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In his book, Shaped by God, Max Lucado writes ”When God sets out to shape us in His image, he often uses the heat and pressure of our daily lives to temper us and craft us into beautiful instruments He can use.” Shaped by God, 175 James 1:2 (HCSB) “Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience…

In Brooklyn, you can deal with the stress of adult problems with a mere $999. For that amount, Preschool Mastermind will sign you up for a five-week course where along with other adults you can “play dress up, sing Wheels On the Bus, and make Play Doh sculptures. You will spend your day with other professionals,…

Being anxious or experiencing anxiety is very common in today’s world and author Brianna Wiest recently described how some very common and easily corrected things may be at the root of a person’s anxiety issues. Wiest suggests low blood sugar could be one possible cause, while some of the other anxiety…

The man, who created the much publicized formula behind the idea of Blue Monday, says it was nothing more than a public relations gimmick. Dr. Cliff Amall has a master’s degree in research methods and was researching stress management and depression when he was asked to put together the formula for a…

Accusations are flowing regarding the athletic programs at Harvard. University president Drew Faust says the cheating scandal at the school is not just about athletes. “Harvard announced last month that as many as 125 students in one course were being investigated for sharing answers or plagiarizing…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Chronic uncertainty, sustained levels of increased vigilance, or struggling with a mental task are more stressful than chopping wood.” --Margin, Kindle Loc. 347 Illustration by Jim L.…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “While standing at the hospital bed of a dying man, a pastor interrupted his prayer to answer his cell phone. A youth pastor reported that he loved his job and tolerated long hours well-until…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Even when progress does give us "leisure," the leisure is not leisurely. Instead, it is jammed with multi-tasking actions and expectations: watching TV while surfing the web while checking…

The novel Hold Tight The Thread, by Jane Kirkpatrick is an historical fictionalization centering on the lives of real people living in the Pacific Northwest during the 1840s. The book explores the forces acting on individuals due to the interplay of French, Native American, English, and American cultures…

In his book, Satisfy your Soul, Bruce Demarest writes, “Some of us keep unduly busy to boost our sagging egos, to ‘prove’ our worth, or to avoid aspects of our selves to painful to confront.” --Satisfy your Soul, 125. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Our worth is not determined by what we do, but by whose…

STRESS Stress kills. It creates problems ranging from headaches to heart attacks. According to the World Health Organization, it is a “World Wide Epidemic,” and the United Nations named it “The 20th Century Disease” in 1992. --http://arfster.multiply.com/journal/item/466 . Illustration by Jim L. Wilson…

RESPONSIBILITY Yankee third baseman and superstar Alex Rodriquez (A-Rod) became an instant celebrity in 2001 when he signed the largest contract ever for a pro athlete, twenty five million per year for ten years, to play shortstop for the Texas Rangers. A-Rod) immediately felt the responsibility to live…

MONEY We have heard stories for years about businessmen in 1929 jumping from skyscrapers on news of the stock market crash. Today’s executives cannot jump out of windows onto Wall Street. The windows do not open. On Jan. 5, 2009, however, Adolf Merckle, a German billionaire, threw himself in front of…

Gasp Last year I breathed a sigh of relief after we took down the Christmas decorations. To be honest with you, it is easy for me to lose perspective during the Christmas season. For me it isn't the commercialism that is the issue. In my family, we settled that issue years ago. Yes, we spend money like…

STRESS From 1992 – 2002 Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm tracked more than 3000 men, rating them and their perceptions about their bosses. By the end of the study, 74 of the men had suffered heart attacks or other serious cardiac events. The lower an employer’s leadership…

”City Fisherman” A fisherman from the city was out fishing on a lake in a small boat. He noticed another man in a small boat open his tackle box and take out a mirror. Being curious the man rowed over and asked, "What is the mirror for?" "That's my secret way to catch fish," said the other man. "Shine…

Rest and relaxation doesn't seem to come as easily or naturally to Americans as it does to those in other nations. According to the 2006 World Almanac and Book of Facts: • a worker in Italy averages 42 vacation days per year. • a worker in France: 37 days • a worker in Germany: 35 days • a worker in…