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The Spiritual Exercise of Have Faith and Trust in God
This morning I had the good fortune to see two Carolina Wrens make their first flight. Janice, my girlfriend, and I have also had the good fortune of seeing the first flights of eastern bluebirds and chickadees over the last year. It's a cool thing to witness! I had been … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Exercise of Healthy Thinking – Weekly Health Devotional – Philippians 4:8
James Allen, author of As a Man Thinketh, once said "You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." Our thoughts and emotions are represented in the body as electrochemical reactions. These chemicals are constantly … [Read more...]
High Jumper – Adriane Stone
A few weeks ago I posted an entry about Adriane who was jumping in the Olympic Trials High Jump and asked for prayers. How did she do? On the 4th of July she jumped 6' 1/2", her best ever and tied for 8th place. A video of her jump is at this post on her blog. She communicated … [Read more...]
Spiritual Exercise – Weekly Faith and Health Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8
Most of us can imagine what a typical physical workout might look like. We'd first stretch a little to warm up the muscles we would be using in the rest of our session. Then there would be some type of cardiovascular or aerobic workout - repeated, nonstop contractions of a major … [Read more...]
True Freedom & Independence – Faith and Health Scripture – John 8:32
We are truly fortunate to live in a country where we have so many freedoms. A big "thank you" to our forefathers who had the vision to write up our founding documents in such a way to pave the way for these freedoms. And, I am honored to have been a part of the Armed Services for … [Read more...]
Jumping for Jesus at the Olympic Trials
Are you discouraged? Feel like God has abandoned you? Wonder if you can turn your life around after making a mess of it? Read on .... and be encouraged. "So let me tell you what Goliath I slayed today. I stand before you today January 12, 2008 delivered from alcoholism for the … [Read more...]
Running Your Race – Weekly Faith and Health Scripture – Heb. 12:1-3
".... since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on … [Read more...]
Conference of the Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health
This week I was fortunate to attend the first international conferenceof the Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University in Durham, NC. The theme of the conference was "Spirituality, Health and Human Flourishing: Meaning? Measurement? Implications?" The … [Read more...]
Finding Delight in Times of Stress – Faith and Health Scripture: Psalm 119:143
I think that each of us knows instinctively that if we remain stressed for a long period of time, our health will suffer in some way. Not surprisingly, that's what the research shows as well. Headaches, asthma, the common cold, high blood pressure, ulcers and eczema are just a … [Read more...]
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