Devotionals

May 6, 2011

Alternative Medicine and Children – Part 4 – Herbs and Herbalism

So far in this series on alternative medicine and children, I have been concerned with the chemical aspects of herbal remedies. In this blog, I’d like […]

May 6, 2011

The “Purple Pill” (PPIs) could cause serious long-term adverse effects

The Boston Globe reports, “The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory said patients who take” proton pump inhibitors” (PPIs) for a long time, generally more than one year, may […]

May 4, 2011

Alternative Medicine and Children – Part 3 – Herbs for Children and the Risks

As pediatric surgeons were performing surgery on children in the 1990s, some noticed an increase in bleeding problems. They could not explain their observations until researcher, […]

May 4, 2011

The Christian divorce rate myth (what you’ve heard is wrong)

It’s been proclaimed from pulpits and blogs for years — Christians divorce as much as everyone else in America. But some scholars and family activists are questioning […]

May 3, 2011

Social media has good and bad effects on kids

In a couple of past blogs, I ‘ve written about the negative effect of social media such as Facebook (Kids’ use of electronic media at night […]

May 2, 2011

Alternative Medicine and Children – Part 2 – Chiropractic for Children

The most common pediatric complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy requiring a therapist is chiropractic. One estimate claims that the number of children being treated by chiropractors […]

May 2, 2011

Bariatric surgery should be considered as treatment for diabetics with severe obesity

Recently a friend at church, who is obese and has type 2 diabetes, asked if she should consider bariatric surgery. For my friend and the millions […]

December 1, 2020

Fear

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid. … So don’t be afraid.

December 1, 2020

Memories

One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. … No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks […]

December 2, 2020

Lord Have Mercy

The Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

December 2, 2020

Once For All

“I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.” … Jesus said, “It is finished.”

December 3, 2020

Sabbath Rest – 1

Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. … It is a sabbath of rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.

December 3, 2020

Sabbath Rest – 2

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.