When Marge Jetton turned 100, she didn’t slow down—she renewed her driver’s license for another five years. What keeps her going, she says, is not just good habits, but her Christian faith. Marge lives in Loma Linda, California, a community long studied by scientists and first brought to global attention by Dan Buettner in National Geographic as part of the Blue Zones research. People there—many of them from the Seventh-day Adventist Church—tend to live 4–10 years longer than

January 1 always carries a quiet question: What does “new” really mean? A new year gives us another beginning—but not a blank slate. We do not start from zero; we start from experience. The past 365 days have shaped us: through success and failure, clarity and confusion, joy and loss. Newness, then, is not denial of the past, but an invitation to step forward differently. In everyday language, we speak of new starts, new habits, new energy. In Scripture, the word “new” goes d

I have been a person of faith since childhood. Yet today, on Christmas Eve, I felt a gentle spiritual nudge to pause and ask a simple question: Why is there a Christmas Eve, followed by a Christmas Day, to remember the birth of Jesus? The answer reaches deeper than modern tradition. In Jewish culture—shaping daily life in Jesus’ time and rooted in the Bible—a new day begins at sunset, not at midnight. Scripture repeatedly tells us, “There was evening, and there was morning…”

I received a Chinese Winter Solstice (冬至) greeting from a friend, featuring five blessing buns. Those buns immediately drew my attention to the five Advent candles, and from that moment, reflection and creative ideas began to flow. On December 21—the shortest day of the year and the Fourth Sunday of Advent—I re-interpreted the image by adding the date and a short reflection, allowing Eastern cultural symbolism and Christian faith to meet in a quiet, meaningful way -- "The sho

As Christmas approaches, our hearts are drawn again to the birth of Christ and to Mary’s Song of Praise: “My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.” (Luke 1:46-47, 49) Mary’s response to God’s redemptive work was gratitude—deep, humble, and joy-filled. It is a fitting posture for this season, as redemption draws near and grace is freely offered to all who receive Christ with a repentant and humble heart. Interestingly, gratitude is not expressed by

National Geographic just released their Pictures of the Year 2025 (November 19, 2025), [ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/graphics/pictures-of-the-year-2025 ]  and one photo immediately caught my attention — a tiny “chimney bee” nestled deep inside a sunflower, already drifting into its evening zzz’s after a long day of pollinating. A beautiful moment of rest, captured by photographer Karine Aigner. And then I remembered…I actually photographed something almost

✨🍁🍂🕰️❄️✨🍁🍂🕰️❄️ No pain, no gain — and this weekend, the pain is almost gone! The gain? A full extra hour of sleep as we “fall back” at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. 😴🍂 Remember to turn back all your clocks — digital ones may be obedient, but the analog ones still need a little human touch. How nice it’ll be to wake to a brighter morning! Though, yes... evening will now tiptoe in by 4 p.m., as if to say, “Enough productivity — light your lamps and rest.” 🔦 Ah well, it’s cold

Many of us join a gym or take up jogging, yoga, or swimming to stay fit and healthy. Some exercise daily, others occasionally, and some merely think about it while sitting comfortably on the couch. Many listen to upbeat music, podcasts, or watch TV while working out — trying to make the time pass faster or to distract from the effort. But what if physical exercise could be more than a health routine? What if it could become a sacred moment — a time to connect with God, to ali

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