Merrimack Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church

Put the Kettle On
Marianne always put the kettle on. We’d known each other since we attended South High School, in Akron, Ohio. However, the years of our young motherhood launched the full bloom of our friendship. As a friend, she measured well. [Read]

Relationship Blues
Every one of us has experienced a situation where another human being, especially a child, has “pushed our buttons”. [Read]

Car Buying Tips
My three-month stint as a sales representative in the car business was an eye-opening time of discovery and jaw-dropping realizations that many car dealerships were less than scrupulous. [Read]

College Life
Home for the summer from my first year in college, my old friends wanted to know what college life was like. Many of the seniors at my old high school asked me, “What do I do, when I get to college and I have all that free time?” [Read]

The Waiting Game
People don’t like to wait. If you don’t believe it, just try sitting at a traffic light for three seconds after the light has turned green. You could start a war! [Read]

Modesty and the Bible
Tired of listening to your parents harp on you about immodest dress? Guess what? The Bible has something to say about it, too, and it’s not just about your clothes! The same Greek word kosmios, is used to talk about dress... [Read]

Dating That Hurts
You finally land a date with the hottest guy in school. You go shopping for new jeans and those great looking canvas mesh shoes with the straps. [Read]

Smoking In the Family
My dad has been smoking for a long time. It really worries me. I'm afraid he might get cancer or something. [Read]

Heaven's Radio Waves
When I was a boy I loved to play with my neighbor friends. Sometimes, after school, we would get so preoccupied with a game of basketball or baseball that I would not hear my mother calling me for supper. When I finally showed up, it was... [Read]

Choosing Contentment
As I peruse the pages of the newest Pottery Barn catalogue, I dog-ear the corners to mark items that catch my eye. [Read]

Celestial Insomnia
Chronic insomnia? Are you one of the millions of people who won’t sleep tonight? [Read]

Organized Church
Studies are showing that more and more Christians are falling away from being members of organized churches. The reason? Primarily, they feel that Christianity is no place for giving and receiving positions of rank and that following Christ... [Read]

The Perfect Size
I stand in front of the closet, discouraged again. The one pair of pants that actually fit me are already in the dirty clothes hamper. What will I wear today? Will I ever lose weight? [Read]

The Silent Disease
Following recent blood tests my doctor informed me that I was borderline diabetic. I was somewhat surprised because I maintain a good diet, am only 10 lbs. overweight, and I do exercise. The other day I happened upon a helpful article in... [Read]

Anxiety Walkathon
A recent study by the University of Southern Mississippi reports that exercising for 20-minute stints several times daily can lower sensitivity to anxious feelings. [Read]

Green is Best
Vegetarians eat healthier diets, suffer much less heart disease and cancer, and live longer. A plant-based diet is not only good for people, it is also better for animals and for the environment. It may also be good for the economy. [Read]