Coping With Dysfunctional Families
byIn the 5th grade I won the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) essay contest. I don’t remember what my paper was about or what…
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The Debate That’s Beyond Impossible
byBefore Popeye’s and Chik Fil-A, Message food editor Donna Green-Goodman’s parent’s made the best vegan “sammich” in town. Donna dishes on what it means…
A Lesson on Exercise From an 88-Year Old Champion
byFor several years I worked in a nursing home. Daily there were six or seven elderly residents lining the halls in wheelchairs. They were…
CrossFit and the Process of Progress
byI am obsessed with working out. More specifically, I am obsessed with CrossFit! A global exercise phenomenon, CrossFit began in the small garage of…
How to Choose Foods on a Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet
byMy husband took a small desk plant to work, and won the scrutiny of a clever co-worker who looked at the plant, and laughingly…
Ruby Red: The Power of Pomegranates
byFor centuries, people cherished pomegranates for their ruby red color, flavor, and healing properties. They were symbols of prosperity and abundance in many civilizations….
My Struggle With Mental Health
byThese Are My Confessions I am a pastor, husband, father, and a writer. I love Jesus and I am excited about what He is…
But, Unto You I have Given…
byThe Bible story of nutrition and diet Dietitians and nutritionists, doctors and health educators, health coaches and even the self-made experts share a lot…
Walk, Don’t Run. An Hour A Day Can Turn Off Your Fat Genes
byIn November 2011 my daughter Kiana and I ran the Honolulu Hawaii Marathon. I searched for a “Honolulu Hawaii Marathon” closer to home, but…
Walk out of Darkness-Emerging from the Shadow of My Son’s Suicide
byRaising Awareness, raising money, raising our courage. These are ways we fight the epidemic of suicide. My intent was to be there at the…