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By Kathy Burns-Millyard Modern day society and technological advances have seemed to create an unusual handicap with people in general: Many of us no longer know how to listen to our body, and understand what it's saying. And this is actually one of the biggest causes of obesity today. You see, too many people don't understand how to know when their body needs food... or when it's had enough. In fact, it's fairly common for people to eat when they're not actually hungry. Some people eat when they're sad, lonely or bored. And some people even eat when they're actually thirsty instead. This problem escalates when these same people don't seem to know when they're body tells them they've had enough. How often have you sat down to a meal and cleaned your plate... only to discover 10 minutes later that you're stuffed? If you're like most of us, you're more than stuffed - you're actually quite bloated and feeling a bit "icky". If you eat food when you're lonely or bored - but not hungry or in need of food - you're bound to put on extra weight. Likewise, if you eat food when you're simply thirsty - and again not in need of food - you'll put on weight. So, here are a few tips you might want to try... 1. When you get the urge to eat, try drinking a glass of water first. Then wait 15 minutes or so, to see if that solves the problem. 2. When you find yourself rummaging the cabinets for "munchies", stop and ask yourself a few questions. Are you bored? Sad? Lonely? Is there something you can do that might solve the problem? Someplace you can go maybe or a friend you can call? 3. When you sit down to a meal, try eating slowly. It helps if you have someone to talk to over the dinner table, but if you're eating alone try working while you're eating, or reading a book, or putting together a puzzle even. Something that allows you to take a bite or two, then be preoccupied for a few moments before you take another bite. 4. Try also cutting your portion sizes. One of the reasons so many people eat more than they need to is because they have a "clean the plate" syndrome. They don't want to waste good food, so if it's on the plate they feel obligated to eat it. A way around this is to make your first helping of food half the size you'd normally get. Then if you go back for a second plate, make that one half-sized too. This way, you'll be giving yourself longer to eat, plus eating less in total. Now I know some people feel deprived when they give themselves half portions - even if they do allow themselves a second plate. So one way to avoid this problem is to use smaller plates. I personally prefer to use a small sandwich plate or side dish plate instead of a full-sized dinner plate. This allows you to "fill" the plate, not feel deprived, and still eat less all around. And before you go for the second plate of food, look inside yourself: Are you actually still hungry? Pay attention to the answer, because often you're not. Instead you're getting more food out of habit maybe, or because it tastes so good. If you're not sure though, make yourself wait 15-20 minutes. If at that time you still feel a bit hungry then go ahead and eat more. Often though, you'll find you're not hungry anymore after all. It may take a bit of time, patience and practice to start recognizing the messages your body is sending. But keep at it and you may be surprised at what you find... and how much weight you lose in the process too. 2006, Kathy Burns-Millyard. Are you ready to finally start losing actual fat from your body instead of water weight? Isn't it time for a long term weight and fat loss solution? Visit http://www.ScaleTippers.com and start losing fat today! For more great content like this that you can legally modify and add your affiliate links and name to, please see The Guru Gazette Private Label Content Packages Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kathy_Burns-Millyard http://EzineArticles.com/?Weight-Loss-Tip:-Listen-To-Your-Body&id=329615 ambien order by mail weaning off ativan legal us ambien when will zolpidem tartrate ambien be generic in the usa

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By Michael Tummillo From the onset, let it be known that I am convinced that the spiritual teachings that we now have neatly placed into a handy carrying case (The Bible) are not now, nor have they ever been ALL that was written upon which we could gain insight into God's plan for man. What we have is surely ENOUGH, but I don't believe it's all. That's my personal conviction. You can have yours, too. What we now have as canonized Scripture is the "official" information but we all know that "officials" are often lying when their lips are moving. My personal vote for should-be-canonized Holy Writ would be the book of Enoch. Why omit the information from a man who walked with God for 300 years? But somebody smarter than me gave Enoch the axe. Throughout the ages, the Powers-that-be have used the Bible as a means for pushing their own agenda, omitting that which did not suit their needs or adding that which supported their doctrine of choice. Rex Lex, it's called; the King is Law or, better put, the Law is King. Some verses have even been omitted from some Bible versions with an explanation. I have my own explanation: the Powers-that-be and their appointed editors