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Contents MARCH 2019

GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk

GoodNews for Teens

6 The Power of Redeeming Love 26 True Freedom

by Kenneth Ware

GoodNews for Kids

8 No Matter What

by Stephanie Young

GoodNews on Money Matters

10 Are You on Fire?

by Andrew Lee

GoodNews for Men

12 Battling Through Our Internal Wars

by Theodore Young GoodNews for Women

14 Godly Women

by Misty Ineichen

GoodNews for Everyone

18 Good-Thing-Bad-Thing

by Arlene Ledbetter

GoodNews for Parents

20 Encouraging Word If Your Children Are Struggling

by Jamie Rohrbaugh GoodNews Cover Story

by Abdiel Medina

GoodNews from the Physician’s Desk

28 A Conlonoscopy Saved My Life

GoodNews for Couples

30 Differences Don’t Have to Ruin Your Relationship

by Rachel Smith

GoodNews for Life

32 Respond With Love

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by Amy Scott

GoodNews for Singles

34 It’s Okay To Say No

by Jenny Godwin

GoodNews for Everyone

36 Sacred Space

by Adam Whitescarver

GoodNews for Women’s Health

38 Aging Harder for Women According to New Poll

by Dr. James White

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22 Making Homes Peachy Clean 40 Decompression Therapy is an GoodNews for Health & Fitness

24 People Who Keep The Fat Off

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42 Good-Great God

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The Power of Redeeming Love

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by Kenneth E. Ware

uring the era of the judges, Israel had become

Lord’s assembly, even to the tenth generation, including the

immoral, idolatrous, and disobedient. The state

Ammonites and the Moabites (Deuteronomy 23:1-3).

of the nation was corrupt and lawless. Since there

In spite of the prohibition of the law, Boaz graciously

was no king in Israel to govern the nation with spiritual

and sacrificially loved Ruth and was willing to take the risk

leadership, “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes”

of redeeming her for himself, along with the land. Wow!

(Judges 21:25). Out of a time of national apostasy emerged

What a beautiful picture of how the Lord Jesus Christ

a beautiful love story of redemption between an 80-year-old Israelite named Boaz and a 40-year-old Moabitess named Ruth.

The historical Book of Ruth starts with sadness and ends with gladness. It begins with misery and ends with a marriage. It starts with a famine in the land and ends with favor from the Lord. It starts with a death certificate and ends with a birth certificate. It begins by focusing on the life of three loners; it ends by focusing on the love of a kinsman redeemer. Life is not merely based on how your story begins but on how it ends. In Christ, you have a Kinsman Redeemer who loves you unconditionally and sacrificially (Ruth 2:8-16).

Boaz’s love for a total stranger such as Ruth was certainly unconditional. She was a poor widow who had nothing tangible to offer him in return. She was a Moabitess, cut off from the assembly of the Lord. She was a total stranger. But sometimes, opposites seem to attract. Indeed, for Boaz, it was love at first sight. He both noticed her and unconditionally loved her before she knew anything of it.

How could a prominent landowner love such a poor and hopeless widow unconditionally? Only by the grace of God. Herein is a picture of how God (Jesus Christ) first

redeemed the Church for Himself with His sacrificial love,

loved us (the Church). Like Ruth, we too were spiritually

in spite of us being “without Christ, being aliens from the

indebted to God and hopeless in this world—“But God”

commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of

(Ephesians 2:4-6). God took the initiative to love us first, for

promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But

“We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been

You have a Near Kinsman who loves you sacrificially

brought near by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:11-13).

(Ruth 4:5-13). The closest relative to Ruth was not willing to redeem Ruth along with it. Ruth was a Moabitess. The Mosaic Law prohibited anyone of illegitimate birth from entering the

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redeem the land because, in doing so, he would have had to Kenneth E. Ware, M.M., M.A.B.S., M. Div. Tonia - wife of 23 years. Pastor of New Sholar Avenue Baptist Church. Graduate of Temple Baptist Seminary.

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No Matter What

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by Stephanie Young

ave you ever felt like you were going through

and someone jumped in to create a wave that knocked

something alone? Your parents are there and your

you down. If you have had a chance to visit a beach, think

friends are there, but you still feel like no one

about a time you tried to outrun the waves before they

understands. You entered a writing contest knowing that

knocked you over. In both those situations, the waves may

you are a good writer but didn’t win. You practiced your

have pushed you over and knocked you off balance, but

jump shots for basketball but didn’t make it off the bench to

you got back up. No matter what, you got ready to face the

even try and make a basket. You mastered the art of selling

next wave.

As children of God, we are created for great things in this world. There are times when we will feel like we are knocked down or knocked out, but we can and must get back up. Even things that seem to be bad or working against us can be used for something better. Remember, in Romans 8:28 it states, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

This is what God wants you and me to do: keep going, no matter what. 2 Corinthians 5:7 tells us that we must walk by faith, not by sight. Even though

cookies but still fell short of the top prize in your troop.

what we see in front of us may look like it’s against us or

You may feel like you are trying, practicing, studying, and

stopping our progress, God is greater than that. No matter

working hard, but still…you fall short. What is going on?

how things look or how we feel, God is working things out

As an adult, I have felt like that lately. I have worked

for us as we trust Him.

hard and been told I have great skills, yet I am not moving in any direction. Doubt can creep in like water. James 1:6 who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” Think about the last time you were in the pool

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says, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he Stephanie Young is an educator with over 20 years experience in the public and private sector.

