My latest article on how I, as a Christian Scientist, find Christ Jesus relevant today — and not just on Christmas, but every day — published in the Dearborn Press and Guide. Here’s the link: Is Christ Jesus relevant today?
Here’s a thoughtful piece from Health writer and colleague Eric Nelson of Petaluma, California, writing about what he’s thankful FOR and what he’s thankful TO. Thanksgiving: An attitude of gratitude that inspires health It was a moment that literally stopped me in my tracks. As I was walking through San Diego’s Balboa Park — the Spreckels
Here’s a very thoughtful article by my colleague Karla Hackney published earlier this week in the Oregonian. Seldom heard are the stories of autistic adults. And rarely do they report the challenges of those who seek companionship. It’s believed that autism blocks the ability to intercommunicate and express feelings in a normal way. These difficulties
Health writer Wendy Margolese of Ontario, Canada, writing in SIMCOE News, says, “I am not saying that nature isn’t a wonderful experience, but I’m circumspect of health solutions that end up making me dependent on a person, a place or a potion.” She offers a way to go further/higher and includes a wonderful example in which
“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
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
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
“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, 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
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