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Hermitage Hills ministry meets physical and spiritual needs
HERMITAGE — Nestled in the last row of beige buildings in Central Pike Business Park is Heartbeat Ministries, which is reaching out to the community in four zip code areas. more »
by: Marcia Knox - Sep 26, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Living
SCHIP Reauthorization Compromise Has Its Flaws
On Friday, September 21, a bipartisan group of Senate and House leaders announced that they had arrived at compromise language for the much-debated and maligned attempt to expand SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program). more »
by: Barrett Duke - Sep 25, 2007 - comments: 8 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Home Repair project delivers more than money for resident
SOMERVILLE, Tenn.—Rural Development area specialist James Futrell and members of First Baptist Church here recently joined Inez Simmons to celebrate a special homecoming marking the completion of renovations and much needed improvements to her Somerville home. more »
by: staff - Sep 19, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Elderly, Living, Finances
Missionary kid returns home to minister
I returned to my home in Nairobi, Kenya, with a friend, Amy Buchanan, to work for the summer. When we arrived neither of us had experience working with HIV/AIDS, but we were assigned to work with the Baptist AIDS Response Agency (BARA). more »
by: Jessica Yates - Sep 1, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health, Sexual Purity, Abstinence
Poor Alabamians among nation’s food insecure
Alabama has deserts — not the dry, sandy kind found out West, but a more troubling kind. Alabama is home to food deserts.
These deserts occur in Alabama’s poorest areas, like parts of Perry County, where many people can’t afford to buy high-quality, nutritious food. more »
by: staff - Aug 30, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Land: Bring tobacco under gov. oversight
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—It’s a distasteful reality: The federal government carefully regulates products that aid individuals in breaking their addiction to tobacco, yet tobacco products themselves are not regulated by the Federal Drug Administration, Richard Land said August 28. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Aug 30, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Regulation the Right Choice to Reduce Tobacco Use
It is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, snuffing out some 400,000 American lives annually. It costs the nation $96 billion in health care costs each year. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Aug 28, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Good books allow for good workout
Most folks watch television while on the treadmill, and some brave souls read magazines, but very few are able to read books and walk or run at the same time. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Aug 9, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Health care bill causes concern heading into conference committee
Congress wrapped up its summer of work with a great frenzy of activity last week. Because the members worked on so many bills, some of the failings of their efforts may not receive the attention they deserve. more »
by: Barrett Duke - Aug 7, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Elderly, Living, Health, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Science, Bioethics
Bills threaten unborn & elderly, leaders say
Congress has approved legislation to expand a health insurance program for children that could remove protections for unborn babies and the elderly, according to pro-life organizations. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 3, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Children, Elderly, Living, Finances, Health, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National