She has worked in various parts of ministry, but most closely with marriage ministry alongside her husband, Theodore Young Jr. of 20 years.

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Are You on Fire?

MONEY MATTERS

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Dr. Andrew Lee is professor of English at Lee University. He also serves as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He and his wife Esmerelda have three children.

F

IRE is a term that has been making its way around internet podcasts and websites for a while now. FIRE stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early,” and

translates to much more income earned over one’s lifetime compared to someone without a college degree.

Another idea of some (not all) in the FIRE movement is

it has a large following among millennials and Generation Z,

that having a retirement account such as a 401(k) or Roth IRA is

or in other words, most folks 35 years of age or younger. The

“stupid” or at least unnecessary. This argument is based on the

idea has merit; after all, who wouldn’t want to achieve financial

desire for “early retirement.” Traditional retirement accounts

independence? And who wouldn’t want to retire early, or

such as 401(k)’s and IRA’s cannot be tapped until at least age

whenever one chose to retire? Here are some of the ideas that

59 ½, which by definition means one is not retiring “early” (in

are routinely associated with the FIRE movement.

their 30’s or 40’s). Instead, FIRE advocates relying on real estate

First and foremost, FIRE advocates an extremely frugal lifestyle, which is fine by me. FIRE says we should continue

or creating a small business in order to accumulate enough money to retire well before age 59 ½.

to live like a college student throughout our 20’s even after

Then there’s this idea that “quitting your job at the earliest

we land that dream job—don’t buy a new car (bicycles are

possible moment” is the goal to which everyone should aspire.

recommended to help save money), don’t eat out often, live a

For those who hate their jobs and for whom waking up every

low-cost, no-frills lifestyle for at least a decade in order to save

day to go to work is a miserable drudgery, this idea is quite

and invest all you can.

attractive. But what if you love your job, and what if your career

Many people (not all) who are “on FIRE” believe that a college education is over-rated or perhaps even unnecessary for financial success today. Many of those in the FIRE movement

gives you a sense of purpose and satisfaction that you’re making a difference in the world and pouring into the lives of others?

Finally, many in the FIRE movement argue against buying

recommend real estate investing as the key to early retirement,

a nice (expensive) home. Instead, one should be a permanent

and thus they feel one can be “self-educated” through reading

renter, at least until one is over 50, in order to have “mobility”

books and learning from “gurus” and avoid college costs

to move wherever and whenever opportunity presents itself. I

altogether. As a university professor, I strongly disagree (no

understand the logic and perhaps even the appeal of this idea,

big surprise here), primarily because I believe the college

especially for young people who are single with no children.

experience provides invaluable skills such as networking,

But many of us with children enjoy the idea of a stable “home”

critical thinking, and mentorship in a uniquely academic

for many decades where our children and grandchildren have

setting. Can these goals be achieved without college? It’s

the same memories.

possible for some exceptionally motivated self-starter types. But historical data tells us that a college diploma still usually

Overall, FIRE is an intriguing idea, though many may choose to adopt some but not all of these principles. “Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand” (Phillipians 4:5).

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Gò0dNews for Men

Battling Through Our Internal Wars

by Theodore Young Jr.

I

n this world, we hear news of wars and rumors of wars.

position, we are less effective for the Kingdom of God. We

Conflicting parties, factions, and positions occupy our

are less likely to want to speak truth. However, the Word of

news. However, as men, we deal with a war closer to

God speaks to our guilt, imperfections, and our moments of

home. We have two internal natures warring with each other for expression in our lives: our sinful nature battling

satisfying the flesh.

Romans 5 speaks to us in depth about our shortcomings.

against the Holy Spirit given to us that we would receive the

While we were in our sins, Christ died for us. An

revelation of God.

indescribable love gesture from God, delivered to mankind,

This internal war is savage and constant during our

the blood of Jesus covers a multitude of sins. This includes

walk as Christian men. More often than we care to confess,

our sins after we receive salvation. Our justification is our

the fleshly, imperfect nature wins out. The truth that the

faith in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Sin is like falling off a

world needs to know is that we men, under the banner of

bike. When we sin, repentance and pressing towards the

salvation, blow it. At times, we fail to yield to the Spirit of

mark of the high calling of Christ is getting back up. Our

God that dwells within us. At times, our failure to obey the

Father in Heaven has a planned destiny for us. He desires

Holy Spirit is intentional. Yes, we men of God intentionally

our repentance and for us to regularly spend quiet time

disobey the One True and Most High God. Two of the

studying His Word. Our destiny is to be a blessing in our

mistakes we make are to defend our sins and hide. The latter

homes, communities, towns, counties, states, nation, and

removes us from

collectively, the entire world. We have little to no time to

correction and allows

remain stuck in our mistakes.

