Devotionals

April 23, 2010

Vitamin D helps fend off flu and asthma attacks

In a recent study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. Here’s more […]
April 23, 2010

Increasing vitamin D levels may cut heart disease risk

I may have blogged more on vitamin D this year than any other topic. And, now, the Los Angeles Times is reporting, “Raising the amount of vitamin […]
April 21, 2010

Oral Medication May be more Effective than Topical for Killing Head Lice

In a column I wrote for physicians nearly a decade ago, I discussed the growing use of oral medications, like ivermectin, for some topical skin infections. […]
April 21, 2010

Resistant Ringworm Common in Some Elementary Schools

Treatment-resistant ringworm is common among urban elementary school children — at least according to a new report from U.S. researchers. They studied 10,514 children in kindergarten through […]
April 21, 2010

Stricter government oversight of dietary supplements may be moving closer – thank goodness

Whenever I give talks on natural medications (herbs, vitamins, and supplements), whether to healthcare professionals or laypersons, people seem shocked to learn that these substances are […]
April 19, 2010

Good News for those with Migraine Headaches

Here’s a good news story for those of us who suffer with migraine headaches. According to two new studies, migraine sufferers may be able to get […]
April 19, 2010

Study Finds Unborn Babies Respond to Mother’s Mood

The more we learn about the unborn child, the more miraculous and amazing they seem to be. Now, a study out of Nagasaki, Japan, tells us […]
April 19, 2010

Premature baby ‘Tom Thumb’ born at 25 weeks weighing half a pound survives

German doctors have revealed photographs of the smallest premature baby boy to have survived against incredible odds after being born at 25 weeks weighing just over […]
June 2, 2021

My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD. … I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the […]
June 2, 2021

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. … For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the […]
June 3, 2021

We who serve God by his Spirit put no confidence in the flesh

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in […]
June 3, 2021

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips

Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him. … May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience […]
June 4, 2021

We have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us

And you will know that I am the LORD, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards […]
June 4, 2021

I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. … Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me […]