Dear God: Help me drink in the radical "wine" of Jesus' words till I am drunk with his power and joy! Then, help me be a blessing to each one I meet.

Dear God: Character is determined by all the little things and experiences of life. Please help us to be more attentive to and concerned with the little things in life.

Dear God: I am eager to live my life for the purpose for which You created me. Today I read "live a life worthy of your calling."

Dear God: How insightful is Proverbs 29:23, "A person's pride will bring them low..." Pride is something we all struggle with--yes, even Christians.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord is over many waters.

Fruit and vegetables, nuts and soybeans have received a lot of publicity recently because of their health-promoting properties and protection against heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases. The value of grains in the diet has been somewhat overshadowed by all of the attention given to these other food groups.

At the end of the day, when the business of work and supper are over, sometimes my Mom and I go for walks. And there is nothing like the last rays of sun spilling across the clouds and the flight of evening birds whizzing through the air. I see these things. Sometimes she doesn't.

About 11 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that takes a heavy toll. Medical costs attributed to diabetes exceed $15 billion a year. Diabetes, which is associated with cardiovascular disease and kidney complications, claims over 130,000 lives a year.

A recent government-sponsored report estimated that 90 million cases of food-borne illness occur in the United States every year, with about 9,000 deaths from such illnesses. About three-quarters of all illnesses and deaths resulting from food poisoning are caused by eating meat and poultry contaminated by Salmonella and secondarily by Campylobacter bacteria.

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A crowd of well-wishers, including several Mozambican government dignitaries, clapped and cheered Oct. 21 at a graduation ceremony for literacy students in Mozambique. The 432 adult recipients of the personalized award certificates have attended literacy classes held in the 22 churches Maranatha Volunteers International has built since the end of 2007.

What is the most important part of Maranatha? What makes this ministry tick? It isn’t the building where staff meets each day. It isn’t the Web site, a slab of concrete, pile of blocks, or even the television program, Maranatha Mission Stories. Excepting the all-necessary guidance of God’s spirit on this ministry, the heart of Maranatha is you.

Maranatha Mission Stories presents the story of a church that keeps coming back for more. The Chehalis Seventh-day Adventist Church from Washington brings young and old together to experience mission as often as they can. Next you’ll see a trip planned with a more specific audience in mind. The Ultimate Workout for teenagers. Don’t miss this special episode.

In an election year, words like "truth" are often thrown around without much regard. But what is truth? Many years ago, God wrote His truth in tables of stone. Man has tried to put pen to paper to draft his own truth, but that has often deteriorated as fast as the parchment it was written on. But God's law still stands today. He gave us a code of good moral conduct because He knows what's best for us.

It Is Written just launched an exciting, interactive Bible study website just for kids! Created and hosted by Jean Boonstra, My Place With Jesus leads children into a deeper understanding of the Bible. The 14 lessons cover topics such as Creation and Heaven, and each student is treated to a treat at the end of each study. The site is a safe place for kids on the Internet, and no personal information is collected from the child. To be one of the first people to experience this new It Is Written outreach, visit www.MyPlaceWithJesus.com.

From Feb. 1 - March 1, 2008, thousands of people attended "Revelation Speaks Peace" in Portland. This month-long evangelistic series was a joint effort between It Is Written and the Oregon Conference.

From March 15-22, Pastor Robert Costa and the Está Escrito team traveled to La Paz, Bolivia, to hold a series of meetings in conjunction with 2,500 churches around the world.

Amazing Facts, the worldwide multimedia Christian ministry, has announced the release of their brand-new website called The Truth About Ellen G. White at www.EllenGWhiteTruth.com.

Four Pacific Union College (PUC) students died in a vehicle accident on Deer Park Road.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said.

Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week.

Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists.

Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61.

Ah, los recuerdos... El Arcoiris. El Bosque de menta. El Baño de Chocolate y el Rey de los Dulces. Es asombroso lo poderosos que pueden ser los recuerdos de la niñez. Hace más de 30 años que jugué este famoso juego infantil...

Se cuenta la fábula de una aldea holandesa donde vivía un panadero llamado Fouke. Su apariencia de hombre alto y delgado concordaba con su reputación de total rectitud. Era intolerante ante los defectos de los demás y debido...

Todos hemos oído el viejo adagio, "la cantidad de velas determina el puerto". Si recuerdo correctamente, ese fue el lema de la clase de graduandos de mi escuela secundaria. Fue un buen lema, pero cuando marchaba...

¡Mis hijos son insoportables!" Así comenzaba el grito de ayuda brutalmente honesto escrito por la madre de cuatro niños que buscaba una niñera en la zona alta de Manhattan. He aquí algunos extractos de la larga lista que esta...

