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An antagonist is typically someone who is against us. Defined as an opposing, limiting, nullifying force, the antagonist does not carry a positive connotation. In the world of physiology though, a healthy balance of life could not be maintained without the antagonist and the agonist working together. When you are...

Stories from Tanzania: Richard and Jackson One thing stands out in all my interviews with people when listening to their conversion stories: there is a fresh desire to share Jesus and the new truths they have learned with others. It reminds me of Jesus’ words after healing a man who...

When I arrived in Tanzania, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church was in the middle of a satellite evangelism program. I wanted to visit one of the sites, so a local church elder picked me up from the hotel. We were in the heart of a densely populated community of mixed religious...

Various studies show that somewhere between about 25-35 percent of adults in America and 50 percent of those 60 years of age or older are estimated to have metabolic syndrome. These are staggering statistics. Potentially 3 out of 10 adults in America are living with a dangerous syndrome, possibly unknowingly....

Love is Not Self-Seeking I have a friend who wears a t-shirt that says, “I have gone to find myself. If I get back before I return, please keep me here.” To me, that’s a clear picture of how confusing the journey of self-discovery can be, which, as a society,...

Dear Friend of Light Bearers, With this worldwide pandemic, it feels like we're on the precipice of a great disaster. Maybe we’re on the edge of eternity, too. For those of us who know the story ahead of time, while we grieve with those who have lost loved ones, we...

For a while now we’ve been in the throes of the coronavirus. Most of us have never experienced empty grocery store shelves, social distancing, and unemployment due to a virus. Because COVID-19 is novel, one we’ve never seen before, we don’t have a vaccine or other solution. What we do...

Love is Not Rude My heart sank as I checked my Facebook notifications. I had commented about emotions I was feeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While I’m confident of God’s goodness, I’m still very concerned about how the pandemic will impact people around the globe. That’s why it stung...

Love Does not Parade Itself It’s easy to criticize the Pharisees, but I think we have more in common with them than we realize. Pharisees built their sense of worth by trying to look “good.” Speaking of them, Jesus said, “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they...

During the telegraph era, humans started to formulate abbreviations to communicate. Today, abbreviated texting lingo abounds. It is referred to as SMS language or textspeak. I am admittedly slow with cultural change, but I do know how to interpret l8r, lol, omg, lmao, omw, wth, ttyl, smh, irl and the...

As a publishing correspondent for Light Bearers Ministry in Africa, I have the privilege of listening to literally hundreds of people tell me their conversion stories. I see lives who are touched by God’s powerful Word given through literature in the form of tracts and Bible studies. God works miracles...

In Matthew 24, Jesus warned that as the end of human history approaches a number of signs will increase in frequency and intensity. The spread of contagious diseases is in His list. The coronavirus it's pretty scary for a lot of people, but according to Jesus there is something even...