Ecclesiastes 7:14 warns us about the day of adversity. It

the enemy

says that God created the day of adversity as well as the day

to get in

of prosperity. The spiritual food of Romans 5 encourages

our heads.

us to rejoice in our struggling: “And not only that, but we

We carry

also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces

guilt and

perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character,

failure.

hope,” and there is no hope greater than our hope in Christ

The enemy

(Romans 5:3-4). Our God left His inspired Word to motivate

knows that when we are in this

us and not to condemn us. Jehovah is more concerned with the ultimate purpose that He has designed for our lives as His men of purpose.

Brothers, be encouraged in all seasons that you are facing. Jesus overcame this world because of His relationship with the Father. Our relationship in Christ has

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given us victory over this world and ourselves!

Theodore Young was born and lived in Bronx, NY, for 42 years. Married 20 years and father of two teenage daughters. He Accepted Christ in his life over 31 years ago. and works as a licensed social worker in the state of TN.

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ooking over my years as a Christian, I recall women

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who taught me my role as a godly woman. I gave

Esther, Rahab, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of Jesus,

my life to the Lord when I was 19 years old and was

and the countless women who ministered with Paul.

knowledgable in what I grew up learning in Sunday school,

Look into your life and how you can teach and

but I wasn’t quite sure how to apply those teachings to my

encourage a new believer, a new mother, or whomever

life. Up to this point in my life, I hadn’t had a relationship

God may lay upon your heart. This is what God has called

with God. I knew Him and I believed in His Word, but

us to do. Just as my sister Joan took me under her wing

understanding the relationship we could have was not

and showed me the love of Jesus in countless ways, you

taught to me. Going to church was a routine from birth; my dad was a minister, my mother played the piano, and my grandfather was a deacon. It seemed as if people went to church because that made you a good person.

I married at 20 and my husband was a youth minister. I wanted to be the best example I could be to the youth and all I came in contact with. Within my church, the Lord put into my life a special lady: Joan. She was the wife of one of our deacons and her love for the Lord was an inspiration to me. She took me under her wing as Titus 2 instructs the older women of the church to do. In Titus 2, it singles out women of faith who have learned to love their husbands, learned to love their children, and learned to be reverent,

can be this to another lady. Just because someone has

godly, modest, and wise—and charges them to seek out and

grown up in church doesn’t mean they have experienced

meet younger women in the church. She did just that; she

the true love of Jesus. There are many young ladies who

told me that we were to be reverent in behavior, not to be

don’t have the knowledge of the Word and how powerful

a backbiter, not to be given to much wine, to be teachers of

it can be in their lives. Invite someone to a quaint Bible

good things, to be an encourager, and to be a best friend to

study, take their family dinner when someone in their

my husband. All of these things were not only words she

home is sick, offer to clean an overwhelmed new mother’s

said but what she lived by. God, her family, and her church

home, or babysit to give a couple a date night. There are

were her first loves.

many things we can do to help other women and be the

Many of us have lost the desire to inspire other women and to help direct them in their role within the church.

example they need, and in return, they can be positive, God-fearing women to someone else.

have had throughout the Bible and how they have impressed upon us to listen to God’s calling in our lives: from Eve to

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Reading your Bible, you will find important roles women Misty Ineichen is a pastor’s wife, mother of 3 boys, and a manager of an orthodontic office. She has been in church all of her life, but formed a relationship with God at 19 years old. She and her husband enjoy an outreach ministry within their church. Helping others is their calling.

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

Good-Thing-Bad-Thing

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by Arlene Ledbetter

uring the evening meal, each person at my table

I covered Rachel’s hand with mine. “Maybe your

shares a good thing and a bad thing about his or

friend’s mother is sick or going through a difficult time.

her day. I don’t remember how I came up with the

Maybe she wants to be there for her son like my dad wanted

idea of good-thing-bad-thing, but the activity definitely

to be there for me but just couldn’t. Why don’t we try to

encourages conversation, especially among children.

think the best about her?”

Oh, the good things my family has shared through the

What I shared seemed to help Rachel deal with her

years! Making a new friend. Dodging the ball the whole

feelings, but my son’s comment about me always having

game. Performing well on a spelling test with tricky words.

a story caught me off guard. Though I often told stories to

Everyone applauded the good things, but bad things required

my children about my growing up years, I hadn’t realized

discussion: sometimes lots of discussion, like when my daughter was in first grade.

Rachel stared at her plate for several minutes before speaking. “A bad thing happened today when I stayed after school to help my teacher.

There’s this boy and sometimes the teacher has to call his mom to come get him. She had to call today. How can a mama forget to come?”

Joseph touched his younger sister’s arm and looked at me. “You got a story about that, Mama?” he asked. “You always got a story about everything.”

