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[Mrs. Dr. Publius @MrsDrPublius]

Welcome to Friday’s Christian Business Corner.  Please join me for a brief scripture break.

Colossians 1:9-10:

"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God…”

We spend the majority of our time during the week working at our job/business.  It’s interesting people compartmentalize their lives and stop applying the Godly principles in their professional lives. Well, that is nonsense. As we spend time studying the Word,  God expects us to be a living witness to His Grace and Mercy. We are called to”…live a life worthy of the Lord AND please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God…” Please pause and consider verse 10.

In order to live a life worthy of the Lord, we have to make a concerted effort to read and study the Word of God daily, pray for guidance to build and operate our businesses, manage our employees, build our customer base, and ensure our business practices are ethical and legal.

Next week, every day consider how you can groom your business so that it is worthy of the Lord and pleasing to Him in every way. It sort of changes your perspective when you think of that way.  Verse 10 goes on to say, “…bearing fruit in every good work….”  This passage may seem impossible to do.  Remember, God isn’t looking for perfection - He expects obedience.  I can think of a couple of instances where the Holy Spirit warned me not to engage a couple of unethical vendors and colleagues.  I am so glad I did.  I just want to encourage you business owners - God is your senior partner.  Seek Him out daily.

Have a blessed weekend.  I know the World Cup is in the US right now.  I just can’t get into soccer (I mean football).😂

Peace and be prepared.

[Mrs. Dr. Publius @MrsDrPublius]

Good Morning,

Welcome to Friday’s Christian Business Corner.  Please join me for a short scripture break.

Jeremiah 22:13:

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his own people work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.”

We can easily take a peek at our modern culture and observe innumerable examples of improper political conduct in election results, poor conduct of elected officials, or illegal use of public money (just to name a few).  Business owners are not exempt from being accountable for their business practices.  We are required to pay our taxes (Matthew 22:15-22) and deal with clients and employees fairly and justly (Proverbs 11:1).  While these principles seem obvious, even Christians can convince themselves “it doesn’t really matter if I don’t report all of my income to the government or accurately settle a customer’s account balance."

For members of the Body of Christ remember before you take that dishonest step, God already knows what is in your heart. You can’t hide from Him and you won’t escape the consequences. (Galatians 6:7)

In Proverbs 10:2 it says, "Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.” Any advantage you think you may gain by dishonesty will fail in comparison to the result of alienating the Lord. He doesn’t just turn a blind eye when we, His children act dishonestly.

In Proverbs 20:23 it says, "The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please Him.” Also in Proverbs 6:16-19 it says, "These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.”

It is vital you recognize the true danger of something that God considers an abomination.  Merriam-Webster dictionary defines an abomination as "something regarded with disgust or hatred.”  So with that said, I can't think of ANYTHING that is worth me offending God with my sin; jeopardizing my relationship with Him.

There are countless promises in the Word that God bestows on His obedient followers. The Lord has made it abundantly clear in His Word, our business dealings must be honest and lawful.  God understands the world is watching; eagerly waiting to expose the disreputable behavior of wayward Christians and besmirch the reputation of the Kingdom of God.

Some of you may wonder why I spend so much time turning over rocks in our heart’s garden? God forgives a repentant heart. We must confess our sins before we can receive forgiveness and favor from the Lord. When you faithfully live the principles you’ve been taught in God’s Word, He will bless you in ways you don’t even know how to ask. God has so richly blessed me with a such loving husband and supportive family.  God will bless you and your business - making it a force for good in your community. Just remember I Samuel 15:22-23, it says, “...To obey is better than sacrifice….”

I encourage you to pray for your business every day and seek daily guidance from the Holy Spirit.

Have a blessed weekend.

Peace and be prepared.

[Mrs. Dr. Publius @MrsDrPublius]

Good Morning!

Please join me for a daily scripture break.

I Peter 1:8:

"Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy….”

Sometimes I get a chuckle when someone says they won’t believe in anything they can’t see.  Oh really! The more we discover “the why” something happens through scientific investigation the more (honest scientists will admit) we realize there is so much more we don’t know or understand in science.  Frankly, throughout my life, I've not really struggled with the idea of God’s existence.  To me, God’s existence was logical. It's easy to look at our ordered universe alone and freely acknowledge the existence of our Creator. It makes perfect sense.  Let’s not forget though, acknowledging His existence isn’t the same as a relationship with Him.

