxiety was a bit overdone, but I couldn’t resist. As I pulled into the driveway, I noticed someone sitting on the mountain bench atop my pasture. For this stranger to get there, she had to climb over a barb wire fence or unchain a gate as she walked past
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Terri walks into the local White Castle store, and the counter person calls out, “Terri’s here! Bring her donuts.” The White Castle glazed donuts Terri shares with the community kindled a friendship between her and the White Castle staff. The store manager was recently shot and killed by a local gang member. A sense of
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Dianna’s life peacefully danced into eternity yesterday at 3:15 PM. Her long-standing chronic lung problems (not Covid) could no longer support independent breathing. Ventilator and drugs promoted comfort and breathing, but they couldn’t sustain her tired organs. It seemed God was calling her from the earthly chapter of her life to His presence in heaven.
“If you ask God for healing, He’ll do it. It might be healing for your body. Perhaps more peaceful thoughts affecting your words/actions. Or the spirit part of you, capable of communicating with God, might begin to long for a closer relationship with Him.” These are words I’ve shared with patients searching for healing. Who