didn't have the faith to believe what the verses were declaring. Editors? Yes, every Biblical version has Editors, people with many impressive letters after their names who are chosen to determine what spiritual food is best for Christians to digest. In the case of the New International Version, for example, my own research has revealed that one of its editors was a lesbian. This might explain why the NIV is so "weak" in its stand against homosexuality. I've also learned that Rupert Murdock of Fortune Magazine fame - once known as Rupert the Red for his stance in favor of Communism - actually owns the copyright to the NIV. Gee, I wonder what agenda HE might be subtly pushing? Do you catch my drift? We mustn't check our brains at the door where our spirituality is concerned. That rule of thumb must also apply in light of the recent revelation, something called the Gospel of Judas. I, JUDAS. Judas, whose name means "Jewish man," was NOT inserted into the Gospels as some sort of "EveryJew" in order to breed anti-Semitic hatred. Judas was apparently a quite common name just as "Jesus" was. The apostle Thaddeus is also known as Judas, the brother of James, as well as Judas, not Iscariot. The Book of Jude is attributed to a man named Judas, too. Judas Maccabeus, one of the great heroes of Judaism, is one possible reason why so many kids were once tagged with that name. I live in Texas and have met more than my share of kids named Dallas, Austin and Travis. Here's what the Associated Press had to say about the Gospel of Judas: AP - For 2,000 years Judas has been reviled for betraying Jesus. Now a newly translated ancient document seeks to tell his side of the story. The "Gospel of Judas" tells a far different tale from the four gospels in the New Testament. It portrays Judas as a favored disciple who was given special knowledge by Jesus - and who turned him in at Jesus' request. "You will be cursed by the other generations - and you will come to rule over them," Jesus tells Judas in the document made public Thursday. The text, one of several ancient documents found in the Egyptian desert in 1970, was preserved and translated by a team of scholars. It was made public in an English translation by the National Geographic Society. Apparently, these papyrus manuscripts consist of - a Gnostic codex in Sahidic dialect containing the lost 'Gospel of Judas' known from history only through Saint Irenaeus (c. 140-202 AD), Bishop of Lyon, - the "First Apocalypse of James" - the "Epistle of Peter to Philip"... - the 'Book of Exodus' in Greek... - 'Letters of Paul' in Sahidic dialect... - and a 'Mathematical Treatise' in Greek" ...whatever that is. All these manuscripts are priceless historical documents (I've read the figures of $3,000,000 to $10,000,00 being tossed around in association with these pieces), only comparable to major finds like the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran. Though some say they belong to mankind and must be publicly preserved and studied, others are being driven by greed and the whole story reads like some kind of dramatic suspense saga that reminds me of the Nicholas Cage thriller, National Treasure or the more recent Tom Hanks flick, The DaVinci Code. The Associated Press wrote that "the journey of the text to Switzerland was "replete with smugglers, black-market antiquities dealers, religious scholars, backstabbing partners and greedy entrepreneurs." If you're interested, all of this comes from a number of articles on the web site of Michel van Rijn, who monitors the art market. His site is http://www.michelvanrijn.nl/artnews/artnws.htm. A search for 'Gospel of Judas' reveals other details of the negotiations. MORE EXPERT OPINIONS The Associated Press reported (3/2/06) that "an expert on ancient Egyptian texts is predicting that the "Gospel of Judas," a manuscript from early Christian times that's nearing release amid widespread interest from scholars, will be a dud in terms of learning anything new about Judas." That expert is James M. Robinson, considered America's leading expert on such ancient religious texts from Egypt. Robinson is an emeritus professor at Claremont (Calif.) Graduate University, chief editor of religious documents found in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, and an international leader among scholars of Coptic manuscripts. He predicts that the text won't offer any insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus because it's not old enough. "Does it go back to Judas? No," Robinson told the AP. The AP story said that the text, in Egypt's Coptic language, dates from the third or fourth century and is a copy of an earlier document. The National Geographic Society, along with other groups, has been studying the "Judas" text. National Geographic said Thursday it will release its report on the document "within the next few weeks" but didn't specify whether that would come via a book, magazine article or telecast. Robinson has not seen what National Geographic is working on, but assumes it is the same work assailed by Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, the heresy-hound of his day, around A.D. 180. Here is what I found on the Roberts-Donaldson translation of this section from the pen of St. Irenaeus:"Others again declare that Cain derived his being from the Power above, and acknowledge that Esau, Korah, the