With our basic understanding of salvation history we know it is out of love for us, Jesus died on a Cross and was resurrected from the dead.  We know it is out of love for us Jesus became our Savior - the key to our eternal salvation. We know it is out of love for us Jesus died for everyone. We know it is out of love for us Jesus left His Word, the Body of Christ and the Holy Spirit back here on earth to help us to grow in Him and preach the Good News.  We know it is out of love for us Jesus will come again.  And yes, we (I) know it is out of love for us that “I am filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy”! My hope is in Him.

There is no person, place or thing that can engender that kind of truth in my soul.  So no, I don’t have to see Him to believe in Him!!!

Jesus will come again. Hallelujah!

Never let go of that truth.

Peace and be prepared.

[Goku @ProjectGokuu]

Hal Cranmer says assisted living is where the elderly are sent to wait till they pass away.

Cranmer owns four assisted living homes in Arizona.

When he first got into the business, he noticed something that bothered him.

None of the residents were getting better either.

They were treated like cardboard boxes at a storage unit - stacked out of the way, forgotten and slowly falling apart inside.

He asked everyone in the industry why no one was trying to improve their health.

The answer he kept getting was, "Well, they're old, so they don't get better."

Cranmer thought that was nonsense.

The standard assisted living model includes diaper changes, bingo, showers, three meals a day, and medications managed by outside doctors.

Health improvement is not part of the protocol.

Cranmer rejected the model and started cutting sugar, adding trainers, and putting his residents on low-carb diets.

Nine of them have now moved back home in his decade running it.

The industry built itself on managed decline because nobody told the elderly that recovery was still possible.

— Hal Cranmer (@HalCranmer)

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Charles Dickens fought his depression by walking through London at night. One October he set out at 2 in the morning and walked 30 miles, all the way to his country home in Kent. In 1860 he wrote about why it worked. It took psychology another 150 years to catch up.

Dickens called his bad spells "spectres." They came back every time he started a new novel and sometimes hung on for months. His mood would fall apart, his sleep would collapse, and the only thing that pulled him out was walking.

He explained his method in an essay called "Night Walks," published on July 21, 1860 in his weekly magazine All the Year Round. He had tried fighting his insomnia from bed and lost. So he changed the plan. The fix, he wrote, was "getting up directly after lying down, and going out, and coming home tired at sunrise." A worried mind cannot fix itself by worrying more in bed. You have to get up and move.

Most nights he walked 12 to 20 miles. A friend called it "violent walking." Dickens wrote that on these walks his wandering self had "many miles upon miles of streets in which it could, and did, have its own solitary way."

Today, walking is one of the most powerful tools doctors have against depression. In 2012 a team of researchers pulled together eight high-quality studies of walking as a depression treatment. The effect was as strong as the antidepressants doctors actually prescribe.

The biggest test came from Duke University. The SMILE study took 202 adults with serious depression and split them into four groups: supervised exercise, home exercise, the drug Zoloft, or a placebo pill. After 16 weeks, the people who exercised did just as well as the people on Zoloft. A 2024 review of 75 studies covering 8,636 patients confirmed it. Walking should be one of the first things doctors try.

The reason is the thing Dickens stumbled onto in the dark. Depression runs on rumination, the looping bad thoughts that grind people down during the worst stretches. In 2015 Stanford researchers scanned people's brains before and after a 90-minute walk in a quiet park. The walkers had less activity in a part of the brain called the subgenual prefrontal cortex. That spot, deep behind your forehead, is the brain's worry loop. After the walk, the worry loop got quieter. The walkers said they felt less stuck inside their own heads. The brain scans agreed.

A walking body shuts up a noisy mind. The street takes attention, the walking rhythm fills the head, and the dark spells lose their grip. Dickens called the streets his cure because they gave his brain somewhere else to be. The science 150 years later says he had it right. Depression hates a brain that is moving.

[FAFO Farms @FAFOFarmsTX]

You can make you're own non toxic powdered laundry detergent at home, too.

Just do things.

2 cups washing soda
2 cups baking soda
2 cups Borax
1 bar Castile soap, grated finely
Essential oil (optional)

-Mix well.

-1-2 tbsp per medium load
-Wash in hot.

