Health

Some products marketed as dietary supplements – promoted mainly for weight loss and bodybuilding – may contain prescription drugs not allowed in dietary supplements or other ingredients not listed on the label. Some of these ingredients may be unsafe. Find out about as much as you can about any dietary supplement you might take. Talk with your doctor, your pharmacist or a registered dietitian. A supplement that seemed to help your

neighbor might not work for you. Choose brands that your doctor recommends. Don’t buy dietary supplements you don’t need. It is possible to waste money on unneeded supplements. Just because something is said to be “natural” doesn’t mean it is safe or good for you. It might make a medicine your doctor prescribed for you either weaker or stronger. Learn how medications can interact with dietary supplements. For more information, visit the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Be mindful of product claims such as “works better than a prescription drug,” “totally safe,” or has “no side effects.” Some supplements can help assure that you get enough of the vital substances the body needs to function; others may help reduce the risk of disease. But supplements should not replace complete meals which are necessary for a healthful diet – so, be sure you eat a variety of foods as well. Take charge of your health – talk with healthcare providers about any complementary health approaches you use. Together, you can make shared, well-informed decisions.

Betty Thomas, RN

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What does home mean to you? Those of us who have a place to call home consider it our haven, the place we come to after being on a journey, long or short. We look forward to going home. Lately, we’ve been home so much until we’re planning our first get-away as soon as it is safe, and after that, we will return home. Even after being on lockdown for a year, and even after going on the best vacation you can imagine, at some point we want to go home. Home is the single most important place a person can have for security, for love and comfort, for recovery or rehabilitation. Home is where we know we belong. If you’ve had the misfortune of being without a home, you know how empty that feels. So, when you regain a home again, you tend to have even more respect and gratitude for it. The Lord would never want His children to be without a home here on earth, yet there are so many in the world that are without homes and families. Christian churches often have ministries to help those less fortunate as we believe we are our brother’s keeper. There are many circumstances why people are without homes. All the ministries can’t fix the world’s problems, and the government doesn’t want to fix them, plus the Lord said the poor will always be with us (Matt.26:11) Our saving grace (as Christians) is we have a heavenly home, not made with human hands, even though the scripture is referring to our bodies (II Cor.5:1). The Lord has a new heavenly home for our eternal dwelling, and that’s GOOD NEWS! On this subject of home, on the first Wednesday of March, during SBC zoom prayer time, I felt so much at home seeing the members of SBC and having that prayer time together (I’ll be back). I also enjoy Pastor Chris’ “Wednesday in the Word” and the whole Sunday service experience. SBC is still home to me. My prayer is everyone will have a place to call home and know that our Lord has a home waiting for us when we leave this world.

In Christ, Peggy LaBon

So many times I have heard my Mom, Aunt’s, grandmother and others say “time waits for no man”. That’s true, how fast these 12 years have passed.

Second’s Gazette (SG) started by celebrating The Resurrection in 2009 and with the help of the Lord we are still going strong. Second Baptist Church is rich in activities every month. We continuously share the Word of God through teaching, preaching and serving in ministries. See if you have a copy of the issues below. Remember, the first year is 2009 thru 2010 and year 12 is April 2021.

Cover Pages, do you remember? In chronological order starting April 2009, May 2010, June 2011, July 2012, August 2013,

September 2014, October 2015, November 2016, December 2017, January 2018, February 2019, March 2020 and April 2021 next page.

Why Second’s Gazette Celebrates 12 Years

At Second’s Gazette we always follow the Lord’s lead in all we do. We have maintained cov-

ering the resurrection from the first issue in 2009 (see the cover on the opposite page) to the current issue on the same page in 2021. Being a church we can identify with how the Bible points out and illustrates the importance of the number 12. Lets take a look at its importance which shows how God feels about it as well. After all, the number 12 is in the Bible 187 times.

