Merrimack Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church

Hothouse Parents
My local store features rows of beautiful red hothouse-grown tomatoes. The controlled environment produces perfection on the outside but bland, unsatisfying taste and texture on the inside. [Read]

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]

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]

The Bride is Coming!
You could hear a pin drop. All heads were turned toward the back of the church. At the end of the long, long aisle stood 4-year-old Tommy, dressed in a tuxedo, bell in hand. [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]

Guarding the Temple
Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the temple. My body temple, that is. I think the reason for this is that I’ve been spending some extra time in private Bible study and prayer, and as an unexpected result... [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]