I brushed a tear from Rachel’s cheek. “I was angry with my dad once. My second grade class was rehearsing a play about Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer. The whole class would get to wear antlers

I applied stories to hurting hearts the same as I applied

and have our noses painted brown. I was excited about my

bandages to skinned knees.

parents coming to watch, but then Daddy said he couldn’t

American author Barry Lopez wrote, “If stories come to

come. He wouldn’t get off work until eleven o’clock at night.

you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they

I felt like I wasn’t important enough for him to take time from

are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than

his job.”

food to stay alive.”

Rachel speared a green bean. “Did he come?”

“No, he didn’t. I heard Daddy tell Mama he wanted to see me on stage, but feared he would lose his job. His voice sounded strange so I peeked in to the kitchen and saw him

Stories entertain, but they can also comfort, encourage, and teach. Share your stories, especially the difficult ones.

They can make a difference.

“Then Jesus told them a story” (Luke 15:3).

sad for him.”

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About The Author

wipe away tears. I didn’t feel angry anymore. Instead, I felt Arlene Ledbetter holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Dalton College in Georgia. She has written adult Sunday school curriculum and contributed to five Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Visit her at www.arleneledbetter.net.

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Gò0dNews for Parents Encouraging Word If Your Children Are Struggling

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by Jamie Rohrbaugh

ear moms and dads with struggling kids,

You have prayed and depended on God, for only He

You love your children more than words can say.

can help. And today the Word of God is speaking to you:

But they're struggling, and you can't fix them—and

“Thus says the Lord: ‘Keep justice, and do righteousness, for

you're hurting.

Your tears stain your pillow at night. You wake up in the

middle of the night praying for them. You fast and intercede

My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed’” (Isaiah 56:1).

Precious parent, don’t give up. Keep praying. God’s

for their breakthrough. You wonder when, how, why, and

Word will NOT return to Him void! He promised to disciple

why not yet. But precious brother or sister, the Lord told me

your children, and He is doing so. He promised to help you, and He is—even if you don’t see what He’s doing yet. He promised that His work was finished at the cross of Christ, and it was.

Beloved, God is working in your children this very moment. And you’re about to see the fruit of that work: • You’re about to see the result of the work He has been doing all this time, • You’re about to see the good thing He has been forming in your children all along during the times you saw little to no fruit on the outside, and • You’re about to see the work of the precious Holy Spirit—work that He, and

to tell you today: Daddy God hears your prayers, and His Word will not return to Him void.

Isaiah 55:10-11 says, “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water

only He, can do.

God’s salvation is about to come, and God’s righteousness is going to be revealed in your children.

So keep justice. Do righteousness. Keep believing. Keep

the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give

standing on God’s Word because Daddy God loves your

seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word

children much more than you ever could, and He will never

be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to

give up on them—never! Because we have a Daddy God like

Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall

that, our mommy hearts and daddy hearts can rest in His

prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

peace. It is finished, beloved, even if you don’t see it yet. His

You've been praying God's Word over your children.

You've prayed:

salvation is about to come, and His righteousness is about to be revealed. Rest in Him, and let Him do what only He can.

• For your children to be holy, • For them to know how much God loves them, and • For them to walk in everything God has for them.

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About The Author

• For them to make good choices,

Jamie Rohrbaugh is a prophetic minister whose heart is to see God’s people live powerful lives. She blogs for a global readership at FromHisPresence.com and OverNotUnder.com and also writes for The Elijah List, Spirit Fuel, and iBelieve.com. She serves as a full-time domestic missionary in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, son, and one ornery cat.

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“I was at our factory in Dalton, Georgia, watching some of our team clean their hands with our product, which my father, Charlie Hubbs, had developed and patented for the medical industry,” says Zach Hubbs, inventor and CEO of Peachy Clean. “I had just been at the kitchen sink in my home a few days before when I noticed the most terrible smell imaginable. It was coming from my sponge! After washing my hands several times, I could not get the smell off my hands. Even worse, I had just been cleaning my dishes with the same sponge. At that moment, I realized I had a solution.”

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Because it is silicone, it is safe on pots and pans, and because it is a scrubber instead of a sponge, it is designed to be fast-drying. It is also long-lasting. The company even puts a three-month guarantee on Peachy Clean that it will not get those nasty odors. Best of all, Peachy Clean is made right here in Georgia, the Peach State.

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It took years of trial and error to find the right formula and configuration. It took even longer to brand the product and get it into stores. What Peachy Clean did not fully realize at the time was how extremely difficult it is to get that first major store to take a new product without sales history. Cleaning products are traditionally found in grocery stores, which are particularly slow to make decisions. “It is really a testament to God’s grace and providence that we are here today,” Zach said. “It definitely was not an overnight success. It took years of perseverance.”

The company’s first ever sale was to Walmart through a distributor who got them in a few local stores as a trial run. Then, that same distributor got Peachy Clean regionally distributed by Kroger, and the product continued to grow from there. Peachy Clean began getting chain-wide placement in grocery stores, as well as in highend specialty kitchen stores, through another distributor.

