As the holiday season gets into full swing, often there are angry meltdowns in stores, restaurants, airports and elsewhere. Many people are exhausted, stressed and worried about money. The December 14th issue of the Wall Street Journal included an article in their Relationships … [Read more...]
Suffer From Headaches? God’s Prescription is Trust – Proverbs 3:5
June 6-12 is National Headache Awareness Week as recognized by the National Headache Foundation. The page at the link I've provided has some excellent educational material on the topic. I certainly have not seen such complete medical documentation and reference material on … [Read more...]
Faith Prepares Us for the Big Games of Life – Weekly Devotional – 1 Peter 1:7
March Madness Many of us enjoy watching what happens on the basketball court during March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament. This year's tournament, that started on Thursday, has seen several favored teams lose in either the first or second rounds. Some of you … [Read more...]
Broken Heart Syndrome: Health On the Web
Another article appearing in the Wall Street Journal this week is worth passing along. The author, Ron Winslow, writes that "Broken Heart Syndrome is typically triggered by acute emotion or physical trauma that releases a surge of adrenaline that overwhelms the heart. The effect … [Read more...]
Stress & Suicide – What the Army is Doing
“Honestly, what's happened here is our Army is under stress,” says Lt. General Rick Lynch, Commander of Fort Hood. "So anything you can do to reduce stress is going to help prevent suicides. That is my fundamental theme.” These were recent comments made by the general as he … [Read more...]
Stress Management – Taking Jesus’ Yoke – Matthew 11:28-30
One daily devotional I use is In Touch Magazine, written by Charles Stanley. The verse for today's devotional is Matthew 11:28-30, a verse I almost refer to when I speak on the topic of faith, stress and health. Because Stanley does such a wonderful job of addressing these … [Read more...]
