Secondhand Smoke

March 5, 2013

By Grant Gaines According to research done by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, an estimated 600,000 people die each year due to secondhand smoke[1].  Secondhand smoke is also the cause for the third most preventable deaths in our country each year[2].  And the worst part about secondhand smoke is that the victims are […]

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Have You Exercised Today?

February 26, 2013

Have You Exercised Today? by Grant Gaines   If you turn to the maps in the back of your Bible, you will find the Dead Sea smack-dab in the middle of the major Biblical stories. The Dead Sea is called the “Dead” Sea because, well, it is dead – nothing lives in it. You see, […]

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Hakuna Matata

February 19, 2013

Hakuna Matata (“No Worries” in Swahili) by Grant Gaines I once heard a folk story of a man who was walking on a road right outside his hometown when he ran into a man who personified Death. Frightened, the man exclaimed, “Death! What are you doing here?” Death responded, “I have come to take 100 […]

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Run!

February 12, 2013

Run! by Grant Gaines   If you’ve ever seen a marathon, you’ve probably noticed how often the contestants have to refuel themselves. It seems like at every half mile there is another group of volunteers handing out water, Gatorade, and energy gels. As the grueling race grinds on, the athletes’ bodies burn through their stored […]

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