Monthly Archives: September 2010

The temptation of food is one that causes quite a bit of pain in many of our lives.

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After being faced with a four in the morning fire, Both Joe and Delores Herron barely escaped with their lives, with their three children still trapped inside. Their boys (foster children) one ten years  and the other eleven, were rescued by firefighters on the scene, however, they soon realized that saving Jamaya was going to be a bit more difficult. There can be consequences to us being overweight and today Jamaya would realize what some of those consequences were. At five hundred pounds and with little possibility of an easy exit from the dwelling, two firefighters were injured while attempting to save Jamaya, sadly they failed. Very active in her church, this five hundred pound singer and daughter of a pastor, died at the scene from smoke inhalation.
“Our physical health is maintained by that which we eat; if our appetites are not under the control of a sanctified mind, if we are not temperate in all our eating and drinking, we shall not be in a state of mental and physical soundness to study the word with a purpose to learn what saith the Scripture –what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Any unhealthful habit will produce an unhealthful condition in the system, and the delicate, living machinery of the stomach will be injured, and will not be able to do its work properly. The diet has much to do with the disposition to enter into temptation and commit sin. (EGW – CD 52)
Like most other sins, the temptation of food is one that causes quite a bit of pain in many of our lives. The introduction of rich and flavorful foods can introduce many health issues that can be considered as dangerous and life threatening. There is little reason to argue that the United States is experiencing a serious epidemic in the area of obesity, however, it can be corrected if we take the right steps and adjust our eating habits. Don’t allow yourself to end up like this unfortunate child, who simply could not help herself, or those who were trying to help her.
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A simple rejection can sometimes backfire on many of us.

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After being turned away from entering an off-campus party in South Orange, New Jersey, Nicholas Welch left and met up with his friend, nineteen year old  Marcus Bascus. It has been alleged that Marcus gave Nicholas a firearm with which he returned to the party. On his return, he allegedly began firing freely into the room, where nineteen year old Jessica Moore (a sophomore) was killed while trying to help her roommate Nakeisha Vanterpool. In addition to Jessica losing her life, her nineteen year old roommate Nakeisha Vanterpool, (Bronx, New York) nineteen year old Nicosia Henry, (Bolingbrook) twenty five year old Yvan Christophe (New Jersey) and twenty year old Xavier Lee (New York) were all suffered injuries resulting from the shooting rampage.
No one else can lessen our influence as we ourselves can lessen it through the indulgence of uncontrollable temper. A naturally petulant man does not know true happiness and is seldom content. He is ever hoping to get into a more favorable position or to so change his surroundings that he will have peace and rest of mind. His life seems to be burdened with heavy crosses and trials, when, had he controlled his temper and bridled his tongue, many of these annoyances might have been avoided. It is the “soft answer” which “turns away wrath.” Revenge has never conquered a foe. A well-regulated temper exerts a good influence on all around; but “he that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” (EGW – 4T 367)
A simple rejection to someone who is merely trying to “fit in” can sometimes backfire (literally) on many of us. There is no justifiable reason for the shooter to react the way that he did, yet maybe we can see the irony here.  Nicholas was simply out to have a good time, just like everyone else at the party, yet because he was refused his piece of the joy, he developed jealousy, which turned into anger, which turned into revenge, which are all sins. All he needed here was a little push from the right source, (Satan) who used one of his appointees (Marcus) to provide him with the tools that he needed, and the rest is history.
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Could this senseless loss of life have been avoided.

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Appearing in Family Court to face charges such as reckless driving, was a fourteen year old teen from Providence Rhode Island. The juvenile was Involved in a fatal crash that ended up taking the life of nine year old Alexis Silva. Police in Rhode island attempted to make a traffic stop of the teen, when he lost control of the van that he had stolen from Nickerson House Community Center, jumped the median and crashed into a moving mini van which was driven by Stephanie Flynn. The twenty nine year old Stephanie was driving the nine year old, a family friend and her infant daughter. Stephanie was thrown through the car window on impact. The Rhode Island police claim that a pursuit was not in place at the time of the crash.
And now the Lord of Glory was dying, a ransom for the race. In yielding up His precious life, Christ was not upheld by triumphant joy. All was oppressive gloom. It was not the dread of death that weighed upon Him. It was not the pain and ignominy of the cross that caused His inexpressible agony. Christ was the prince of sufferers; but His suffering was from a sense of the malignity of sin, a knowledge that through familiarity with evil, man had become blinded to its enormity. Christ saw how deep is the hold of sin upon the human heart, how few would be willing to break from its power. He knew that without help from God, humanity must perish, and He saw multitudes perishing within reach of abundant help. (EGW – DA 752)
Eventually the root cause of this whole unfortunate scenario will come to light, whether it is found that the teenage juvenile was a runaway, a wayward child or just someone who is misunderstood. Regardless of what comes to light, what we know right now is that another child’s life, who was innocent to everything, was lost. Could this senseless loss of life have been avoided? Sure it could, but we would have to go back in time to the original cause that triggered this chain of events.
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