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What's Your Poison ?  Tequila? Vodka? White Wine Spritzer?  No, I'm not talking about alcohol.  Cookies, Chocolate, or your favorite "Coffee" drink (full of Sugar and plant oils)? How about Fast food? Mmm...French Fries. Okay, this is not a rant about Alcohol, Sugar , Fake Sugar, Processed Foods, or Seed Oils. Those are all toxic, of course, but I was shocked when I found out about the poisons in foods I thought were healthy!  The Weird Part You may be shocked to learn that there are toxins in natural and man-made  fruits ,  vegetables , and in "heart-healthy" (Marketing ploy) whole grains. Whoa! Hold on! All my life I've been eating my fruits and veggies for my supposed health. But what about organic? Yes, unfortunately. We already know some plants are poisonous, like Poison Ivy, but the stuff in your grocery store, and our beloved farmer's markets can't be toxic, can they? Well, think about this. How do plants defend themselves against pests? ...

Do you Believe in the Supernatural? There is a physical world and a spiritual reality. The physical reality is made of time, space, matter, and energy. The spiritual  world is the realm of the supernatural, which lies beyond those restrictions but nevertheless is present. Do you doubt it? Where does your doubt exist? Is it physical or mental doubt? Have you experienced intuition or a feeling of knowing that you could not explain? Where did that come from?  Mental Exercise Recall an instance when the duration of time seemed to stand still. Now think of when time seemingly flew or seemed to drag on forever. Is your perception of time relative? Is it relative to your circumstances or to your changing desires? Does time exist, or is it merely our perception of causes and effects that exist? This would explain our subjective view of time in circumstances that we want to rush through, as opposed to those we wish could last.  Causation  is the relationship between the caus...

True Beauty is not Superficial True beauty is in fact, spiritual and precious to God. This kind of beauty radiates from the inward life and heart of a person and outshines their physical appearance whether plain or embellished. 1 Peter 3:3–5 (ESV) 3 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. What is a gentle and quiet spirit? Gentleness is not weakness. Gentleness is shown in restrained power, discernment, and self-control. A quiet spirit is not just the volume of your voice. A quiet spirit is one that maintains a peaceful steadiness of the heart and mind, despite outward chaos.  Thought Exercise Think of a time when you were able to convey a gentle answer and had a steady mind. Now think of a time when you gave a harsh response, or reacted w...

 What are you Resisting? Let's play a game. Fill in the blank. Resistance is _______. Did you answer  "futile" ? Thank you science-fiction! But, killer robots or cyborgs aside, is it really pointless or useless to resist? Psychologists point out that the very resistance of a thing can actually make it stronger . Thank you, Carl Jung !  But, shouldn't we at least protest against those realities we want to change? Given the present world turmoil, that sounds absolutely exhausting. And who is right? Seriously is anyone of us 100% right about anything, let alone everything? Probably not a single human being, but we can look to God. Is that an appeal to authority? Absolutely.  All things are possible with God . From  Matthew 18  we have instructions and principles to settle disputes between Christians. The end goal in correcting another believer should be restoration. Our method of communication should be sharing God's truth (not our own) in love. We are not re...