Category: spirituality

Fear not

June 26, 2006 | No comments yet

F.E.A.R. F.alse E.vidence A.ppearing R.eal Fear is not as scary as it appears when you know how to dismantle it and reduce it to nothing. False Evidence Appearing Real! False evidence is a condition, situation or circumstance that appears true,

Gritty rats and immune systems

June 22, 2006 | No comments yet

Two studies claim rats and mice living in sewers and filthy environments are healthier and have stronger immune systems than their cousins who live in squeaky clean labs. Researchers see a lesson for humans. People can overdo concerns about hygiene.

Medicalizing human behavior

June 9, 2006 | No comments yet

Claude Lewis got it right in a column he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He began, “It may be hard to recall, but once there was a time when people took responsibility for their behavior, without recourse to the psychiatric

Where’s your church?

June 3, 2006 | 3 comments

Where do you find church? One thinker told me recently that he discovered church in the towering trees, in the shimmering lakes, in the happy songs of birds and in the squishy turf he felt under his shoes as he

Live in the now

May 28, 2006 | 3 comments

Do you ever worry about your future? How to pay the bills, getting along with another, staying healthy, finding a date, receiving a promotion, aging, and other concerns often top the lists of people who over-worry. I’d like to suggest