Article on Panic Disorder

Definition

A person with panic disorder experiences sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, breathlessness, vertigo or abdominal distress. Because these symptoms are so similar to those of a heart attack or other life-threatening medical conditions, panic disorder may not be diagnosed until extensive and expensive [...]

What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

Definition

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially disabling anxiety disorder. The person afflicted with OCD becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive senseless thoughts and behaviors that are very difficult to overcome. A person’s level of OCD can be anywhere from mild to severe, but if severe and left untreated, it can destroy a person’s capacity [...]

What is Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia

The term agoraphobia is translated from Greek as “fear of the marketplace.” Agoraphobia involves intense fear and anxiety of any place or situation where escape might be difficult, leading to avoidance of situations such as being alone outside of the home; traveling in a car, bus, or airplane; being in a crowded area; or being [...]

Article Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function. These are not the normal ups and downs; the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide.
About 5.7 million [...]

Article on Depressive Disorders

Depressive Disorders
A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. A depressive disorder is not the same as [...]

How to have Beautiful Feet

Beautiful Feet
Having cracked or bleeding feet is never desirable to anyone. All of dream of a pair of beautiful feet that can be flaunted in the most stylish pair of stilettos. If you wish to get such beautiful feet, you need to know how to care for your feet. Setting aside some time from your [...]

Good Skin Care

Skin Care

 

Egyptian queen Cleopatra used to have milk and honey bath daily, whether this is a truth or a pure myth is not really the center of discussion. However, it only proves that skin care was very much a part of ancient lifestyle. Every body wants a beautiful and glowing skin because skin projects an [...]

How to have beautiful hair?

How to achieve and maintain a healthy head of beautiful hair. Hair SOS
Three main things are needed for a good-looking head of hair – haute hair – good health, the right attention to cleanliness, and caution when using cosmetic treatments.
1. Adequate Diet
Hair growth depends on an adequate diet. A widespread diet problem which causes loss [...]

I’m ugly. Why was God so unfair to me this way?

 

Why did God make some people ugly and others good looking? It’s not fair. I find myself looking in the mirror and wondering why I have to be so ugly and have such an ugly body when all my friends are pretty and have nice bodies. Why was God unfair to me like this?”

—Erin
Thank you [...]

Sex: the naked truth

Nearly half of all young adults in the Adventist Church are ignoring no-sex-before-marriage and safe-sex messages — and that’s the naked truth.What the research says?
The 1997 Valuegenesis: Young Adult Study (of youth aged 19-24) reveals that 44 per cent of young adults attending Adventist churches have engaged in premarital sex at least once, and [...]

Is virginity worthwhile?

Until modern contraceptives were invented, most generations believed that it was best to be a virgin at marriage.In the secular world that concept has largely changed. Many, possibly most people, have lost their virginity before they marry. But have they lost more than a token status? Is virginity worthwhile?
Yes it is. Here are a few [...]

Eggplant Casserole

Eggplant Casserole1 small eggplant, thinly sliced (may use peeled or unpeeled)
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 lb. firm tofu
1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
Mash tofu fine with a fork. Add 1 T. basil, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. onion powder & blend well. Prepare a 9×12 dish with Pam. Layer [...]

Spinach Pesto

Spinach Pesto10 oz. frozen chopped spinach
2 c. water
1/2 cup walnuts
3/4 cup ripe green olives
2 t. salt
2 large minced garlic cloves
2 T. sweet basil (dry) or1/3 cup fresh sweet basil

Italian Veggie Meatballs

Italian Meatballs2 1/2 cups nine-grain cooked cereal
2 cups bread crumbs, firmly packed
1 cup walnuts or pecans, ground
1 chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 Tablespoon Bragg’s Aminos or soy sauce
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 tsp. sweet basil
2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. rosemary
1/4 tsp thyme
Stir all ingredients together. Form into balls. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 [...]

Easy Veggie Enchiladas

Easy Enchiladas1 dozen stone ground corn tortillas
1 med.-large onion and 1 medium green pepper
1 3.8 oz. can sliced olives, drained and rinsed
1 lb. block regular tofu
cashew cheese (see recipe below)
enchilada sauce (see recipe below)
Cut vegetables in bite-size chunks. Use raw or sauté in a little water for a softer consistency. Make enchilada sauce. Make cashew [...]

10 Steps to Optimal Health

10 Steps to Optimal Health

 

1. Drink adequate amounts of pure water (6-8 10-oz glasses) each day.
(Isaiah 44:12)

2. Eat whole plant foods in the natural unrefined state.
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3. Combine eating with perspiration.
Genesis 3:19 Physical activity is critical to good health.

4. Breath fresh air each day.
(Genesis 2:7)

5. Be grateful and happy it [...]

40 Reasons to Exercise

40 Reasons to Exercise

 

1. To increase endurance.
 

2. To make you less susceptible to disease.
 

3. To strengthen your heart muscles.
 

4. To improve your complexion.
 

5. To reduce tension and enable you to handle stress better.
 

6. To help you lose weight and keep it off.
 

7. To help prevent constipation.
 

8. To lift your spirits.
 

9. To improve your sleep.
 

10. To [...]

The Tale of 2 Kings

The Tale of Two Kings
Dan Anderson, Fairplain Seventh-day Adventist Church
 
Introduction
The Christmas story is full of wonderful characters that capture one’s imagination. Oh, what must it have been like for Mary and Joseph to be told they were to have this special responsibility as parents. I always enjoy thinking about what it must have been like to [...]

Crazy Man on a Dry Hill

Crazy Man on a Dry Hill:
Seventh-day Adventists in the End-Time
Larry Kirkpatrick  Preached at Mentone, CA
Joint Meeting of the Price, Moab, and Castle Valley Seventh-day Adventist Churches at Moab.OH: 229 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name * Scripture Reading: Genesis 6:9 * CH: 595 Let Every Lamp be Burning
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah:
Noah [...]

Turning on the Lights

Turning on the Lights
Larry Kirkpatrick. Price SDA Church
James 1:16-21

God is the Source for Gifts From Beyond That Impact Us Beyond Today
Let’s turn to James 1:13. “Let no man say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God:’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man.” Although Satan wants to peg God [...]

Why 2 K?

Why 2 K?
 
Larry Kirkpatrick. Price Seventh-day Adventist Church. 1 January 2000

 

Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 3:9-14
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a [...]

Is There a Madness in Our Method?

Is There a Madness in Our Method?
Shall we or shall we not use modern Pop/Rock music to try to bring people, particularly young people, to Jesus?
 
by Richard O’Ffill 
A while back I was talking with a friend of mine in the ministry. In recent years he has taken his church into the Willow Creek model. It [...]

Real Grace for Real People

Real Grace for Real People
Larry Kirkpatrick. Price Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Scripture Reading: Galatians 1:6-7
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ into another Gospel: which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
This morning, as we begin [...]