More than "thoughts & prayers"
Prayer can take different forms. As treatment, it can be an effective, systematic, and practical method of healing, meeting human needs through spiritual means.
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“On the night before his assassination, Martin Luther King said in a speech in Memphis, “We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop…” Self-syndicated health columnist Tim Mitchinson in Illinois, writing on Fit for Life, applies this idea of a mountaintop view to taking a
Helpful spiritual perspectives for the new class of graduates
A new class of graduates is heading into summer and then very likely college or career. Here are two articles with some helpful ideas applying spiritual perspectives to this exciting time in their lives. Do our graduates know how to love? By Eric Nelson on Communities Digital News Excerpts: “In an era in which so
PTSD: Hopeful new treatment approach that looks beyond physical symptoms
Veterans suffering from PTSD deserve effective help. “The need for non-drug treatment options is a significant and urgent public health imperative,” says NCCIH Director Josephine Briggs, MD. Urgent, because the need for cure is growing, and also because conventional drug treatments aren’t working over the long haul. This excerpt comes from a thoughtful and helpful Arlington, Virginia Patch article by
Guest post: Thinking of suicide? Take your troubles to God.
My colleague Valerie Minard, writing in Collingswood Patch in New Jersey, shared some helpful ideas when dealing with suicidal thoughts. Excerpts: “But what about the teens who suffer in silence or are not ready to turn to a teen suicide prevention group or trusted adult? I can’t answer for others but in my case, I
For Health’s Sake, Watch Your Mental Intake
You don’t put sugar in the gas tank of your car, right? And if your car takes “Regular”, you don’t put in ‘Diesel’. As society becomes more aware that thought affects the body, it becomes clear that it is important for our health that we watch our mental intake. Consider the following: a 2014 study
Expectancy and Health
Expectancy, when it connects to the power of God, can do more than sustain us emotionally; it can help heal us physically. Read more about how expectancy benefits health in my first post on a relatively new social media platform called IdeaPod: Expectation for Good Health. To read the full-length version of this article published in
A Christmas Gift of Forgiveness
“As we decide what to give to others for Christmas this year, why not consider the gift of forgiveness?” This from friend and colleague Tim Mitchinson writing in the Peoria Journal-Star in Illinois about the benefits – including to health – of forgiveness. He quotes Christian healer Mary Baker Eddy, who met wrongs with kindness
Hieroglyphs and The Reflection in the Lake
Hieroglyphs, those pictorial characters that the Egyptians used for language, were the way Mary Baker Eddy, 19th century pioneer in spirituality and health, described flowers. She said, “The floral apostles are hieroglyphs of Deity.” What an interesting connection. Flowers communicate – or picture – to us something about Deity. In their beauty, color and symmetry
When Unconditional Love Reaches a Soldier Suffering PTSD
There’s a reason they’re called man’s best friend. If you’ve ever had a dog, then you already know something about dogs’ unconditional love. This warrants considering more deeply the divine source and nature of love and its healing power. Health blogger Linda Ross in Connecticut shares a touching account on LinkedIn of a dog’s unconditional love
Need a Ben Bosinger moment?
Writing in the Huffington Post ‘Healthy Living’ Blog, Sharon Frey McElroy examines how abuse victim Ben Bosinger learned to let go of years of resentment toward his father. And she shares how she was able to forgive a couple of fellows at a cafe that upset her by talking about women in a derogatory way. McElroy then shares