Scripture tales: A Prideful Grade Part 1

By V.J Wakefield

Season 1 Episode 1

“Today I will give you the tools to prepare for the final exam.” Said Mr. Gern, the chemistry teacher. The entire class groaned as the pressure of finals suddenly thickened the air. “I will give you the review guide and a cheat sheet to prepare for the test and to be eligible for the curve. I am expecting the review guide to be completed by the day of the final along with the cheat sheet which can be used during the test.” As he went around passing out the thick packets and pink sheets, Grace started to nervously twist her grey hair between her fingers. She knew that she was good at chemistry, but she did not really think highly how well she was at it. She knew that she had to prepare for this test, even though she was pretty good at it. The bell rang and she headed out of class. “Hey, shorty Gracie.” “Hey, Caleb.” Caleb, her best friend, always called her this because of his tall and lanky stature compared to her. ” Are you nervous about the test?” She asked him. “No, not really. Besides, I am really good at chemistry. I got an A on the last test, so I expect this one to go swimmingly.” She looked at him strangely. “But that was only one test dude. How do you know that you’ll get an A on this one?” He pauses, then says “Because I’m pretty good at it. What about you?” “I am pretty nervous. I am hoping to get all of my questions out and finish what needs to be done.” Caleb chuckles as they turn the corner towards grace’s art class and the library. “Well, in my opinion, that is something to flaunt off. Bye.” He walks off towards the library as she enters her class. But isn’t that pride? She thought.

June 16, 2019 0

What is to come

By V.J Wakefield

Hello everyone, welcome to another one of these blogging updates. Today I will talk about a new blog series (yes series!) that I am currently working on, and on my family trip. So let’s get into it.

So first is the series. What this series is about is scripture, however, it is stories inspired by the scripture. What I mean is that I will take a certain scripture and will write a short story around it to teach others about what the scripture means through it. Hopefully, it will teach others about the scripture and how it applies to life today and what the lesson can be learned from it. I was inspired by Le Petit Muse (Diana Tyler), who did something like this with her own characters, so please check out her blog, which I will put the link below. I will hopefully post the first story today so expect this real soon. It will be called Scripture Tales. And hopefully, it will come out either once or twice a week.

Next, I will talk about my family trip. Soon my family and I will go on a trip, so expect some more pictures and a slow down in posts. I just wanted to give you all a heads up for this.

The link to Diana Tyler’s blog:

https://lapetitmuse.wordpress.com/

Please comment any suggestions about this.

My email address is :

storiesofhopeforgod@gmail.com

Thanks for Reading!

June 16, 2019 0

Alzhiemer’s PREVENTION

BY V.J Wakefield

It may seem hard to believe this, but it is absolutely true. There is a new drug, called 3K3A-APC, which may prevent Alzheimer’s disease. According to the website Medical News Today called Experimental drug may prevent Alzheimer’s disease written by Tim Newman and fact-checked by Isabel Godfrey, it was written that there is “A drug that scientists are currently developing to treat stroke survivors might also help stave off Alzheimer’s disease” (Newman para 1). This suggests scientists are developing a new kind of drug which, according to the article, is called “3K3A-APC” (Newman para 10).

So what is it? Well according to the article, ” 3K3A-APC is a modified version of activated C protein, which is a blood-based protein that protects brain cells and blood vessels from damage due to inflammation” (Newman, para 10). As stated above, the activated C protein is an influential portion of the new drug. What it really is, is ” a powerful anticoagulant. However, the alterations that scientists have made to the newly modified version has reduced its anticoagulant properties by around 90 percent while maintaining its protective benefits” (Newman para 11). The article also lays out how the new drug actually works, however you have to understand what it is fighting against, which is BACE1. This is an enzyme which is involved in the creation of the plaques that is in beta-amyloid, the enzymes that create Alzheimer’s disease. This is what they are trying to get rid of.

So, now onto what the drug actually does. This medication does not act like a regular Alzheimer’s drug. According to the article, ” In the past, scientists have tried using various compounds to block BACE1. So far, this has not led to new drugs. However, they have shown that interfering with BACE1 reduces Alzheimer’s plaques in the brain. This current medication uses a slightly different approach as it blocks the production of the enzyme rather than blocking the enzyme itself” (Newman para,22).

