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Churches respond to mental illness
Living with depression – or any other form of mental illness – is like viewing life “through a glass darkly,” according to Jessy Grondin, a student in Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School. “It distorts how you see things,” she says. Like one in four Americans, Grondin wrestles with mental illness, having struggled with severe bouts of depression since her elementary-school days. Depression...
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The National Day of Prayer is available on webcast
Times have changed. Everywhere we look is a reflection of how things have “evolved” in the last few years. Skyscrapers are higher. Scientific studies are continuously emerging. Educational and political policies are shifting. Developmental plans are surging. Technology has had a major impact on modern living. It is also an epitome of the adage, “the only constant thing in this...
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Parents let neighbors take kids to church
Most American parents would let their children attend church with trusted neighbors, according to a survey by LifeWay Research. The study explored “how many parents were open to their children attending if they didn’t have to be the ones to take them to church,” Scott McConnell, associate director of LifeWay Research, said in LifeWay Research Insights newsletter. The study...
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‘Go back and be happy’
After a horrific car crash, doctors gave up on Julie Papievis, but God – and her father – surely didn’t. Julie Papievis often feels she is not of this world. “It sometimes feels as if my soul went home, but my body came back,” she says. In May of 1993 Julie’s life was forever altered when a teenager ran a...
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Opinion: The Dogma of Mad Science
Dr. Frankenstein would have felt “empowered” on Monday, March 9, 2009. That’s the day the Obama Administration not only reversed the Bush Administration’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, but announced that it was freeing science from outside interference, such as people’s moral qualms. Can’t you just picture the fictional monster creator jumping for joy?v The Obama...
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Miami Heat donates Learn & Play Center to His House, visits kids in foster care
Heat players, dancers and even Burnie the mascot paid a visit to His House as the Miami Heat unveiled the new Heat Learn & Play Center. Alongside presenting sponsor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the Heat renovated the His House building’s existing game room and computer lab with furniture, a 50-inch flat-panel Plasma TV, XBOX 360 game console,...
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Flow with a bad economy like the Sea of Galilee
I have been thinking how some words have a double meaning. For example, when the word “funk” is attached before the phrase “music of the ‘70s,” it’s something good. However, when “funk” is attached to the end of the word “economic,” it’s bad. The world has been stuck in an economic funk for more than a year now,...
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We all need a Savior, so be ready to share the Gospel
Recently, I attended the Asian Culture Festival held every March in Homestead. Fascinated by the earthy and rustic beauty of Asian dance and apparel, I enjoyed watching various performers reenact dances, marshal arts drills and songs commemorating their Asian heritage. I even sampled some of their native cuisine, including some sweet Thai iced tea that I must learn to make ...
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The empty tomb is full of hope
Do you need an extra dose of hope today? Has our economic recession turned your life upside down? Is sickness and disease testing the outer edges of your health plan? Are your finances consistently bringing you to that place where you have too much month left at the end of your money? Perhaps you are having a bit of difficulty...
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Be anxious for nothing, not even the economy
Many people today find themselves wondering, “Why should I stay positive when we are in the midst of a serious financial crisis, and people are losing their homes and jobs? Why stay invested in the stock market when it seems like the losses keep mounting day after day?” These questions are not easy to answer. The dilemma our community, our...
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