Sodomites, and all such persons, are related to themselves. On this account, they add, they have been assailed by the Creator, yet no one of them has suffered injury. For Sophia was in the habit of carrying off that which belonged to her from them to herself. They declare that Judas the traitor was thoroughly acquainted with these things, and that he alone, knowing the truth as no others did, accomplished the mystery of the betrayal; by him all things, both earthly and heavenly, were thus thrown into confusion. They produce a fictitious history of this kind, which they style the Gospel of Judas." Irenaeus was saying that the writings he saw came from a "Cainite" Gnostic sect that stood against orthodox Christianity. "They produce a fictitious history of this kind, which they style the Gospel of Judas," Irenaeus wrote in "Against Heresies." He also accused the Cainites of lauding the biblical murderer Cain, the Sodomites and Judas, whom they regarded as the keeper of secret mysteries. The AP story goes on to say that Robinson admits that the text is valuable to scholars of the second century but dismissed the notion that it'll reveal unknown biblical secrets. He speculated the timing of the release is aimed at capitalizing on interest in the film version of "The DaVinci Code" a fictional tale that centers on a Christian conspiracy to cover up a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. "There are a lot of second-, third- and fourth-century gospels attributed to various apostles," Robinson said. "We don't really assume they give us any first century information." H.C. Puech and Beate Blatz write (New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 1, p. 387): 'Dating: the Gospel of Judas was of course composed before 180, the date at which it is mentioned for the first time by Irenaeus in adv. Haer. If it is in fact a Cainite work, and if this sect - assuming it was an independent Gnostic group - was constituted in part, as has sometimes been asserted, in dependence on the doctrine of Marcion, the apocryphon can scarcely have been composed before the middle of the 2nd century. This would, however, be to build on weak arguments. At most we may be inclined to suspect a date between 130 and 170 or thereabouts." That's odd. Another so-called "expert" named Charles Hedrick, Missouri State University - and other scholars - are saying the codex was produced in the fourth or fifth century. Hmmm. These dates are derived through radiocarbon dating, a commonly used method to determine the age of archaeological finds. Fool-proof? Not by any means. I recall reading about some chicken bones from dinner the night before that were carbon-dated and the results clearly showed that they came from the Bronze Age or something like that. Tasty! In every case, the experts seem to agree with Irenaeus that the Gospel of Judas reflects the theological traditions of the Gnostics, a second-century sect, a community that believed true spirituality was derived from a self-knowledge, or "gnosis," not the New Age self-knowledge we see being touted today.
Figures depicted as sinful in the Old Testament, such as Cain and Esau, were typically lauded under Gnostic theology. For Robinson, the significance of the Gospel of Judas has to do not with first-century history but with second-century mythology. Still, he offered these half-serious reflections in his closing remarks in an interview last month: "Where would Christianity be, if there had been no Judas, and Jesus - instead of dying for our sins on the cross - had died of old age?" he asked. "So: Thank God for Judas? Even the most broadminded among us would call that heresy!" Then call me a heretic, Professor. Though I won't go so far as to thank God for Judas, I CAN and WILL thank Him that He had a plan and that plan DID call for the shedding of innocent blood for the atonement of sins. Yours, too. Jesus was born to die. If it hadn't been Judas, it would have been somebody else. Besides, it's not about Christianity, the religion; it's about having a relationship with God and how that gruesome death on the cross made that relationship possible. More importantly, it's not so much about HOW Jesus died so much as that he was RAISED from the dead. He could have died in a donkey cart accident, so long as his blood was shed, but what matters is that He lived again. Besides, many prophecies were fulfilled in the way that Jesus died, including His betrayal by one of His friends. Compare these Old and new Testament verses regarding just a few of those prophecies and you'll be amazed. Makes a GREAT Bible study! Psalms 41:9 to Matthew 26:47-50; Zechariah 11:12 to Matthew 26:14-15; Isaiah 50:6 to Matthew 26:67-68; Isaiah 53:5 to Matthew 27:26; Isaiah 53:7 to Matthew 27:12-14; Zechariah 11:13 to Matthew 27:5-7; Psalm 22:16 to Luke 23:33; Isaiah 53:12 to Matthew 27:38 This is certain; God had a plan all along and His ways are higher than ours. Isaiah 55:8,9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." THINKING LIKE THE ENEMY Let's say, for a moment, that you are Lucifer. Not comfortable with that? Ok, let's say that I am the devil incarnate. What ELSE would I do to shake the faith of the Christian world that I haven't already done? My war with you is on several fronts, remember: your flesh, your mind, and your spirit. Satans opposition against the church