[Dr. Dawn Michael @DawnsMission]

Nature just dropped ANOTHER epic counter to the tick invasion! 🛡️

After guinea fowl eating 1,000 ticks a day, check this out — ticks literally freak out and run from these essential oils:
Tea Tree
Neem
Oregano
Black Seed
The little bloodsuckers won’t even touch them.

Perfect natural armor for your yard, pets, and family while tick season ramps up.

[The Royal Commentator USA @barristerlawusa]

For women especially, heart symptoms may not announce themselves the way people expect.

Mine started as little twitches. It almost felt like a pulled muscle. Then it became pressure. No dramatic sweating. No nausea at first. Just pressure and the unmistakable sense that something was deeply wrong.

I took a baby aspirin and the pressure eased. Then I stood up, threw up, and called 911.

My blood pressure was 220 over 150 when EMSA arrived. They said they had never seen someone identify what was happening that fast.

I knew.

My physician later said it is highly unusual for a woman to read the symptoms that clearly. But I listened to the thing inside me that said, “This is not normal.”

That probably saved my life.

So for your wife, your mother, your sister, your daughter, your friend: do not wait for the Hollywood version of a heart attack. It may feel like twitching, a pulled muscle, pressure, or just a strange internal warning that something is wrong.

Listen to that warning.

Call 911.

The number one killer of women is not breast cancer. It is heart disease.

Women have the biggest hearts of all. They put everyone else’s needs first.

Do not do that this time.

Stop. Listen. Put yourself first.

That is my lesson for you.

Take it to heart.

Literally.

[Mountain Housewife🏠 @mtnhousewife]

"Clean As You Go"...a life-changing cooking philosophy...dare I say a life philosophy?

*When you enter the kitchen, run a tub of  soapy water for washing prep bowls, etc. Wash as you go or when you are waiting for something to bake, bubble, etc.
*Make sure the dishwasher is ready to receive dirty prep tools, bowls, etc.
*Keep a bowl or bag out for trash and kitchen scraps.
*After preparing each dish, wash and put everything away and wipe down your prep area.

These rules taught to beginning chefs will make your life a whole lot easier.

[Goku @ProjectGokuu]

Dr. Ann Hathaway says mold exposure is one of the most underdiagnosed drivers of Alzheimer's in America.

In Bredesen's randomized controlled trial, the only patient who didn't fully normalize cognitively was still living in a moldy home.

Even with the full protocol, the toxin exposure kept her brain inflamed.

Mycotoxins like ochratoxin A specifically damage the hippocampal neurons, the part of the brain that stores memory.

Most doctors don't test for it.

Most homes built after 1980 have water damage.

The two facts collide silently for decades.

Where the mold villains hide:

• Old HVAC systems and ductwork
• Behind drywall after even minor leaks
• Water-damaged buildings and crawlspaces

Hathaway has seen patients improve dramatically once they move out of moldy homes.

If your parent has cognitive decline, get their home tested for mold this week.

[Alex Fasulo @alex_fasulo]

“But foreign countries have always bought US farmland.”

No, not like this. Not like this at all. Everyone better wake up to what’s happening and quickly.

Our country is being invaded from within through solar, wind, battery storage, and data centers.

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

The Bible has one of the best Mothers’ Day stories, one that every son or daughter can relate to.

It’s the wedding at Cana. (John 2:1-11)

Jesus goes to this wedding with His mother, Mary, and the wedding celebration runs out of wine. (That was kind of a disaster. Can you imagine a modern wedding reception where the open bar runs out of booze?)

Jesus had not started His ministry yet but Mary knew who He was and what powers He possessed.

Mary just looks at Jesus and simply says “They have no more wine.”

Every son or daughter knows that terse, commanding look—“Do something about it Jesus, I’m not playing.” (That’s not actually scripture, that last part is my imagination.)

So Jesus says: “Woman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come.”

Then, in one of the more humorous moments in the Bible, Mary just ignores Jesus and looks at the servants and says: "Do whatever he tells you.”

It’s really easy to imagine Jesus rolling His eyes, giving off a deep sigh, and then doing what His mother told Him to do. He turned six stone jars of water into the best wine anyone had ever tasted.

Because even the Son of God listens to His mother.

Happy Mothers’ Day.

[A Paradise for Parents @HalCranmer]

A 9-month study of 73 Alzheimer's patients just released results the lead researcher called unheard of.