“When you think about it, there are not many family companies anymore who invent, patent, build custom equipment, manufacture, and distribute a new product and brand to market,” said Zach. “This is part of what made America the economic leader of the world, but you don’t hear those type of beginning-to-end stories as often. I am

partnerships to navigate that growth,” said Zach. “We are unique because there are not really any new cleaning brands out in these major retailers. Peachy Clean is a high-end, family brand that has an opportunity to cross over into other cleaning categories, since we already have placement and acceptance in retailers. We are continually reminded how much is outside of our direct control. Our focus is on being faithful stewards of what we have been given.”

You can now make your home peachy. You can find Peachy Clean in Bed, Bath, & Beyond, many major grocery stores around the country, amazon.com, walmart.com, Paula Deen stores, and hundreds of high-end kitchen and gift stores around the world. very blessed to have grown up in a town and with a dad who have that entrepreneurial spirit.”

The Hubbs family has a long history in Dalton, Georgia, and the surrounding area. Zach’s great-grandfather was a local bank president. Zach’s grandfather, Devine, was a partner and manager in a fruit and beverage distribution company. Devine was also known for his many years of teaching Sunday school and mentoring young men in a local Boy Scout troop. Zach’s dad, Charlie, invented and developed the technology that was the catalyst for Peachy Clean. Charlie is also Zach’s company partner.

Charlie runs the daily manufacturing of Peachy Clean with his team in Dalton. It is his innovative spirit and love of making things that has kept the company going. One does not have to spend long at the factory to see their care and passion for what they do. They work hard to keep up with demand and look for ways to continue to improve the product and their processes.

“Where do we go from here? Well, we have already expanded into cooktop cleaning, fruit and vegetable cleaning, and a bath loofah. The opportunities are endless.

It really is a matter of finding the right

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People Who Keep The Fat Off he worst part of going on a diet is the fear that you won’t succeed long term. Most people can go on a diet for a short amount of time and see positive changes, but many of them yo-yo the pounds right back on.

We need to look at those long-term success stories and try to emulate their regimen so that the odds of you having to label yourself a “diet failure” are slim to none.

What’s important isn’t the number of pounds you lose because, even if it’s 1,000 pounds, it won’t matter if the end result is that you continue engaging in bad habits that pile the weight back on. Instead of celebrating your weight loss, it’s time you started celebrating your commitment to implementing good habits in terms of nutrition and movement. Healthy eating and exercise can’t be something you do for a month or a year—it has to be something you adopt long term.

Because it’s for the rest of your life and you don’t want to live in misery, you need to learn more about moderation and let go of your guilty conscience when it comes to calling certain foods “bad” or deeming yourself a “failure.”

Realistic Timelines Most people who lose weight and keep it off for good don’t set goals they know they won’t be able to achieve. Saying you need to lose 70 pounds by next month isn’t just unrealistic: it’s not healthy, either.

Your body wasn’t meant to burn fat that fast. The harder you push it, such as limiting yourself to too small of a calorie count, the more stubborn your body will be in hanging onto the fat stores you have because it feels like it’s in starvation mode.

Your metabolism can also be sluggish at first, especially if you’ve been sedentary for a long period of time. You need to give it time to get revved up so that it’s burning fat for fuel at a faster pace, and that doesn’t happen overnight. You have to learn to be okay with slower weight loss because

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that’s the kind that will stay gone for good. The tactics you’d have to employ to whittle away the pounds rapidly are the ones that drive you insane, to the point of quitting your diet.

Movement And Exercise One of the worst parts about embarking on a weight loss plan (aside from making nutritional changes where you can’t eat nothing but junk food) is that you have to start moving your body. The key to the long-term weight loss

success you want to experience is that it will work better if you enjoy adding movement throughout your day. It shouldn’t be something you dread and want to find excuses for. You want to prevent boredom whenever you add an exercise regimen to your weight loss efforts.

Losing weight for the long haul means it can’t be something you don’t enjoy. It’s important that you be allowed to eat foods you love, that you’re not chained to an exercise bike week after week, and that you celebrate your efforts and have fun so that you never even consider going back to your old ways.

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True Freedom

by Abdiel Medina

I

t´s not easy to trust in God. Arguments are made,

We were meant to be dependent on God, yet we

false judgements are done, and people will even

continue to run away and try to figure things out

try to run away if it means they´ll avoid turning to

on our own. The more we run from God however,

the Lord and trust Him. I'm only 16, but I've learned

the more imprisoned we become. What we need to

that, while it can be scary and overwhelming, when

realize is that it's in God that we gain a new life. It's

we surrender to the Lord, we are truly set free.

in God that we receive eternal love. It's by God that

I have struggled through so many personal,

we are becoming who we were born to be. And by

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occasions, I've tried to solve all the problems on my

your life, your fears, and your struggles, you will find

own, but what I didn't realize is that it wasn't in my

such a big burden released from your shoulders and

nature to do things on my own. It's in fact not in any

you will be set free.

human being's nature to do things on his/her own.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”

Because through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

(Romans 8:2).

Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my Corinthians 12:9).

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weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Abdiel Medina is a 16-year-old Tennessean with a Puerto Rican heritage. He loves running, writing, and helping others. He is seeking the Lord´s will for his life, and he hopes to grow closer to him each and every day.

