This blog post is the seventh in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days ar...

Many compulsive overeaters are trapped in a demanding cycle of binge eating that is precipitated by the physical condition of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. They may try for years and years, on diet after diet to get their eating "in control...

This blog post is the sixth in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. Paul talks about living and walking in, being led by, and being filled with the Spirit a lot:  “I say then: Walk in the ...

There are numerous ways to discuss (and eat) an optimal diet—the Mediterranean Diet that supports optimal health, the Syndrome X Diet that prevents the metabolic syndrome, the D.A.S.H. (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet that reduces high...

This blog post is the fifth in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. Jesus has prayed to the Father to send the Holy Spirit to dwell in the people of faith. He encouraged the disciples t...

This blog post is the fourth in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. In the previous blog post I described the difference between willpower and self-control. Willpower is born of ourselv...

This blog post is the third in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. No amount of “willpower” will enable you to follow the laws of diets for long, thus the common “on” and “off” yo-yo dietin...

This blog post is the second in a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. Do you feel powerless to change unhealthy eating behavior? If you are a born again believer in Jesus Christ you have ...

This blog post begins a series of posts about the gift and power of the Holy Spirit that the believer has access to. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”  2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV)   As I sha...

The N.E.W. LIFE book and Seed blog are written to help people who struggle with a poor relationship with food to better health, for individuals in bondage to food and diets to find freedom, and to help those who have settled for a relationship with ...

. . . continuing from previous posts on the topic of the believer’s relationship with God . . . The believer’s relationship with Jesus goes beyond the most intimate earthly relationship, even to our sustenance as Jesus calls Himself the “bread of li...

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. . . Greater love has no one than this: to lay do...

The New Testament continues the marriage theme describing the Church—and ultimately all the elect of God--as the bride of Christ. While the Husband-wife references in the Bible specifically describe God’s relationship with Israel, Christians ar...

As mentioned in the previous post, God wants relationship with His children. To clarify further—God desires intimate relationship with us. The Bible describes God’s relationship with His people in several intimate ways—Father and son/daugh...

“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, th...