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Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…

You have a friend who is ill, and the doctor says he cannot last long; he must die. You have called a great many times expecting to hear of his departure, but he is still alive. Now the frequent errors of the physicians do not prove that your friend will not die one of these days. And so, though the…

Pastors today are faced with more work, more problems, and more stress than any other time in the history of the church. This is taking a frightening toll on the ministry, shown by the statistics below: Pastors: · Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout…

A recent meta-analysis from UC Riverside found that “the average person spends 52 minutes per day gossiping,” but that of that time only 15% of the gossip “is negative while the remaining 10% is positive or flattering.” The other 75% is neutral. People tend to gossip, that is, they talk about the people…

A COVID Response Tracking study conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago found adults under the age of 35 were especially likely to report negative feelings or to experience physical and emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety connected with the coronavirus pandemic. The study found…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes, “God’s sovereignty doesn’t negate our responsibility. Just the opposite. It empowers it. When we trust God, we think more clearly and react more decisively.” You’ll Get Through This, page 150. Nehemiah 4:9 (CSB) So…

A review of several studies published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal confirms what many parents feared about the potentially harmful impact of social media. The reviews stated the teenagers who spend less time socializing in person and have easy access to online information about suicide…

A study by researchers at the University of California—Riverside found that people spend almost an hour a day gossiping. They also discovered that most of what is said is not necessarily negative. Researchers had 467 people wear portable recorders that picked up parts of their conversations over a period…

In an article for The Good Men Project, Pamela Nikodem addresses what to do when sarcasm is on the tip of our tongues. Instead of indulging ourselves with the short-lived satisfaction of unleashing our anger disguised as wit, she offers the following advice, “The next time a witty thought shows up, challenge…

When the pandemic began, many experts predicted it would have a negative impact on relationships and lead to more break ups and divorces. Susan Albers, a psychologist with the Cleveland Clinic said the actual results have been more mixed. Albers said for couples experiencing a lot of tension before the…

Hotels.com offered voters the opportunity to escape what they call “election stress disorder” by checking into special discounted property after they cast their ballots in November 2020. The site offered a 20 percent discount on properties with the name “rock” in them. One of the options was a man-made…

Clinical Psychologist Karra Harrington said, “Maintaining high quality relationships may be a key for protecting brain health from the negative impacts of loneliness. Older adults who feel more satisfied in their relationships have a 23% lower risk of dementia, while those who feel their relationships…

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I have heard it said, I believe in heaven but I’m not in any hurry to get there. This feeling became real for Stanley Heerboth and his wife after they attended the funeral of a good friend. When the service concluded the Heerboths decided to go to a Chinese restaurant for a little Szechuan pick-me-up.…

In an article in the Wall Street Journal, columnist Elizabeth Bernstein has written about the benefits of prayer. The onset of the Coronavirus pandemic has increased worldwide interest in prayer. Google searches for prayer has skyrocketed. She interviewed numerous people who have turned to prayer to…

A new social science study has found that the positive emotions associated with social media postings generally outweigh negative one. The study looked at the content and spread of 19 million English-language posts from September 2014. The results showed that while negative content tended to spread faster,…

A survey conducted by Monday.com suggests that a lot of people do not know how they are spending their time at work and more than a third of people believed their managers did not know what they were working on. Jody Greenstone Miller, CEO of the Business Talent Group, said employees need clarity about…

The LGBT group on campus is petitioning for the resignation of Isabella Chow, a UC Berkeley student senator. Why? She chose to abstain from voting on a bill. The bill condemns a leaked from a Trump memo that discourages protection of transgender individuals. She describes the students’ negative responses…

In their book, Introducing Leadership: A Practical Guide, Alison and David Price write, "Great things are born from great opportunity –either to rectify a negative situation or optimize a positive one. When a leader spots such a chance and creates a compelling vision, amazing things can be achieved."…

Duchess Kate of Cambridge is probably one of the people in the world you wouldn’t expect to be lonely but she recently said that she has felt lonely and isolated as a mother. Loneliness can strike anyone, any age, any gender, any place, and pretty much any time. Loneliness can have negative effects on…

For better or worse, media is a big part of most people's lives and it is more than a reflection of our society: It is helping to shape who we are, how we interact, and how we see ourselves. “It turns out that what you watch, read, listen to and play can affect your mood, temper, and even how generous…

After Leslie Ray Charping, a 75-year-old Galveston, Texas resident died of cancer, his online obituary read, Leslie Ray lived “29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved. His hobbies were being abusive to his family, expediting trips to heaven for the beloved family pets, and fishing.”…

A study conducted by a Paris-based organization found that American high school students are generally satisfied with their lives, but their peers in other countries are happier. 15-year-olds who took part in the study ranked their lives an average of 7.4 on a scale of 0 to 10. According to the study,…

Jamie Farlee recognized that his friends and neighbors were struggling with the turmoil in the nation and decided to take a unique approach. Rather than complain or protest like many others, Farlee made signs pointing in another direction. Braving chilly January weather, he sat on the tailgate of his…

People can be careless and hostile with words - particularly online in social media. A recent article commented that online “bullies” have a sense of safety from retribution by hiding behind their computer screen. How do we combat such negativity? Have we become desensitized to the needs and struggles…