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f you are age 50 or older, or have a family history of colon cancer, it’s time to ask your primary care provider about getting a colonoscopy.

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Gò0dNews for Couples

Differences Don’t Have to Ruin Your Relationship

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by Rachel Smith

ave you ever heard the saying, “Opposites attract”?

God put you two together to help each other out. Where

Well there is a lot of truth to that saying, but sadly

your husband is strong, you are weak. And where you are

many relationships come to an end because two

strong, your husband is weak. If you can help each other out

people have trouble working out their differences. My

in those areas you balance each other out.” He was so right!

husband and I are complete opposites. He stays hot, I stay

I’m not great with money and budgeting, but my husband

cold. He isn’t very social, yet I can talk to complete strangers

is. And my husband isn’t strong spiritually, but I am. The list could go on and on. But isn’t it good news knowing that you and your spouse’s differences can be used to strengthen one another and strengthen your marriage? I know it was for me. Once my husband and I got this revelation it helped us appreciate each other so much more.

So I want to encourage you to stop trying to change every little thing about your spouse, and to embrace his or her differences. Now that’s not to say you can’t pray for your spouse to be strengthened in certain areas or have a change of heart, but just remember that different doesn’t always mean bad.

So ask yourself this question, “What can I learn from my spouse? And next time you find yourself arguing over

about anything. He can’t sleep without noise, and I can’t

differences, just remember that if you two were exactly the

sleep with it. He is a saver, I am a spender. He is okay with

same you wouldn’t need each other.

missing church one or two Sundays a month, and I want to be there every time the door is open.

For many years we let our differences cause a lot of conflict in our marriage. There were times we considered

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down once can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up” (Ecc. 4:9-10).

separation or divorce because we couldn’t seem to agree pastor said something to me that was life changing. He said, “Instead of being upset over your differences, realize that

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About The Author

on anything and it put a wedge in between us. But then a

Rachel Smith is the founder of Transformed Wife; a marriage ministry that helps couples learn God’s design for marriage. Since she started blogging in 2015, she has reached over 140 different countries and over 35,000 people. Her testimony of how God transformed her as a wife, and restored her marriage, is inspiring others all over the world. She has been involved in several different ministries since the age of 17, and she travels in the U.S. and internationally to speak and teach. Rachel is a certified Biblical marriage counselor. She has been married to her husband Richard for 11 years, and they have 3 children together.

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Gò0dNews for Life

Respond With Love

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by Amy Scott

ince the time of Roe vs. Wade, it is estimated 59

life is preferable to death? Maybe you are called to step in

million pregnancies have ended in abortion – That

and offer support to a family in crisis by becoming a foster

is 1 in 5 women have experienced abortion. So why

parent or volunteering for a ministry like Safe Families for

is abortion a hotly discussed topic today – with New York

Children™ (SFFC) - national movement of compassion that

becoming the 8th State to impose no gestational limits?

gives hope to families in crisis. This network of volunteer

Why were we not outraged as a country as the States before

host families help parents who need temporary care for their

passed similar laws to New York? On the surface one could

children as they work through unmanageable or critical

say that it is a function of our current political atmosphere.

circumstances. Sometimes knowing there is a village to help is enough for someone to say yes to life.

Often abortion is the convenient decision for everyone surrounding a pregnant woman – and after an abortion those around her will forget that the pregnancy existed. How can we be the constant voice of Love that supports Life? Maybe accompanying a friend or daughter to a pregnancy resource center to learn her options is just the encouragement that is needed. Maybe we are called to love someone as they walk through the journey of making an adoption plan for their baby.

Life does stretch on long after an abortion, but the woman herself may be left to live with the irreversible decision. How can we walking alongside men and women

Maybe it is because it is time for truth to be brought into

who have chosen abortion in the past and show love to

light. It is an answer to prayer that now the truth about the

them? You can partner with organizations like Choices

abortion industry is available for all to know.

Pregnancy Resource Center and the National Memorial

How should we respond? I propose that we respond

for the Unborn which are have ministries dedicated to

with Love. I Corinthians 13:4 ESV Love is patient and kind;

healing generations of pain associated with the loss of

love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It

aborted children.

does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

I am reminded of the lyrics to the hymn Oh love that Will

It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

Not Let Me Go – May the Love of Christ shine in and through

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

us as we pray fervently for Life and support those people

endures all things.

around us who need Love, because through Love there is

Abortion is presented as something a woman wants –

Truth and the Hope for eternal life.

How can we show love to someone who is hurting so that

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but in truth it is only chosen if all other options look worse.

Amy Scott is the Executive Director of Bethany Christian Services of Greater Chattanooga. She is an adoptee who passionately serves the adoption community for over ten years. Amy resides in North Georgia with her husband and three daughters.

