2025-03-31
2025-03-31
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- On the Huffington Post: 12 Things I Learned in High School
- Mindful Monday: Do Something You Love
- Mindful Monday: Loving Kindness ... An Unexpected Lesson
- Mindful Monday: Practicing Presence (or Mindfulness)
- Mindful Monday: Taming Self-Expectations
- Mindfulness: Building INNER Boundaries
- John McManamy: When a Friend Commits Suicide
- How Stressed Are You?
- Video: A March Madness Chant
- Practicing Mindfulness, Practicing Sabbath: My 10-Day Computer-Free Mental Health Experiment
- Stalking Irish Madness: The Video
- Scrupulosity: What It Is and Why It's Dangerous
- Mindful Monday: Worry Not!
- The Prosperous Heart: An Interview with Julia Cameron
- January 24 Is the Most Depressing Day of the Year
- Therapy Thursday: Befriend Yourself
- The Cracked Pot
- Why Sugar Is Dangerous To Depression
- Dirty Little Secret: Help for Children of Hoarders
- The Greatest Commandment: Show Up With Flowers
- Label Me, Please
- Mind Over Appendix? I Don't Think So
- Christmas Group Therapy
- Therapy Thursday: Think Short-Term
- 8 Ways to Keep Your Sanity During the Holidays
- You Can Keep Christmas
- Mental Illness Takes No Holiday
- Finding Christmas
- Depression: It's Spiritually Incorrect
- Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: An Interview With Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
- 5 Ways to Make Your Resolutions Stick
- 7 Ways to Deal With Holiday Grief
- Is Your Job Making You Depressed?
- Life Gets Better: An Interview with Wendy Lustbader
- Growing Up Bipolar
- How To Get Resilient: An Interview with Robert Wicks
- On Halloween: 5 Emotional Vampires -- and How to Combat Them
- Marsha Linehan: The Moment I Was Transformed
- Stop Thinking, Start Feeling: Take Your Hurts to Your Heart
- The Five Ways We Grieve: A New Perspective
- On Memorial Day: Prayers for Our Soldiers
- The 8 Best Spiritual Sound Bites of Graduation Advice
- 5 Ways to Tackle Perfectionism: An Interview with Michelle Russell
- Therapy Thursday: Make a Self-Esteem File
- How Does a Person Live and Cope with a Dysfunctional Family? An Interview with Nancy Bachrach
- On Loneliness ...
- Therapy Thursday: Don't Take It Personally
- Video: I Can See My Desk! On Clearing Clutter
- Prayer for Perfectionists
- Just Listen
- Don't Ask Me What I Do, Instead Ask Me Who I Am
- Bipolar Disorder I, II, Maybe III: There Are All Shades
- Thomas Merton: Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace
- You Can't Unlearn It
- Therapy Notes: Forecast Some Backsliding
- 30 Ways Motherhood Is Like a Mental Illness
- Kay Redfield Jamison: Learning to Love Our Jagged Edges
- On the Feast of St. Therese: Roses from Heaven
- Recognizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Shadows in Prayer: The Seven D's of the Spiritual Life
- Depression: The Greatest Character Defect of All
- 5 Forms of Distorted Thinking
- Are You Highly Sensitive?
- 5 Reasons Why Adults (Like Kids) Need Quiet Time
- Been There, Done That
- 9 Holiday Depression Busters
- Optimism for the iPhone is Here!
- Mindful Monday: The Art of Listening
- Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression
- The Second Agreement: Don't Take Anything Personally
- Judith Warner: The Wrong Story About Depression
- From the Maternity Ward to the Psych Ward: What Every Mom Should Know
- Newsweek: Do Antidepressants Work? For Many People, YES!
- Five Things a Loved One Should Know About Bipolar Disorder: An Interview with Bruce Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Faith and Mental Illness in the African American Community
- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche: Finding Your Buffalo
- How We Can Help Teens At Risk of Suicide: Celebrity, Suicide, and Young Adulthood
- Prozac AND Potatoes
- Mindful Monday: On Courage
- 5 Ways to Manage Autumn Anxiety
- Therapy Thursday: Change the Locks
- Mindful Monday: Mother Teresa On Prayer
- 5 Ways to Manage Autumn Anxiety
- 6 Things Cancer Patients Have Taught Me
- Mindful Monday: What's Your Brick Wall?
- Maybe It's Not Your Marriage: The Longing to Leave
- Obesity or an Eating Disorder: Which Is Worse?
- Working With Chronic Illness
- 6 Steps to Manage Anger
- True Blue: On Erasing Stigma (Or At Least Trying To)
- A Word About Hope
- Mindful Monday: Be Not Afraid
- Mindful Monday: Choose Three Things That Inspire You
- Signs That You're In an Abusive Relationship
- Diana Keough: Death Row Inmate Teaches Me About God's Grace
- Just Keep Swimming: How Swimming Reduces Depression
- Anne Simpkinson: 5 Favorite Books for Personal Growth
- 8 Ways to Let Go (of a person, place, or thing)
- Mindful Monday: On Silence and Solitude
- From the Naked Consultant to Associate Editor at Psych Central
- Regarding the Midlife Crisis ...
- The Least Harmful Addiction
- God Spelled Backwards Is Dog: Heavenly Canine Companions
- Therapy Thursdays: Be Sincere, Be Select
- Therapy Thursday: Put On Some Training Wheels
- Be You Very Well
- Be Someone Nicer: The Surprising Power of Kindness
- 10 Forms of Twisted Thinking
- 9 Holiday Depression Busters
- Yes, Depressives, There Is a Santa Claus
- 8 Ways to Boost Your Will Power
- Mindful Monday: Words of Light in Darkness
- What Does Mania and Hypomania Look Like?
