The Main General Properties Of Medicinal Herbs

All known medicinal herbs have three main therapeutic powers. Those include building, stimulating and cleansing properties. Many modern therapeutic techniques involve detoxification on the first stage, followed by taking advantage from stimulating and building properties of medicinal herbs. Detoxification or cleansing properties of medicinal herbs mean assistance in...

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Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)

Barberry, or European barberry, is a known medicinal herb which has been used for many centuries and valued for its numerous health benefits. Barberry is a shrub that grows in warm regions of Europe, and its fruits, leaves, roots, and bark are used to make special natural remedies for various health conditions. It is possible to see a barberry bush growing in wild setting,...

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Health Benefits Of Grape Leaves

Grape leaves are very well known as a natural remedy with quite a good number of health benefits. Grape leaves are used in many nations of South Europe and the Middle East for cooking: in particular, grape leaves staffed with rice, meat with onions, or some other types of filling are very popular meals recommended for a healthy Mediterranean diet plan. In modern United...

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3 Ways to See God in Your Suffering

Horatio Spafford didn’t know it, but he was about to face incredible suffering. He planned a family vacation to Europe for the fall of 1873, but a business emergency kept him from traveling with his family. Intending to join his family after he attended to the situation, he sent his wife, Anna, and their four daughters ahead of him. During his family’s voyage their...

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Always Do Your Best.

“Popularity is people liking you; happiness is you liking you.” In a world in which we are all trying to discover our full potential and create “happy” lives, I find this to be an interesting quote. In a world that is often over-stressed, out-of-balance, and out-of-shape, it is not because there is a lack of want for success that prevents so many people from discovering...

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3 Ways to Love Your Wife

I’m a super busy husband and father of three. Sometimes I feel piled under with all the things on my plate. Praise God he’s given my bride as a helpmate; my wife is a superstar! She helps in so many ways, yet, too often I either take it for granted, or – with the weight of everything else – I overlook shepherding and loving her well. This article is not just an admonition...

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The Hardest Sermon You'll Ever Preach (or hear)

   By Rich Ryan Nothing can fully prepare you for it. As I reflect over the most challenging sermons I have preached, no difficult text or exegetical conundrum has ever been as difficult as preaching a memorial service for a close family member. Put any family member in that slot, mother, father, brother, sister, wife, or child. In October of 2006 I got...

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“He’s in a Better Place” and Other Things Christians Shouldn’t Say

Immediately after he passed away, a nurse came in and made an empty attempt at comfort, “He’s in a better place” she said. As soon as the words were uttered they seemed to bounce around the room with nowhere to comfortably land. For the sake of context, this was spoken to a dear woman, only nanoseconds removed from the loss of her husband and best friend of forty-eight years. Better place? Really? Is it wise to tell a woman who has just lost...

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Expository Thoughts and Consideration

Have you ever listened to someone pray and wondered why you don’t (or can’t) pray as they do? From the first, we must remember that prayer is not rendered ineffective because of its lack of eloquence or theological vocabulary. At the same time, this is an area in which believers will consistently grow, not so they can flatter a crowd, but so that they might pray in...

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The Deadly Power of Sin (Ephesians 2:1-3)

The late Anglican bishop, H. C. G. Moule, wrote (Ephesian Studies [Christian Literature Crusade], p. 70), “Never was there a heresy, but it had something to do with an insufficient estimate of sin.” He was right, because an insufficient estimate of sin means that we do not need the radical solution of the cross. And Satan does all that he can to undermine the necessity of the cross. He works overtime to get us to ignore what the Puritans called,...

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10 Biblical Truths to Overcome Sinful Anger

It doesn’t take long to figure out that we live in an angry world. Read the headlines on any given day and you see anger on display in politics, movies, TV shows, and sports. Spend any amount of time in any family and you’ll see anger expressed almost daily. When a day goes by without conflict, it’s a miracle of God. Sadly, the church hasn’t exactly been the poster...

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The Power of Sin

We teach that the believer battles against an inner power which the Bible calls "sin." In Romans 7:23 Paul writes, "But I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members." Notice this power or law of sin is not in the believer's mind where his thoughts are generated,...

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