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It’s Okay To Say No

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by Jenny Godwin

s a single, I’ve often felt pulled in many

place of a small group. Later on, I took on more

different directions. I’d bet you can relate

responsibilities, which had people asking when

as well.

another group was going to start. I had to gently

People in church think you should lead a Bible

tell them that my schedule and sanity didn’t allow

study or start a small group.

for it right now. Satan tried to whisper that I was

Friend groups think you

failing miserably because I couldn’t do it all—and

have the free time and

that was a lie.

finances to go on trips

If no one has told you yet, it’s okay to tell

galore and keep their

people, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t right now.”

kids. Work thinks you

There are times people think that because I’m single, I have the freedom to go and do as I please.

In most cases, I do, but I’ve had to learn balance.

I live on just my income and try to make the most of this stage of life, but I also have responsibilities and need to make sure my heart and soul are nourished and healthy. If I say yes to all things, I will crash and burn. Spoiler alert: so will you.

Depending on where you are with the Lord, you may or may not be in a place to lead right now. And if you’re saving up for a big trip or trying to budget better, your friends will understand if you just

have the time to sacrifice because,

can’t go out on the regular.

why not? Sometimes, you just want to take a nap or get away, and that’s quite alright.

For example, I led

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a few Bible studies in Jenny Godwin is vivacious, competitive, and can usually be located in a room by her loud laugh or animated motions. Her goal is to tie in life’s quirks and turns with God’s sincere goodness, pursuit, forgiveness and ultimate joy.

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

Sacred Space

by Adam Whitescarver

I

believe having a sacred space in one’s home is an

has continued down to our times with many Catholic and

essential component of having a vibrant prayer life. It’s

especially Orthodox believers maintaining dedicated sacred

also an ancient Christian practice. Going back to the

space in their homes (both churches encourage it strongly,

earliest days of our faith, believers actually used to gather

in fact). These spaces are always set up intentionally—

in private residences—there were no church buildings as

they often occupy a nook or corner of the house and come

we know them now for the first few centuries of the faith.

complete with sacred art and crosses on the wall, small

Archaeologists have discovered altars built in Christian

tables set up with candles, colored cloth, and prayer books,

homes where believers would gather on the Lord’s Day

and sometimes one even finds kneelers or prayer rugs to lie

to worship and celebrate communion. For people who

prostrate on.

This kind of decor may not suit the fancy of everyone reading this articles, but we should recognize sacred space in the homes of believers was a practice of the early Church that turned the world upside down. We would do well to emulate them!

For us, this may mean clearing out a closet and storing stuff elsewhere so we can have a tiny private room to pray in.

It may mean putting a desk or kneeler in some place off the most beaten paths of our homes. Wherever we set it up, it should be sacred and have the accoutrements required for prayer.

Bibles, candles, journals, prayer books,

lived during those times it would not be uncommon to say

etc., can go in such spaces. Decorate your space with a cross

prayers at those same altar places throughout the week.

if that is helpful to you. Make a list of prayer topics/requests

This was the context in which much of the New Testament

and post it to a bulletin board—put up whatever physical

was written. When the Apostle Paul addressed believers, he

prompts you find helpful for your prayer life. Regardless,

was talking to Christians who would have had sacred space

the space should say one thing to you: Christ is the welcome

set up in their homes.

and precious Guest of your home, and this is the place

When Christianity became legalized and no longer had

where you will meet Him. Lord willing you will start to

to stay hidden in homes, glorious formal church buildings

notice a difference in the peace of your home as it become a

were constructed almost overnight. This did not, however,

place of regular prayer and worship to the Lord.

mean that Christians tore out the private altars in their for the worship of God. Instead, believers kept their altars and went to their separate church buildings. This practice

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homes and ceased having dedicated spaces in their houses

Adam Whitescarver is executive director at the Chattanooga House of Prayer (ChattHOP), a non-profit ministry dedicated to growing the local church in prayer, unity, and evangelism. Last year, ChattHOP facilitated over 200 prayer meetings in the metro area, and conducted nearly 100 seminars and retreats on prayer. Adam and his family live in the North Georgia area.

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Gò0dNews for Women’s Health

Aging is Harder for Women According to New Poll

poll of an estimated 2,000 individuals concluded that men are perceived as “old” five years later than women. Even more, men are considered attractive at an older age. This comes as no surprise to us as recent data confirms a suspicion we have had all along. According to a national poll released by Allure, the aging process is, well, sexist. Essentially, the visual effects of aging take a greater toll on females than males.

For example, the poll found 30 years of age to be the prime aesthetic age for females, whereas 34 years was considered the aesthetic prime for males. While poll participants found gray hair an attractive feature on males— making them appear more “distinguished”— the participants found gray hair on females unflattering.

"People overwhelmingly said they were concerned about the effects of aging. They were concerned about how it would affect their attractiveness to the opposite sex and particularly with women, how aging would affect their career,” explained the poll director, Kristin Perrotta.

With the help of advances in cosmetic surgery, women no longer have to feel helplessly imprisoned by their age. Gray hair is easily changed by hair coloration. No matter what the concern— droopy eyes, jowls or fine lines, there is an effective treatment with new technologies. Even better, cosmetic procedures have become more affordable.

