And they’re not what you think! I thought it would be some sort of mixture of fruit and vegetables. Nope! I received a tweet with a link from Psychology Today with an article entitled, “What Are the Two Foods Most Strongly Linked to Successful Weight Loss?” I was surprised at the results and thought I … Continue reading »
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Cone of Shame: Lesson in Blindspots
We recently had our young Australian Shepherd spayed. And, yes, she came home with the “cone of shame”. If you haven’t heard that term, you probably haven’t been into the animated Pixar movies, especially the one entitled, “UP!”. I leave you to google that – suffice it to say, it’s one of my favorites. When … Continue reading »
The Complexity of Depression: David Murray: Christians Get Depressed Too; pt.3
This is the final of three posts focusing on chapter two of David Murray’s resource, Christians Get Depressed Too. Earlier we looked at: Two Principles to Guide our Thinking of Depression The Nouthetic Counseling Movement Today we will examine what David Murray has written concerning the Modern Biblical Counseling Movement. The Modern Biblical Counseling Movement: … Continue reading »
Michael Vick: Portrait of Grace
Unless you’ve been under the proverbial rock, you’ve heard that Michael Vick was awarded a very nice contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for his work in the NFL. I think the story of Michael Vick is one that shouts “Grace!!!” from beginning to end. Here’s why: A Self-Made History: Vick played college ball for Virginia … Continue reading »
Addicted: It’s Always a Possibility
But not with coffee, right? Here’s a humorous picture I found: (RSS readers may need to click through)
The Complexity of Depression: David Murray: Christians Get Depressed Too; pt.2
As we continue examining David Murray’s resource on Depression: Christians Get Depressed Too, we began a look at the complexity of this issue. Two principles were discussed in relation to how we should be approaching dealing with those who suffer Depression: Avoid Dogmatism and Seek Humility Avoid Extremes and Seek Balance Today we are going … Continue reading »
What Does Alternative Medicine Have in Common with Biblical Counseling? ~Ed Welch, CCEF
CCEF tweeted a link to Ed Welch’s article on Alternative Medicine. I think he asks some great questions without throwing alternatives under the bus. I’ve linked to the article here; and reproduced it in full below: Have you noticed that alternative medicine is becoming more popular? (This will have something to do with biblical counseling, … Continue reading »
The Complexity of Depression: David Murray: Christians Get Depressed Too
Having discussed The Crisis of the issue of Depression at length, David Murray moves into examining The Complexity of the issue in chapter two of his wonderful resource: Christians Get Depressed Too. As I looked through this chapter, I thought I could cover the entirety of it in a review in one post, but I … Continue reading »
Charles Spurgeon on Interacting With the Depressed
As I continue slowly going through David Murray’s “Christians Get Depressed Too” resource on depression, I have come across a timely quote from Charles Spurgeon. We have seen the eight reasons why we need to instruct ourselves in this area of depression, and tomorrow we will continue to look into it’s complexity. Today we should … Continue reading »
Blast from the Past: 1986
Yesterday we took our son to Indiana University to begin his collegiate career. I couldn’t help but think back to when I enrolled in college. Music was a large part of my life, and so I looked up the top 10 songs of 1986. The ones that have links were some of my favorites. The … Continue reading »
