Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. [Proverbs 19:9]   Proverbs has a habit of repeating itself. Just as Psalm 14:1-3 and Psalm 53:1-3 are nearly identical, so Proverbs will on occasion repeat verses. By the rules of common sense, we can guess that these repetitions are important.…

Child Development and Endocrine Disruptors including Mycotoxins

Early life chemical exposures play a critical role in the healthy life of our children, sometimes altering courses of health that cannot be undone.  In our world today, we see more disorganized eating than ever before as obesity (with all its complications) skyrockets alongside undernutrition, leading not just to classic underweight conditions but also to…

Proverbs 19:8

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. [Proverbs 19:8]   In an age of anti-intellectual emotionalism and anti-emotional intellectualism, Scripture provides the sanity which both sides recoil from (Ps. 10:4). The balance is difficult and not merely quantitative. Sinful man abhors it, in part because it resists making excuses…

Vitamin D: Why We Need Enough

Vitamin D stands out among the most critical and most researched nutrients.  The list below only scratches the surface of known and suspected benefits of maintaining adequate vitamin D.  It is actually more of a hormone than a vitamin in its mechanisms of action and in being produced from cholesterol metabolism. While nearly all recognize…

Proverbs 19:7

All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. [Proverbs 19:7]   When we read a verse in Scripture, our common instinct is to set ourselves in the righteous man’s place. In this case, that means casting ourselves…