• Memory scores jumped 12 points
• Spouses noticed cognitive improvements at home
• 100% of patients reversed their memory loss at one clinic

The complete breakdown: 🧵

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Steve Jobs famously said his kids didn’t use iPads.

Brené Brown highlighted this on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO. She’s been in rooms with tech billionaires and platform founders. When they’re asked what kids should study today, the answer is coding and physics. But when the same people reflect on their own success? They credit deep reading of philosophy, the Stoics, history, and the liberal arts.

Her concern: a quiet divide is forming — one group protecting deep thinking for their own children while the rest of us are encouraged to just keep scrolling.

In the age of AI, experts across the board are saying critical thinking, philosophical reasoning, and liberal arts skills are becoming even more essential — not less. AI can generate answers, but it can’t replace the human ability to ask the right questions, understand context, ethics, and meaning.

The people building our digital future seem to understand this deeply for their own families, yet design systems that often pull everyone else in the opposite direction.

Do you think we’re creating a two-tier system — deep thinkers at the top and scrollers below?

[Dr. Dennis Walker @drdenwalker]

9 out of 10 toothpastes in the u.s. tested positive for elevated heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium. Brandon included:

- hello kids dragon dazzle
- crest pro-health
- tom's of maine orange mango
- colgate total whitening
- davids premium
- hello fluoride free
- sensodyne extra whitening
#toothpaste #Metals

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

Remember when 60 Minutes ran a story on DOGE discovering that FEMA spent $59 MILLION to house illegal aliens in luxury hotels in NYC…

…while FEMA nearly kicked out 3,000 Americans from their hotel rooms IN THE DEAD OF WINTER after Hurricane Helene?

Oh wait... they never did.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Winston Churchill fought his depression with bricks. He'd lay them for hours at his country home in Kent. He joined the bricklayers' union. And in 1921 he wrote about why it worked. It took psychology another 75 years to catch up.

He called his depression the "Black Dog." It followed him for decades. His method for fighting it back was as basic as it sounds: laying brick after brick, hour after hour.

Churchill spelled out his theory in a long essay for The Strand Magazine. People who think for a living, he wrote, can't fix a tired brain just by resting it. They have to use a different part of themselves. The part that moves the eyes and the hands. Woodworking, chemistry, bookbinding, bricklaying, painting. Anything that drags the body into a problem the mind can't solve by itself.

Modern psychology now calls this behavioral activation. It's one of the most-studied depression treatments out there. Depression sets a behavior trap. You feel bad, so you stop doing things, and doing less means less to feel good about. Feeling worse makes you do even less. The loop tightens until you can't breathe inside it.

Behavioral activation breaks the loop from the action side. You schedule the activity first, even when every part of you doesn't want to. Doing it produces small rewards: a wall gets straighter, a painting fills in, a messy room gets clean. Those small rewards slowly rewire the brain. Action comes first, and the feeling follows.

Researchers at the University of Washington put this to the test in 2006. They studied 241 adults with major depression and compared three treatments: behavioral activation, regular talk therapy, and antidepressants. For the people who were most severely depressed, behavioral activation matched the drugs. It beat the talk therapy. A 2014 review of more than 1,500 patients across 26 trials backed up the result.

Physical work like bricklaying does something extra on top of this. It crowds out rumination, the looping bad thoughts that grind people down during the worst stretches of depression. Bricklaying needs both hands and gives feedback brick by brick: each one is straight or crooked. After an hour you can see exactly how much wall you built. No room left for the mental chewing.

The line George Mack used in his post, "depression hates a moving target," is good poetry. The science behind it is sharper. Depression hates a brain that has somewhere else to be.

[MatrixMysteries @MatrixMysteries]

“They reported me to the STATE for selling pickles and green beans.”

“The government says I CANT sell food grown on my OWN land.”

Yet the same system that bans farm-fresh jars has no problem APPROVING shelves full of pesticide-treated, chemically processed junk.

[Epoch Health @epochhealth]

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[Ben🕊️ @2BJDJ]

Very Important Message!!

Do NOT, and I repeat do not buy plants treated with Neonicotinoids. Bees take the pollen back to the hive and feed it to the brood.

This is a number one cause of the colony collapse. It's important to NOT buy these plants!

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