Conducía en una ciudad a un par de horas de mi hogar. Había estado teniendo problemas con el sistema eléctrico de mi carro. Supe de un lugar de reparaciones de automóviles muy bueno en aquella ciudad, así que decidí...

"La oración no obra --¡Dios sí! ¡Compártalo!" Esta frase final en el artículo de Debbonnaire Kovacs llamó mi atención y me llevó a su historia, donde examina el popular lema "La Oración Obra" y llega exactamente a la...

El área de Los Angeles recientemente experimentó un temblor. Desde luego, una sacudidita de 5.4 apenas califica para el noticiero en el sur de California. Pero la noticia se hizo pública. Los científicos vieron ese...

El punto culminante del verano de mi familia es ir al campamento de familias de nuestra iglesia. Nos encanta ese campamento por muchas razones, pero una de ellas es que todos los padres ayudan a cuidar a los demás niños.

Silver Spring, Maryland—On October 29, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) launched a new project to empower 200 indigenous Mapuche women in rural communities in the Araucania Region of southern Chile.

Silver Spring, Maryland—Rising 161 places in the annual Philanthropy 400 rankings, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) placed 204th among the nation’s top 400 charities, besting its previous year’s ranking of 365, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a bi-weekly newspaper focused on the non-profit world and the top news source for charities.

Silver Spring, Maryland—In response to the outbreak of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing an emergency response plan to provide relief to tens of thousands of displaced persons who fled their homes near Goma along the border between Congo and Rwanda.

Silver Spring, Maryland—In the midst of soaring food prices and calls from Sierra Leone’s president for increased agricultural investment, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is improving farming productivity and access to food resources for more than 2,500 rural households in Port Loko District, in northern Sierra Leone. This recent project was launched on World Food Day, October 15.

It's not easy being a preteen "wolf boy" — but scientists at Columbia University are confident they've finally found the silver bullet that can cure one.

Should you share your number? When it comes to professing your sexual history, some things are better left unsaid

A 14-year-old South Carolina girl is finally going home, after having two heart transplants in the past four months, and surviving on an artificial heart for the 118 days in between.

Doctors in Arizona thought a Phoenix-area woman had a possible brain tumor, but it turned out there was something else penetrating her brain – a worm.

A new study shows that babies born four months before the peak of winter virus season are more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at any other time of year.

In a newly published study, uncertainty was found to be far more stressful for highly neurotic people than dealing with a clearly negative outcome.

Water aerobics may help reduce the pain of childbirth. A new study shows that women who take classes during pregnancy are significantly less likely to ask for pain medication during delivery.

The current U.S. shortage of childhood Hib vaccine, cut off in December 2007, will continue at least until mid-2009, the CDC warns.

Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.

The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.

The UK government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.

A man from north Oxfordshire credits his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.

Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.

The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London.

US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.

Before I start any meal, I always say a prayer, thanking God for my food. It seems like a little thing. Some of my friends are amused by my habit. It is not a trivial activity, however brief my words. Food is one of God's...

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five closely related cardiovascular risk factors. Each is dangerous, but when they occur together, the overall risk is greater than the sum of its parts. The presence of any three is...

The holiday season may give you a gift you that you just don't want: weight gain. Several new studies show that the average weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Years is one pound, much less than the 5-10 pounds previously...

You've heard the old saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Now there's evidence to suggest that a good friendship does the same thing. Results of a nine year study of 7,000 people conducted by Harvard researchers...

I was on my way home late one afternoon when out of the corner of my eye I saw a man ride past me on his motorcycle. My husband and I are members of the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA), so I took more than a...

He confidently made the oath and the waiting crowd was amazed by the unexpected outcome! A Chinese man named Xu, who swore he didn't owe money that he had borrowed from a neighbor, was hit by lightning 60 seconds later.

The news on Wall Street these days is not very encouraging. I doubt financial investors are sleeping well, and neither are many average citizens. Uncertainty and confusion are common companions.

Okay, I'm finally convinced! I need glasses. Rather, I need to wear glasses. I remember when I got my first glasses a couple of years ago. I became quickly frustrated. I didn't like wearing them. I hadn't worn...

The first prayer most of us prayed was the blessing, "God is great, God is good, Let us thank Him for our food," or the classic bedtime prayer, "Now I lay me down to sleep."

Most people with Alzheimer's disease have a strong desire to live in their homes as long as possible. Families share this desire. Paradoxically, the home is often the best place and the worst place for Alzheimer's care.

One of the hardest things about moving to a new town is finding new friends. Trying to find where you belong; a place to call your own. When my husband, son and I moved a little over a year ago, I felt blessed to be moving to...

She was terrified. Of her locker. Her combination locker. The one she had to open on her first day of seventh grade. It's all I heard about for weeks before. Not the new teachers, or new students or all the homework.