Vicki Griffin

Habits are our friends — when they’re good ones. Habits are routines that help us repeat safe and effective behaviors and build consistency and security in our lives. But bad habits can become addictions. When an addiction develops, the pleasure circuits in the brain become “hijacked” by the addictive substance or behavior, producing intense cravings.

Americans are suffering from a great burden of disease that is rooted in lifestyle. Seventy percent of chronic diseases and ailments—including a third of all cancers—are related to diet. The journey toward improved health, energy, mood, and weight may be as close as your garden—or your local produce department.

Hulda was depressed, overweight, sickly, and constantly fatigued. In her 60’s and suffering from the loss of her husband, her poor health aggravated her depression. Born in 1896 and reared on a Canadian farm, her diet was rich in meat, milk, cream, butter, eggs, and candy. She began walking to relieve her sadness — and set some new records in the process!

We look for a magic bullet, a single cause and cure, but in vain. Cancer is not just one disease — it is a group of more than 100 diseases. There are many factors — genetic, environmental, lifestyle, some mysterious. The search for a cure is a multi-billion dollar industry, ranging from conventional to exotic. An important weapon is found in the produce department of your grocery store.

Cindy had many challenges in her life. She made a positive choice to quit smoking but then gained 80 pounds. “I felt miserable and had a terrible self-image. I was plagued by headaches and stomach pain. I decided that it was time to change my attitude, my thinking, and my choices to turn my life around. I went from wanting to lose weight to winning my battle of...

Eternity without pain is on the horizon, but in the meantime God has a special four-part “peace plan” to guide, strengthen, and empower you, filling your life with peace, purpose, and joy. Daily applying these four principles will help you flourish instead of flounder as you face the inevitable challenges and demands of these last days. They are...

As a child, I remember visiting the “house of mirrors” at the county fair. The brightly tinted shed was filled with row after row of distorted, warped, wild, and cracked mirrors of all shapes and sizes. Each mirror revealed a distorted...

In every human heart, there are longings for release from inner troubles: addiction, chronic worry, anger, fear, or depression. There are longings for healing from difficult relationships, for courage to go on in the face of loss, maybe multiple losses.

Many times the Bible says that Jesus was "moved with compassion." The Latin root of compassion has a different meaning than sympathy or pity. It means co-suffering. Christ did not just feel "sorry for" but He felt "sorry with" the ones with whom He came in contact.

When Coronavirus reached pandemic proportions, COVID-19 and its viral relatives — generated fear, sickness, and death, affecting the lives of millions worldwide. In this virus we have experienced the fear of the unknown — it’s course; and fear of the known — its consequences.