My Gift: The Sabbath
I find the Holy Spirit wonderfully ridiculous. His timing is perfect and yet outrageous at the same time. I often picture the Trinity with a perpetual grin or smirk knowing what is to come in our lives and how we have need for that exact thing or situation. And the wonder and beauty of it […]
Living with Stress
You’re driving into work and the person to your right cuts in front of you causing you to slam on brakes as you watch your coffee fly across the car. You’re checking account is overdrawn. Your 10 year old is doing poorly in school. You are gaining weight, sleeping poorly and getting less exercise because […]
The Sabbath: Physical and Spiritual Stress Relief
I was wrapping up a very busy week of work a while back, checking water levels in several large freshwater impoundments that support hundreds of wintering ducks, geese and Tundra swans. It seems that there is never enough time to get everything done that needs doing. This day was no different. As I stopped for […]
For Years Well Spent
From the very beginning, God taught His chosen people how to order their lives around Him in every possible way. He carefully instructed them through Moses, teaching them how to live holy lives so He could bless them as much as possible. He knew the temptations they would face. Even more, He knew the fickleness […]
Are You Fit to Run the Bridges?
The 7 Bridges To Recovery Ministry is a good example of how important fitness is in Christian outreach. Fitness is not limited to physical wellbeing, it includes at least two other elements. 7 Bridges is a hands-on, front-line rescue mission. The leadership, members and volunteers descend on the streets of Atlanta daily, going under the […]
Spinach Frittata
Don’t have time to prepare breakfast in the mornings? Then try this recipe: spinach frittata is an excellent meal, providing a good source of protein, iron, calcium, and vitamins, for breakfast or lunch. If you prepare this dish the night before, you can have breakfast ready for almost the entire week. 3 large whole eggs […]
Ways to Enjoy a Sabbath Moment
It is not always easy to avoid stress, but there are ways you can cope with it better. Fortunately, aromatherapy offers some of the best types of natural prescription for easing stress. Lavender, bergamot, marjoram, sandalwood, lemon, and chamomile were found (in that order) to relax brain waves. Doctors Giovanni Gatti and Renato Cayola discovered […]