With the availability of more non-surgical (more affordable) alternatives like Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, laser resurfacing and dermal injectable fillers, and financing programs specifically for cosmetic procedures, cosmetic surgery is no longer reserved for the rich and famous. In fact, 42 percent of the female poll participants admitted they would consider cosmetic surgery. The taboo is fading.

On a more hopeful note, Perrotta expressed, “People did overwhelmingly have a much more positive view toward aging and toward themselves and their look as they grew older.” As a take-home message, embrace aging—

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gracefully. Don’t fight it every step of the way. If not for the original sin and fall of Adam, we would have perfect bodies. Aging is part of our fall from Grace. It is no wonder that we want to fight the aging process to be more like the image of God. The most important thing to do before making the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery would be to consult God about the issue. The Bible tells us that God cares about every worry and concern that we have, so we should take

our problems to Him (1 Peter 5:7). Through the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, we have the ability to make decisions that will please and honor Him. “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). Even the most skilled surgeon cannot hold back the hands of time, and all cosmetic surgeries will eventually have the same result—aging. Aging is a part of life, but some age poorly and unjustly. In the right hands and for the right reasons, rejuvenation procedures can be pleasing and bring honor to God.

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Gò0dNews from the Chiropractor Decompression Therapy is an Alternative to Spine Surgery

by Dr. Charles Pray

How does spinal decompression help?

Decompression therapy gently stretches the spine, relieving pressure on the discs, joints, and muscular tissues, while enhancing the body’s natural healing process. The gentle distractive forces create decompression to improve blood flow and important nutrient exchange while taking pressure off the pinched nerves. Once the pressure is off the nerves, the pain, numbness, and tingling go away. This helps provide lower back pain relief, sciatica pain relief, and neck pain relief. Spinal decompression therapy has a high success rate for pain associated with herniated or bulging discs— even after failed surgery.

What are the treatments like?

During DTS therapy, you’ll experience several cycles of stretch and relaxation, which gently increase to a peak over a period of several minutes. Therapy sessions typically last less than 20 minutes, and many patients feel pain relief with as few as six to 10 treatments. It is important to remember, however, that pain subsiding does not infer that your discs and spine are healed, so it’s critical that patients stick with the treatment protocol prescribed by their practitioners in order to achieve the full value of spinal decompression therapy.

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What is the typical treatment protocol?

A typical spinal decompression treatment protocol consists of 12–20 sessions over four to six weeks. Some conditions require fewer visits; some require more. Many patients report relief from their pain and other symptoms during the first few treatment sessions, and most experience dramatic pain relief after completion of their prescribed treatment program.

Research shows up to 90% effectiveness.

Studies have shown spinal decompression reduces disc herniation size up to 90% in a majority of patients while decreasing pain up to 90%. Why live in debilitating pain when your condition may be resolved without surgery? If you have lower back pain, a pinched nerve, sciatica, neck pain, or a variety of symptoms related to damaged or degenerative discs, this gentle, non-surgical therapy may be for you. Spinal decompression therapy is an extremely safe and effective alternative to irreversible surgery and addictive drugs for people suffering from neck and back pain.

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Who can benefit from spinal decompression therapy? nyone who has back or neck pain caused as a whole or in part by a damaged disc may be helped by spinal decompression therapy.

These conditions may include herniated, protruding, or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, and sciatica or radiculopathy (pinched nerves). Many patients get substantial, immediate pain relief after just a few spinal decompression treatments. For some, relief comes as they are lying on the table during their very first session.

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Good-Great God Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth” (Psalm 8:1).

Debbie and I often talk weekly, if not daily, and our conversations are saturated by God’s Word.

It’s always exciting to see what insights she will share with me. She’s a special sister-friend who encourages and challenges me to be all that God intended me to be. Our conversations can be described as mini-worship moments, and as the conversations come to a close, I am revived.

During one of our recent worship talks, Debbie shared a praise report with me and I responded, “God is good!” I could almost hear her smile as she quickly replied, “No, Terrie, God is great!” We both laughed as we agreed that our God is good and our God is great. The more we began to acknowledge how good and great our God has been to us, the goodness and greatness of His love towards us, the good and great answers to our prayers, the good and great gifts He favors us with, and the good and great health, peace of mind, joy, and abundant life He has given us, the more this back-and-forth exchange continued. We both quietly paused and, with an almost simultaneous shout, agreed that our God is “good-great!” Now, when we talk about God during our worship talks and begin to share what He

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has accomplished in our lives, we share knowing that at the end of each praise report, with lifted and united voices and sisterly love, we will say with confidence and joy that our God is good-great.

Debbie and I acknowledge that God is: • Great • Omnipotent • Omniscient • Divine • Good • Real • Eternal • Almighty • The Way Today, look behind you, look at your present situation, and look with eyes of faith into the future God has promised you and you’ll join Debbie and me in loudly declaring that God is good-great!

Challenge: List all the reasons you can testify that God is good-great.

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by Terrie E. Ruff

Terrie E. Ruff is a public speaker, soloist and inspirational author. She is an active member of the Orchard Park SDA Church in Chattanooga.

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