ASSURANCES FROM GOD “During the night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah and listen to what they are saying. Afterward you will be [...]
Living here in Florida we are well acquainted with storms. And it seems like they are happening more frequently than ever. What about the storms we face in our day to day lives? With the pandemic, our economy, and all of the unknowns it can seem like we are moving from one crisis to [...]
This essay by April Reese was published on August 10, 2021 in PSYCHE, a digital magazine from AEON https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-brain-responds-to-grief-can-change-who-we-are/ It focuses on the complexity, individuality (as compared to the previously believed universality) of the manifestations of grief, as well as the bodily and brain changes that it induces. I thought it would be of [...]
FIRST LISTEN There is a story about a baseball player who got up to bat. The pitcher threw and the player hit the ball way back to the fence in the outfield. He rounded 1st base, then 2nd, then 3rd, as he was heading home the other team was throwing the ball to the [...]
I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU DESOLATE— LOSS, GRIEF, RESILIENCE Ernesto Vasquez, MD July 2, 2021 In John 14:18 Jesus promises us that he will not leave us desolate. When I look at that passage in the light of Christ’s commandment of loving one another in John 13:34, then I begin to surmise how, at [...]
EMOTIONAL PAIN, GRIEF, TRAUMA Ernesto Vasquez, MD June 19, 2021 “Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will understand” ISAIAH 65:24 “My wife’s died and I am devastated,” was Jay’s opening sobbing sentence in our first session, “I feel so lost!” Jay explained that his wife had an MRI [...]
By: Betsy O’Callaghan GRIEF What do we do when someone we love dies? How can we walk through the fire and pain that comes from the loss of that person who held such a huge place in our hearts? One thing I am becoming aware of is how very much God loves us. He [...]
Forgiveness: The Spiritual Task of Marriage ♡ James Robert Ross, Ph.D., LMFT Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:32). Mature adults have the ability to tolerate imperfection and frustration without expecting that other people are there primarily to provide instant happiness and [...]
SEMINARS ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION— SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS Ernesto Vasquez, MD May 13, 2021 Since September 2020, I have given 4 seminars on the covid-19 situation at NCC meetings. The last one took place on May 10, 2021. That seminar organizes more clearly the information in the previous ones, and is available at the [...]
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