is not a frontal attack, but a subversive attack through intrigue, deception, and trickery. The demons were shocked to discover that Jesus had come in a manger. They were expecting Him to come later, for one final confrontation (Matthew 8:28-29). Satans strategy for the present time (until the final conflict) is that of subversive activity. Terrorism, for example. He is presently employing deception and intrigue to trip up the Christian world at large. This is a time of guerilla warfare, of snipers and booby traps, not of frontal attack. Where the Gospel of Judas is concerned, all I can say is, nice try, devil. He's done this before, maximizing the number of reporters looking for an Eastertime religious story to discount Christianity. This is the season when those Jesus programs hit their peak all over cable TV. My goodness, the results of the "official" research are to be released after Easter, when Christians around the world traditionally will have marked the official version of Christ's death as told by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Monsignor Walter Brandmuller, president of the Vatican's Committee for Historical Science, calls this "a product of religious fantasy." He said the "Judas" manuscript would not have any impact on church teaching. Seeing as how the Church has already addressed this matter between 1500 and 1900 years ago, it's not surprising that he doesn't think there will be much of an impact. I'm inclined to agree. Sadly, there will be many who are sitting on the fence or those looking for an excuse that will be swayed by the scientific findings. Yes, there will be those baby Christians - some who've been warming pews for 50 years - who will become confused by the outcome. But any Christian who is well versed in Scripture will not be moved. We can get some insights into one of the primary Christian heresies that has never completely disappeared, and may even perhaps get some personal insights into our own walks with God. This may prove to be a test for you. Just remember what it is that we're reading. Eat the meat and spit out the bones. JUDAS: FRIEND OR FOE? William Klassen, author of "Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus?" considers the manuscript an asset to any attempts to rehabilitate Judas' image. "It's important to look at this Gospel of Judas very carefully, because this is evidence that in the late second century, in the time of Irenaeus, there was a group who held up the banner for Judas," he said. While we're at it, let's discuss the kinder, gentler side of Satan and the love sonnets of Hitler. I guess there will always be those who hold up the banner for that which is blatantly evil. Although Judas cooperates in the arrest of Christ, Hedrick said, the codex does not depict him as a villain. "He is the good guy and he is serving God." Hedrick, who saw the Judas papers, agreed with Robinson that the original Gospel of Judas was probably written in Greek in the second century AD. Most scholars agree that the scribal hand used in the Coptic translation would date that text to the fourth or fifth century. "I don't think it will unsettle the church," Hedrick said in an interview. "I mean we are not talking history here. We know very little about Judas from the New Testament, and some people have even challenged whether Judas was a historical person." Hedrick said the last six pages of the Judas document describe a heavenly scene in which Allogenes (see below) is being tested and tried by Satan, followed by an earthly scene in which Jesus is being watched closely by scribes. At one point Judas is told, "Although you are evil at this place, you are a disciple of Jesus." The last line of the text says, according to Hedrick: "And he [Judas] took money and delivered him [Jesus] over." So, Hedrick said, "it appears that Judas is working at the behest of God when he betrays Jesus as part of the divine plan." When translations of the Gospel of Judas are released with accompanying commentary, Hedrick does admit that "there will be a lot of sensationalism, but it will dribble out, leaving only the scholars interested." Church discussions conceivably could revolve around the extent to which New Testament Gospels present events in Jesus' life and passion as ordained from the start. Hardly anything is known about the document's contents "other than a few personages" it names, said Professor Robinson, identifying them as the mythological figure Allogenes (literally, "the stranger") known from some Nag Hammadi texts, and Satan, Jesus and Judas. THE SO-CALLED GOSPEL OF JUDAS If you read online, the text placed at the New York Times website (why their keen interest?), read it with one eyebrow raised...remembering that "Gospel" means "Good News." Then go study your Bible like a good follower of Jesus Christ. We've got work to do. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael's mission is to bring Discipleship and Encouragement to the Body of Christ. Since 1999, he has broadcast over 300 hundred inspirational articles and a dozen booklets on subjects that will interest the thinking Christian, all designed to accelerate the process of spiritual development in God's people. He is the founder of t.e.a.m. ministries (team1min@aol.com). An Author, Pastoral Counselor and Teacher, his eMail broadcasts, known as "Your Town for Jesus" are reaching millions around the globe WEEKLY. Write team1min@aol.com if you'd like to SUBSCRIBE. A licensed/ordained minister, a Certified Workplace Chaplain, and a Professional Member of NIBIC, he has ministered in Methodist, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, College and Cowboy churches. He is also a Speaker on the Christian Speaker Network and may be available to speak to your church or Christian group. 