The number 12 is an indication of perfection, for example Jacob had 12 sons that formed the 12 tribes of Israel and there are 12 minor prophets. The number 12 makes a special appearance in Revelation, showing the authority and perfection of God’s kingdom at last. Let’s continue, Jesus chose 12 disciples, and the disciples later replaced Judas Iscariot with Matthias to keep the number at 12 (Acts 1)—to show the perfection and authority of those who followed Jesus. Jesus heals a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. However, 12, more often than not, tends to represent something good. The new Jerusalem, for instance, is stocked full of the number 12 (gates, angels, foundations, etc., Revelation 21).

The number of saved souls in heaven will likely be more than 144,000 (Revelation 7), but merely means a 12 times the cube of ten—a quotient of perfection. A few more facts about the number 12 such as Jesus first spoke in the temple with religious leaders at the age of 12. Jacob isn’t the only descendant of Abraham to have 12 princes (tribes) come from him. Ishmael, Abraham’s son he bore through his servant Hagar, also had 12 princes come from his line (Genesis 17:20). When the Israelites wandered in the desert after they fled Egypt, they had 12 spies go and scout the Promised Land (Numbers 13).

When Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that is interpreted that he will act like a wild beast for a while, the dream ends up fulfilled 12 months later (Daniel 4). When Jesus performs the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000, the disciples gather 12 baskets full of leftovers (Matthew 14). Solomon appointed 12 district governors over Israel, showing how 12 has symbolic importance in government as well (1 Kings 4:26). Elisha, a prophet, while plowing 12 oxen is called into his prophetic ministry by Elijah (1 Kings 19:19).When Israel returns after their captivity, Ezra sets apart 12 priests (Ezra 8). A tree of life will also be in the new world God brings at the end of time (Revelation 22) with 12 fruits, one for each month of the year.

Resurrection Sunday Prayer

Lord God, You loved this world so much, that You gave Your one and only Son, that we might be called Your children too. Lord, help us to live in the gladness and grace of Resurrection Sunday, everyday. Let us have hearts of thankfulness for Your sacrifice. Let us have eyes that look upon Your grace and rejoice in our salvation. Help us to walk in that mighty grace and tell Your good news to the world. All for Your glory do we pray, Lord, Amen.

Change Agents

Acartoon depicts a man at a podium firing up a crowd. “Who wants change?” he shouts. You can almost hear the excitement and urgency. “We do!” the listeners cry, all raising their hands. But the next frame features a follow-up question: “Who wants to change?” The audience is silent and somber, with their hands down. The gospel Jesus announced and lived out promises monumental change: life instead of death, healing from sickness, hope to replace despair, peace and justice instead of war and oppression. Although God could wave his hand and make the world perfect, he chooses to work through humans. That means we must be willing to change too.

Change can be scary, but God’s newness will so transform the world — and us — that we’ll never miss our old, broken reality.

Of greatest worth

Not what I get, but what I give, this be the gauge by which I live. Not merely joys that come my way, but the help I give to those astray. Not the rewards of money and fame, but the loads I lift in mankind’s name. This be the pay at the end of the day, not what I keep, but what I give away.

—Author unknown

Although National Volunteer Week is officially observed in April, every week thousands of volunteers help people in need. As volunteers can attest, sharing one’s time and talents leads to many intangible benefits.

New research shows that volunteering and giving also provide physical and emotional advantages. Givers report an improved sense of well-being, lower stress levels, better physical health, an enriched sense of purpose in life and increased happiness.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.”

“The resurrection … was only the beginning of a great, grand and vast outreach that has never ended and will not end until our Lord Jesus Christ comes back again.” -A.W. Tozer

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The guys got real on love, family, and faith, but never let things get too serious. Life, in their eyes, is complex – “sorta like a Coogie sweater.” As it turns out, infusing their rhymes with depth and humor paid off; Misfits 2 landed at No. 59 on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart.

Building on the impact of Misfits 2 and its successor Us, Social Club Misfits inked a deal with Capitol Christian Music Group. From there, the accolades continued to roll in. 2017’s The Misad-

ventures of Fern and Marty scored a No. 80 spot on the Billboard 200; 2018’s Into the

Night follow-up racked up over 25M global streams and peaked at No. 5 on the Bill-

board Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart; and their single “War Cry (Feat. Tauren

Wells)” earned them a Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year.

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