Health & Lifestyle

Meditation is Helping Americans Handle Stress, but is it a Safe Practice for Christians?

Story by Sherry English

Need motivation to down the suggested 64 ounces of water each day? Here are Leah Scott’s, Columbia Union Health Ministries coordinator, suggestions:

Although kids, work and just plain ignorance once kept these five members from staying fit, they all finally determined, “No. More. Excuses!” They traded in apology for action and not only improved their own heath, but helped give others more motivation to move.

Story by Tanisha Greenidge

“I Found Balance in My Life”

A festival attracting some 30,000 attendees to Central Virginia proved to be the perfect opportunity for the small, Farmville (Va.) church to share the unique beliefs of the Seventh-day Church.

Story by Dan Daniels

The General Conference recently convened a conference in South Africa to discuss “alternative sexualities” with 350 invited church workers, scholars and leaders of several supporting ministries from around the world. The Visitor plans to discuss the results of the meetings in our July issue. Below Columbia Union members react to the meeting: