Things Get Better With Age, If You Let Them

By Hannah Singleton National Geographic      While aging is often portrayed as a slow decline, scientists say that view overlooks the bigger picture.    “Everyone talks about aging as this decline,” said Michelle Feng, chief clinical officer at Executive Mental Health and a licensed psychologist who specializes in geriatric psychology and medicine. “But aging …

The Bright Side, Friend, Is Exceedingly Bright

by Kevin Burton    “Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them,” writes Alistair Begg in a recent Truth For Life e-mail.    If you, like me, could easily substitute your name …

Man Saves Lives By Teaching Swimming

by Kevin Burton    Not eating before a swim, that’s an old wives tale. That will cause you no problems. But water safety is a big deal, worthy of everyone’s attention.    Both stories we present today are on the subject of swimming and water safety and were written by Andy Corbley of the Good …

Aging, Decay And Death: Part Of God’s Plan

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)         Growing old and the natural end of that, death, cannot be avoided. So how does one age properly?     What is the Lord trying to accomplish through this drawn-out process?  …

Life-Saving Drugs Made From Corn Husks

by Kevin Burton    We just bought a big box of corn from our favorite buy-local small farm. That makes us a candidate to help the young man from our first good-news story today.    But as you will see, he’s doing OK!    Hope you are having a good Saturday and have room for …

Your Final Triumph Is Sure As Present Trials

by Kevin Burton    If you have no trials, no hard times today, enjoy it in the moment, and more power to you!  But they are coming, book it.    Country singer Lynn Anderson said it this way: “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden!”    Now Anderson wasn’t necessarily a …

Researchers Developing “The Pill” For Men

by Kevin Burton    A birth control pill for men is one step closer to reality according to researchers at the University of Minnesota.    That choir you hear singing “hallelujah!” has both a bass and a soprano section. I dare say everybody is happy about this one.    But guys, don’t make space in …

Putting Sharks And Problems In Their Place

by Kevin Burton     My good friend Tracy sends out riddles and brain-teasers that challenge the mind, thoughts that make me ponder.    This one made me laugh out loud.    It was a trick question, under the heading “Drowning”:    “Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?” …

Doctor Rewarded For Years Of Giving

by Kevin Burton    Prepare your heart and mind for some good news, today from the medical profession.    The Good News Network is good medicine itself. We can’t deny or ignore completely the chaos around us, but we can rejoice when our fellow humans go above and beyond to help.    We have two …

Truth From Bathroom Scales And God’s Scales

by Kevin Burton    My bathroom scale is a talking scale. Many a time, I‘ve wished it would just shut up.    It makes me want to flush the toilet and run the water faucet, maybe clear my throat once or twice to drown out the bad news. That way at least  maybe my wife …