I have been writing a series of articles on little temptations that sneak into our lives. The devil had one overall goal for Job, and that was to curse God and die. The devil is trying to test us and tempt us to do the exact same thing, to quit God, to quit the church, and to hate each other. ...

There is an epidemic we don’t hear much about. There is just no denying that aging has its issues. But for some older adults, things become even more complicated. This issue is substance use disorder (SUD) which often is unintentional, often misdiagnosed and untreated because some of the ...

Today, I am going to talk to you about temptation. I am not going to talk about temptation that we already know leads us directly to sin, such as murder, rape, drugs, sexual immorality, swearing. Anyone that claims to be a Christian knows that we cannot continue to practice anything that ...

Editor’s Note: The following column was previously published Nov. 14, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and ...

The War on Drugs has an official start date. Actually there are several of them. The first one was June 18,1971. President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “Public Enemy Number One.” He saw to an increase in federal funding for drug-control agencies and drug treatment, according to “The ...

What is the best advice or wisdom anyone has ever shared with you? Who was the source? Why did you find it so good it was worth following? I ask because, you know, we all have asked for advice at some time, but we didn’t always use it. How did you know the information was reliable, or the ...

On June 8, 2023, the Trustees of the Restoration and Beautification Committee met at the Idabelle Firestone Gathering Place and Garden to celebrate the completion of a long and historic project – the restoration of the Harvey S. Firestone Recreational Park. The Gathering Place, a new building ...

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels ...

I was chatting with an elderly friend who is widowed. We were talking about canine companions. Because of advancing age, this friend didn’t think it was a good idea to get a dog. But home was lonely. So, my friend got a dog. My parents wanted another dog after their border collie, Josh, ...

I received a phone call from an elderly man I know. We hadn’t spoken in some time, since the day he found my home by accident and stopped to visit. Over the weekend, he needed a friendly ear willing to listen for a little while, and I was willing to give him some of my time. He was concerned ...