This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family.Most used in folk medicine. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. *NUTRITIONAL VALUES* It contains Vitamin E […]
This write up was prompted as a result of a video of guy seen to have said to have overdosed on “TRAMADOL”. Let’s get straight into it what is TRAMADOL? Tramadol (brand name: Ultram) is an opioid analgesic (painkiller). It is prescribed to treat moderate to moderately severe pain and is considered a safer alternative […]
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT April 6, 2019 | Genesis 17:1–8; 15–22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What will you be doing when you are 99? While the average life expectancy has increased to 76 for men and 81 for women, most of us cannot begin to imagine what happens in today’s passage. God appears to Abram, just […]
THE GIFT OF KNOWING GOD April 5, 2019 | Acts 17:16–34 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A great number of people today consider themselves agnostic, meaning they don’t believe there is enough evidence to confirm or deny the existence of God. British philosopher Bertrand Russell explained the difference between a Christian, an atheist, and an agnostic: […]
GOD KNOWS YOU April 4, 2019 | Psalm 139:1–16 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Pregnant mothers are given a fascinating chart detailing the stages of growth of their unborn child. For example, in Month 1, circulation begins and the tiny heart beats 65 times a minute. The baby is only about a quarter-inch long. In Month […]
THE BREATH OF LIFE April 3, 2019 | Genesis 2:4–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation, better known as CPR, dates to 1740 when the Paris Academy of Sciences officially recommended a mouth-to-mouth method of resuscitation for victims of drowning. But it did not gain popularity in the United States until endorsed by the […]
ASKING OUR FATHER April 2, 2019 | Luke 11:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Ricky Smith’s 14-year-old daughter Nevaeha had found the perfect dress for her school dance, but her family simply could not afford it. Ricky took on additional hours at his three jobs so he could purchase it. He hid the dress in a […]
Relevant Prayer READ THE SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 6:18-24 1/4/19 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests Ephesians 6:18a There is a strong and powerful relationship between putting on the armor of God and praying. These two things belong together; in fact, one grows out of the other. It […]
A TRUE KING March 31, 2019 | 2 Chronicles 36 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue King T’Challa was the rightful king of the fictional nation of Wakanda. But a usurper, Killmonger, appeared to kill the good king and rule the land with vengeance, hatred, and a thirst for world dominance. The people of Wakanda were resigned […]
PASSING OVER DEATH March 30, 2019 | 2 Chronicles 35 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, Israel recovered the Law of the Lord and reestablished biblical authority throughout the kingdom. They reinstituted the Passover in such a way that it surpassed any Passover celebration in hundreds of years (v. […]