However, it has to be apparent that this is just in the beginning stages of development and that it has some side effects involved. As stated, “The drug is currently under development to treat brain bleeds in people who have experienced a stroke. So far, the drug seems to reduce bleeding in the brain with few side effects or safety concerns” (Newman para 13). Additionally, they have said that the testing had “… encouraging results” (Newman para 12).

Please read the article that I have used for this piece:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324172.php

Here is the citation for credit reasons:

Newman, Tim. “Experimental Drug May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, 16 Jan. 2019, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324172.php.

Please comment what you think about this new finding and praises to God!

Thank you for reading!

June 11, 2019 0

Cancer CURE

By V.J. Wakefield

You might think that this is ridiculous. That this is not possible and that this is clickbait. But you’d be wrong. According to the article, Scientists believe they will have ‘a complete cure for cancer’ within the year by Harry Brent, a reporter for The Irish Post, they said that, as the title already suggests, “ISRAELI SCIENTISTS believe they might have just found the cure for cancer and say they will be able to offer it to patients within the year” (Brent, para 1). This is game-changing in the field of medicine. This might potentially save lives without any side effects, as the article suggests, and a man they interviewed named Dan Arido who worked for the treatment (which is called MuTaTo which means Multi-target toxin) said “Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks and will have no or minimal side-effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the market,” he added” ( Brent, para 5). This would mean that there would be no side effects like hair loss which usually comes with cancer treatment. Now the type of cancer this can be used for is not very specifically pointed to in the article, however, it might be all the cancers because it always refers to it as ‘the cancer’. Hopefully, there will be joy and hope from now and into the future for people who has cancer or people who had been impacted by cancer.

Please check out the link to the article below please!:

https://www.irishpost.com/news/scientists-believe-will-complete-cure-cancer-within-year-167904

Here is the citation for credit reasons:

Brent, Harry. “Scientists Believe They Will Have ‘a Complete Cure for Cancer’ within the Year.” The Irish Post, The Irish Post, 9 June 2019, http://www.irishpost.com/news/scientists-believe-will-complete-cure-cancer-within-year-167904.

Please comment your thoughts on this!

Thank you for watching!

June 10, 2019 2

May Bible Time

By V.J Wakefield

It’s that time of the month again! It’s Bible time! Today’s verse is 1 Peter 5:7, which says:

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

What this verse is trying to explain to us that in times of worry and trouble we put our anxieties on The Lord because He cares about our well being and life in general. The reason why this verse is the end of the month Bible time is because this month for most is the last month of school and most sometimes forget about giving their anxieties to Him and focus too much on grades, not that there’s anything wrong with that, but most forget to give Him their worries during the study sessions and allow Him to help them to succeed. And sometimes I forget and focus too much on my stress and then I get tunnel vision and I focus too much on the stress which built up. I apologized and I knew that God forgave me for it. All in all, just put your anxieties on Him and you will succeed with Him by your side, helping you out and loving you.

Thank you for reading!

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June 1, 2019 0

He is Alive! Part 1

By V.J Wakefeild

Today is the day, when Jesus proved that He is in,fact, our Lord and Savior, and the son of the one and only God, by rising from the grave. He is real, alive and enough. Hallelujah! And to celebrate, here is a link to my church’s celebration and the pastor’s teaching. Go to the 3 minute mark because it is a live stream. Also you might need to copy and paste the url.

https://www.willowcreek.org/en/willowcreektv

Next, here is some songs that I would recommend to listen to:

Revelation song by Kari Kobe

This is Amazing Grace by Phil Wickman

Reckless Love by Cory Asbury

Redeemed by Big Daddy Weave

You Say By Lauren Daigle

Mighty to Save by Hillsong Worship

I can Only Imagine by Mercyme

Finally, either tomorrow or today, I will publish part 2 which is a video of me reading the book An Easter Gift for Me by Crystal Bowman and was illustrated by Claudine Gévry is a kid’s book about the Easter story, if you have kids or just are interested, please feel free to watch!

Please comment praises for our Lord and Savior! Amen!

April 21, 2019 0