Category Archives: Hope for the Hurting

In my previous blog (4/29/17), I explored the possible reciprocal relationship between our spiritual behavior and our physical health. Because crisis can lead to a breakdown physically, perhaps spirituality can also play a role in restoring physical health. Reported by … Continue reading →

Response To Crisis When we face crisis, our whole being responds. With not only our possessions, identity, and relationships in jeopardy, our physical health can also deteriorate. Stress upon stress, without relief, creates a physiological response of our hormone cortisol. … Continue reading →

In my recent visit to a retirement center in order to present on depression and grief, the residents educated me on the kinds of grief they experience as a matter of course. Perhaps the most important experiences of grief come from … Continue reading →

At a local Assisted Living center, I recently taught a class on the book of Job. Residents who attended showed a variety of mental and physical limitations, something most of us will  experience in one way or another. The class, … Continue reading →

Until the first of the year, I’ve consistently blogged weekly. Since then, however, I’ve been silent (publicly). Before continuing to write on my favorite subjects of Job, mental illness, death and dying, and recovery from addiction, I want to fill … Continue reading →