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“My daughter’s marriage is coming apart. I don’t know the details, but the marriage is still new and there are children involved.” –marie48 Add your prayers now

“My 25-year-old brother Jake is on a short-term mission trip in Uganda right now, and for some reason I am having very bad anxiety that he won’t return safely or at all.” –hydro Add your prayers now

To encourage permanent weight loss and your best health, write about what you were like when you lost weight before, or when you gained weight? How did it feel to be heavier? How did it feel to be lighter and freer? Post this around the house and carry a copy with you, to remind you…

People who fight with other human beings out of anger, hatred, and strong emotion, even if they gain victory over their enemies in battle, are not in reality true heroes. What they are doing is slaying corpses, because human beings, being transient, will die. Whether or not these enemies die in the battle is another…

If your car is leaking, get it fixed right away! Oil leaks end up in our water supply.

If you’re traveling, consider taking a train instead of an airplane. Not only are they usually much more comfortable, but they’re also more environmentally friendly – airplanes are responsible for 8% of global warming emissions.

“Chris is a wonderful 18 year old born with cerebral palsy. All his life he has brought smiles and happiness to all those around him. He has never let his sickness and countless operations get him down.” –melnwyrk Add your prayers now

Is it possible to miss opportunities that come our way? Of course it is. But it’s also possible that the reason we miss them is because we’re not ready within. Some opportunities come around once in a lifetime, but God repeatedly gives us the chance to start over, begin anew, go the next level. God…

What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way. Insight From the Dalai Lama: 2007 Calendar,” Copyright © 2006, Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Matthew’s gospel opens with a list of “begats” tracing Joseph’s lineage back through David to Abraham. How is this relevant, considering that the Holy Ghost is the father of Jesus? Why do they not give us Mary’s lineage? The genealogy in Matthew 1 is a royal genealogy, and as such it has several features of…

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