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Biblical Ways to Overcome Stress

By Charles Gerber   Stress is all around! It cannot be avoided on this planet. Just turn on the news and watch your stress level rise. In our world there is both acute and chronic stress. Stress can affect our body’s immune system, shutting down its ability to function and heal.  Stress and what causes […]

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In the World — August 31, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Americans Get Enough Sleep  The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their annual Time Use Survey in June, and their results on the sleep habits of Americans surprised many. According to the survey, Americans aged 15 and up on average sleep a total of 8 hours and 45 minutes daily. The number […]

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The Value of Sabbath

By Joyce Long   Reddish-orange glints streak the evening sky, casting dancing shadows on the most holy worship site for the Jews—the Western Wall. Girls dressed in white, pink-ribboned chiffon dresses hold their parents’ hands as they descend the stairs. Sons in white shirts and black kippahs (yarmulkes) run ahead, shoving into checkpoint turnstiles. Orthodox […]

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The Big Easy

By T. R. Robertson   In the early 1970s, my family lived in a small town in rural Missouri. Early each growing season I would watch from our backyard while our neighbor prepared his field for planting. He was small and wiry, weathered and wrinkled. He appeared unable to stand completely upright. I was amazed […]