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God's Beauty Treatment Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30 Recommend Reading Proverbs 31 Americans spend billions of dollars every year on cosmetics, but the best beauty treatment isn't found in a bottle, but in a book - the Bible.…

I heard of a good man who went down the Rhine, but took care to read a book all the way for fear he should have his mind taken off heavenly topics by the beauties of nature. I confess I do not understand such a spirit—I do not want to. If I go into an artist’s house I do that artist a displeasure if…

At present, it is with us as it is with the world during the winter. If you had not seen the miracle wrought again and again, you would not guess, when you look upon those black beds in the garden, or when you walk over that snowy and frosty covering, crisp and hard beneath your feet, that the earth…

John Bunyan beautifully portrays Christiana and Mercy coming up out of the bath of the interpreter’s house. They have had jewels put upon them, and when they are both washed, Mercy says to Christiana, “How comely and beautiful you look!” “No,” Christiana said, “My sister, I see no beauty in myself, but…

God used a mean-spirited meme on social media to give Crystal Hodges an opportunity to help others discover real beauty in their lives. Crystal has a birthmark that covers half of her face. Though it never bothered her growing up, and she was never been made to feel different by friends or family, a…

The growth of social media has created an increase of self-portraits or “selfies.” Google estimates that millions of selfies are taken every day, and the majority of them are taken by women. A Mashable report said that there were more selfie related deaths than shark-related deaths in 2015. Samuel Jay,…

In 2013, an unknown arsonist set fire to the Palmetto Presbyterian Church. Fortunately, the damage was limited to some soot on the exterior of the building and damage to the church’s Gothic mahogany doors. While authorities search for the person responsible, church members are celebrating a transformation.…

Have you heard about the Panasonic Virtual Mirror? It has the ability to analyze the face of the mirror gazer and then pinpoint imperfections. It maps sun damage, scars, and wrinkles and then recommends products to aid in the treatment of these perceived faults. Do you think this is a good idea? Men,…

Harvard professors examined what observers thought of individuals who deviate from the norm in a workplace and retail setting. They asked store clerks and customers to rate what they thought of others who walked into luxury stores wearing gym clothes. The customers said, “That person seems out of place.…

A 50-year-old British woman decided 40 years ago, when she was only ten, that she didn’t want to have wrinkles when she grew older. She had been told that smiling would cause laughter lines to develop around her mouth, eyes, and forehead as she aged. She determined to never smile to avoid developing…

The growing popularity of the cell phone self-portrait known as a “selfie,” could be generating business for plastic surgeons. The Oxford dictionary recognized the word in 2013, and a survey of plastic surgeons across the country has found an upsurge in the number of people seeking treatments like Botox,…

People choice a lot of different type of pictures to use for their online profiles. Some people use head shots of themselves, while others use pictures of their spouses, pets, children, or some other symbol. The wide variety of photos being used to represent people on social media, researchers at the…

Lizzie Velasquez is one of three people in the world who suffer from a rare genetic disorder that prevents a person from gaining weight. She has never weighed more than 62 pounds and she was born blind in her right eye. To make matters worse, right before her junior year of high school, Velasquez discovered…

The Oxford University Press declared that “selfie” is the new word of the year for 2013. Selfie is when you take a picture of yourself with your smartphone. Usually that self portrait is taken with the idea of sharing on social media. I am reminded that Paul calls us to regard others as more important…

As soon as Toby Sheldon has his jaw reduction and a nose job he will look just like Justin Bieber. In his attempt to look like the teen pop star, the 33-year-old Sheldon has already lowered his hairline, lifted his eyelids, and reduced his chin, all at the cost of over $100,000. In first century Antioch…

Scientists say the fruit of the Pollia Condesata plant may be the shiniest living thing on earth. The iridescent blue of the African fruit becomes a metallic blue brighter than any other biological material. Oddly, they say the fruit is neither tasty nor nourishing, and it does not contain any special…

A group of tourists spent hours on a Saturday night looking for a missing woman near Iceland's Eldgja canyon. The group was travelling through Iceland on a tour bus and stopped near the volcanic canyon in the southern highlands Saturday afternoon. One of the women on the bus left to change her clothes…

Kjerstin Gruys found a unique way to fight an unhealthy obsession with weight and appearance. Gruys recovered from anorexia more than ten years ago, but found she was stressing over her appearance in mirrors while shopping for a wedding dress. The San Francisco woman said looking in the mirror brought…

Life is Beautiful is a film about a man and his son captured by Nazis to a concentration camp. The father tried his best to entertain his son so that the boy would not realize their situation. He showed his love by keeping his son happy in the camp until he was taken away to be executed. Love is not…

Kylie Bisutil is a beautiful young woman who recently won Victoria’s Secret Model Search. She modeled the vast array of lingerie in the Victoria’s Secret Catalog. She gave up her job modeling the lingerie and when asked why, she replied, “My body should only be for my husband.” Miss Bisutil still models…

A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that frequent Television viewers who do not get any other kind of political news are most likely to be influenced by the physical appearance of a candidate. The study drew on data gathered during the 2006 races for U.S. Senate and governor.…

Botox has come into vogue as the premier method of reducing the signs of aging in women. However, a recent study shows that along with paralyzing the facial muscles and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, Botox may also reduce the ability of a person to relate emotionally to other people. Scientists…

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the 93-year-old screen legend, “has always dreamed that her beauty would be immortal.” Indeed immortality is a dream, a wish, a goal for many. Her husband is planning to make her wish come true by having her “plastinated” after death. Plastination is the process of replacing the water…