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5JUNE2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSPeaceIleavewithyoumypeaceIgiveuntoyounotastheworldgivethgiveIuntoyou.Letnotyourheartbetroubledneitherletitbeafraid.John1427Itmaydependonyourtheologicalbeliefsofcoursebutmanyofusbelievethatwearelivinginwhatiscalledtheendtime.ItisatimepriortothecomingoftheLordandanendtothistroubledworldandthebeginningofanewheavenandnewearthwherethereiseverlast-ingjoyandpeace.WhywouldwenotlookforwardtosuchaneraHoweverpriortoeternalblissthereistribulationandsufferingandmorethanlikelysufferingofacatastrophicnature.TheApostlePaultellsusThisknowalsothatinthelastdaysperiloustimesshallcome.IITimothy31TrulytheperiloustimesarehereTherearenaturaldisastersacci-dentsandcatastrophiceventswhichcausemuchdeathinjuryandsuf-fering.Oneofthegreatestthreatstoourwelfareandlongevitymaynotbeastormearthquakeorfirebutanotherhumanbeingthatwesharethisplanetwith.Toomanyofusdieatthehandofanothermortalbeingwhowalkstheearthaswedo.Humandepravityandcrueltyseemtohavenolimits.Asifthatwerenotenoughwemortalhumansareplaguedbyahostofailmentsanddiseasesthathavecausedthedemiseofuntoldmillions.Oneofmymostenduringmemo-riesisworkingasamissionaryinEthiopiaduringatimeoffaminein1984-1987.Icanstillseethefacesofthosewhodiedfromlackoffoodcleanwaterandshelter.Diseasewasalsorampantamongthosefaminevictims.Justimaginethatonoftheleadingcauseofdeathespeciallyforthechildrenwasdiarrheafromsometypeofinfection.ItwasheartbreakingtoseethatbutalsoIhadtorealizethatalsomanylivesweresaved.SowhatshouldweChristiansdointheseperiloustimewearelivinginWeshouldprayandpreachthegospelofcoursebutthereareotherthingsweneedtodo.IrealizethateveryonemaynotseethingsthewayIdoespeciallyifyoudonothavemedi-caltraining.HoweveronethingIcansayisthatfartoomuchoftheillnessanddeaththatwesayispreventableandsubjecttointerventionbyacar-ingperson.Ahostofchronicandattimescata-strophicdiseasescanbepreventedsuchasheartattacksstrokescan-cerdementiadiabetesHIVinfectionandAIDS.Therearesomeunhealthyhabitswemaypredisposeustohaveillnesseswedonothavetohave.ThesehabitsincludeeatinganunhealthydiettoomuchfoodandthewrongtypeoffoodexcessivealcoholusesmokingandlackofexerciseBelieveitournotthesehabitscausethegreatestpercentageofchronicdis-easesandprematuredeath.AsItalktopeopleandstandattheirbedsidesintheemergencyroomintensivecareunitinanursinghomeandinaclinicitisveryeasyformetoidentifyhabitsandchoicesthatproducetheillnessesIamseeing.WhatIamsayingisalargepercent-ageoftheillnessIamseeingisquitepreventable.Whatwehaveintheworldtodayisdiseasesoftheendtime.Thesearechronicandcatastrophicillnessesthatarerelatedtoooftentoatoxiclifestyle.ThechurchcaninterveneinthissituationChurchescanteachtheirmembersandthoseinthesur-roundingcommunitytoabandonlife-threateninghabitsthatcanproducepreventableillnesses.Theycanbringhealingtochurchmembersandthecommunity.Leadersofchurchescanberolemodelsforlivingahealthylifestyle.Churchescanhaveseminarslec-turesandprintedmaterialtoteachpeopleabouthealth.RemembertheworkthatJesusdidinvolvedpreach-ingteachingandhealingMatthew423.Iwouldliketochallengeeverychurchtohavethistypeofministry.MayGodblessyourefforts.InTheEndTimeDr.ConnerByByronE.ConnerM.D.AsItalktopeopleandstandattheirbedsidesintheemergencyroomintensivecareunitinanursinghomeandinaclinicitisveryeasyformetoidentifyhabitsandchoicesthatproducetheillnessesIamseeing.HEALTH