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EDGE OUTREACH looks to students to help provide worldwide water solutions
By the time you finish reading this story, 11 children will have died from diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, and typhoid, due to unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and poor hygiene (UNICEF). more »
by: Lucretia Goddard - Dec 26, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health
Christmas can be a time of dread if focus is lost
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). more »
by: Kathy McBroom - Dec 21, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health
Caregivers consider needs, resources in end-of-life decisions
If you are caring at home for a parent or other relative in an advanced stage of a life-limiting illness — such as cancer or liver disease — you may reach a point where you wonder if his or her needs might be better met in a hospice facility or a hospital palliative care program. more »
by: Lisa M. Petsche - Dec 21, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Elderly, Living, Finances, Health
ERLC’s Land Calls on President to Support Tobacco Regulation
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce the number of Americans who become addicted to tobacco and subsequently die from tobacco-related illnesses, Dr. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Dec 18, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
Bush again vetoes child insurance bill
President Bush has vetoed for the second time the expansion of a children’s health insurance program.
Bush rejected Dec. 12 a bill reauthorizing and expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). more »
by: Tom Strode - Dec 13, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Living, Health, Parenting, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
Creative planning can help alleviate grief during holidays
After her 19-year-old daughter was killed in an automobile accident, Helen didn’t know how she would get through the holidays. “The idea of facing an empty chair from Thanksgiving through the new year intimidated and even terrified me,” she remembers. more »
by: Victor M. Parachin - Nov 27, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Living
Keeping Christ in—and stress out of—Christmas
By mid-December, you may be grimacing when you hear Andy Williams croon, “It’s the most wonderful time of all,” on the radio. Instead you might be yearning to hear the strains of Auld Lang Syne. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Nov 13, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Living, Life
Churches build house in Kenton for fellow Baptist
KENTON — When members of several area churches here learned that a fellow Southern Baptist, Raymond Forrest, was homeless, they decided to build him a house. more »
by: Connie Davis Bushey - Nov 5, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Congress still shy of SCHIP override
Congress again has passed legislation to expand a popular children’s health insurance program, and it again has done so without the votes required to overcome a presidential veto. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 2, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Living, Finances, Health, Parenting, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Running: spiritual training, Paul-style
Christina Dortch loves to run. It’s good stress relief from her graduate school classes, not to mention good exercise.
But she would be lying if she said it was easy to get up and run each morning. more »
by: Grace Thornton - Oct 26, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health