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By Jim O'Neill For most of us, eating is one of the most satisfying things we do in our everyday lives. As a matter of fact, we have our favorite dishes, favorite drinks and favorite snack foods which only proves that eating is one of our favorite activities. There's really nothing wrong with that since food, a primary necessity of man, is the one responsible for making us healthy, fit and giving us energy to perform everyday tasks. But improper intake of food might do us more harm than good. Proper information about healthy eating should always be at hand so that certain illnesses can be prevented, and as for the case of obesity, it can be treated through fat burning and weight loss. A common misconception in the area of food and nutrition is that fat is always bad. But is it really? Fat is the body's major energy storage system. When the energy from the food we eat and drink can't be used by our body right away, the body turns it into fat for later use. The body uses fat from foods for energy, to cushion organs and bones, and to make hormones and regulate blood pressure. Some fat is also necessary to maintain healthy skin, hair and nails. Thus, one should not eradicate all fat from the diet. But, too much fat can lead to many health problems such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes and more. We can determine that not all fats are created equal and knowing the difference between the bad ones and the good ones will lead you to making healthier choices. There are the saturated fats - the unhealthy ones - and the unsaturated fats - the good and healthy ones.
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By Lee Wilson There's nothing quite like the sensation that jets up my spine when I hear a firey preacher. There's also no emotion equal to the feeling that often produces tears during a passionate praise song in which it seems the entire church is participating with all they've got. Those are certainly highlights of my Christian walk. They are certainly a lot more exciting than raking leaves for the elderly widow who lived in my subdivision when I was a teenager. Those pep-rally like times certainly make me feel closer to God than when I helped build a new roof for a family who couldn't afford to pay someone to do the job. Yes, if I had to pick a time when I felt like a child of God, it would be during an emotionally charged assembly of the church. But is that really the case? My Golf Swing and My Faith I played college golf on scholarship and still play the game consistently to this day. In fact, I still take lessons from my college swing coach. There's a saying that he spouts to me at nearly every lesson--"What you feel is not always real." In other words, just because I feel like I'm swinging the club a certain way, doesn't make it so. The only way to really know what I'm doing is to have a professional watch me swing or to video tape it for myself. The tape doesn't lie and I'm often shocked at what I'm really doing with the golf club in comparison to what I feel. We're misled if we don't apply that to our faith as well. Sure, everyone loves those times when two thousand Christians are belting out a dramatically written song to God and those events are good. But faith is not only about feeling. Faith is about loving God with "all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:30). That's a lot more than simply participating in spiritual celebrations. Feelings and emotions are certainly part of being a Christian and in being a human in general, but God calls us to much more than that. God calls us to work. We certainly aren't saved by works as Ephesians 2:8 tells us, but we aren't saved by feelings either. We're saved by God and therefore should take him seriously when he says, "faith without works is dead" (James 2:17). What shows real faith is when it compels us to work to help the poor and to turn away from temptation. Real faith is when we stand for God in a society that runs the other way. Real faith causes us to occasionally leave the pampering pew and study the Bible with someone who can't read. That kind of faith is certainly something to feel good about. ============================================================
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============================================================ Lee Wilson founded Grace-Centered Magazine and has spoken on many lectureships and Christian events. He co-wrote "The Real Heaven: It's Not What You Think" and speaks to churches about how misconceptions and incorrect teachings about Heaven cause the world to turn away from Christianity. Lee also founded Real Christian Singles, a website that helps Christian singles form godly relationships. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lee_Wilson http://EzineArticles.com/?Feel-Versus-Real&id=269491 ambien facts medicine ambien next day ambien the buy ambien