As many of you may know, I usually spend my Saturday mornings with the Wall Street Journal and a cup of coffee, looking for articles that may be of interest to those in the biblical counseling community. Recently, there was an interesting article on stress. Anyone who travels by air can testify to the stress and anxiety that go with it in the form of canceled flights, missed connections, and lost luggage. Continue Reading →
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Recently, I spent an hour talking with my grandson, who interviewed me for a history project. His assignment was to find someone over 60 and ask them about the events of the Cold War. I certainly met the first requirement, and yes, I vividly remember the Cold War. I told him about the Cuban Missile Crisis and how a good bit of our nation got busy building bomb shelters to hide in during an impending nuclear war. Continue Reading →
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Four passages in the gospel of John show us how Jesus dealt with sickness and death. They are similar in content in many ways, but there are different lessons that can be learned from each. Continue Reading →
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Five years ago, I wrote a blog review of an article published in JAMA that detailed what we knew about schizophrenia at the time. My view of schizophrenia has not changed a great deal since that time, but medicine has. So, I come today to give you an update. I wish I could point you to the announcement of the absolute cause and cure for schizophrenia. It is a terribly difficult problem that affects around one out of 200 individuals in our nation and their families. While I cannot do that, there are published studies that offer us hope.
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Our April 2024 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of panic attacks. In this first article, Charlie Hodges shares five things to know about panic attacks. In other contributions to the series, Lucy Ann Moll shares a biblical strategy for breaking the anxiety cycle in panic attacks, and Joy Forrest explains how biblical meditation can help trauma survivors overcome panic. Continue Reading →
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