- Therapy Thursday: You Can't Unlearn It
- The Science of Resilience
- 6 Exercise Tips from My Docs
- When to Get Help
- Resilience: The Opposite of Depression
- Reader Wisdom: What Helped You
- Recovering People-Pleasers
- Is Depression Like Cancer?
- Buddhism and Suffering: A Tale of Death
- Don't Play It Safe
- A Success Story
- When One Door Closes...
- Sandy: Taking a Risk in Plain View
- Share: What Worst Things Turned Out to Be the Best?
- Guardian Angels from Hell
- Our Wings Are Strong
- Dangerous Self-Delusions
- Breaking Up with Someone Else's Spouse
- Becoming Mary: My Way of Serving
- Video: Choose My Inner Child
- Facts About College Depression
- My Inner Child Contestants
- Ken Duckworth, M.D. (PART 2): How Do You Move Beyond Blue?
- A Little Child Before God
- Breast Cancer Prayers and Mantras
- The Saints' Guide to Happiness
- The Toppling Tower: Sunday's Homily
- Educate A Depressive's Spouse
- Pets to the Rescue
- Social Phobia Rears Its Head
- No Stress Day: Spread the Word
- Optimism Versus Hope
- All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
- Dear God: On Being Trustworthy in Small Matters
- Dr. Duckworth on Treatment-Resistant Depression
- College Depression
- God Doesn't Use Labels
- Yes Moments
- Are Coincidences Mini-Miracles?
- St. Peter's Tool
- My Self-Esteem File
- Lights in the Sky
- O Holy Night!
- On Santa Claus and Right Brains
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Let There Be Light!
- Reader Response: Our Growing Support Group
- Treating Ills with Music
- Jury Duty
- Reader Response: Beyond Despair
- Hardly a Secret
- Craig and Britney
- Celebrity Depression, Spiritual Lessons
- When You Know You're Better
- Breaking Up From an Emotional Affair and Moving On
- Resources for the Emotional Affair
- Talia's Blog
- Frank's Self-Esteem File
- About Light Therapy
- Dear God: On Inheriting Light
- Dear God: On Perseverance
- Dear God: 40 Ways to Keep Your Lover
- Ordinary Talent, Extraordinary Perseverance
- Hormonally Triggered Mood Disorders
- Crazy George and Hidden Blessings
- Dear God: On Writing Down the Vision
- Depression and Addiction: A Very Bad Combo
- Ready to Clean Up Your Act?
- Rumi On Perfectionism
- Pentecost: Get On Out There!
- God Gives You Only What You Can Handle--You Think?
- Even Saints Aren't Perfect
- Find a Therapist
- Lean on Me and Hinei Ma Tov
- The Good News and Bad News About Being Highly Sensitive
- For Highly Sensitive Husbands/Wives: Four Ways to Relate to In-Laws
- Enlightened Eating
- Early Saturday Morning in the House of a HSF (Highly Sensitive Family)
- My Husband, the Reluctant Catholic
- On Hope
- More from Rachel Naomi Remen
- Reader Response: Boundaries and Guilt (A Delicious Blend)
- Prayers of Comfort
- The Interior Castle: With a Foundation
- Who I Want to Be
- MOTHERS Act: Online Petition Needs Your Signature
- The ADHD Brain: With Too Much Shrinkage
- A Day in the Life of a Manic Depressive
- Kay Redfield Jamison: Learning to Love Our Jagged Edges
- 30 Ways Motherhood Is Like a Mental Illness
- Young, Less-Educated Mothers at Greater Risk for Postpartum Depression
- And For Review: 12 Addiction Zappers
- Video: Meet Guardian Angel, Ann!
- Video: On Being Authentic
- The Self-Esteem Forum: Where Next?
- Station Five: Simon Helps Jesus Carry the Cross
- Stephen Colbert's Exodus Moment
- Kathleen Norris on Sloth and the Weary Soul
- Dear God: My Peace I Give to You
- Early-Onset and Chronic Depression: Project GenRED
- Too Many Options? Try Closing Some Doors
- Young Pilot Ends Her Life at 26
- Mindful Monday: The Prayer of Thomas Merton
- Video: Meditation and the Bird's Nest
- Go Ahead, Challenge Yourself!
- For Father's Day: Zen Golf and Lessons for the Mental Game
- Dear God: Where's the Beef, I Mean Treasure?
- Dear God: The Fern and the Bamboo
- A New Support Group for Parents
- Getting Through the Rough Spots
- Dear God: Thank You for the Pentecost
- Dear God: The Holy Spirit and the Conscience
- 9 Ways Humor Heals
- 8 Ways Illness Can Be a Spiritual Practice
- Doctors Who Say They're Sorry
- Dear God: On Detachment and the 10 Commandments
- This Year's Mother's Day Card Said ...
- Your Blog Can Be Group Therapy
- 12 Ways to Overcome Jealousy and Envy
- 10 Ways to Harness Solitude
- Beliefnet's Bipolar Resource Page!
- A Place for the Singing of Angels: The Power of Silence and Solitude (or at least no e-mail)
- 5 Reasons Why Adults (Like Kids) Need Quiet Time
- Storied Mind: You Are So Beautiful
- Mindful Monday: Replacing Old Tapes With New Ones
- What If She Refuses to Go to the Hospital?
- Group Beyond Blue: Jealousy
- Melzoom: I Will Never Make Those Mistakes Again
- Luthitarian: Turning It to Fertilizer
- Podcast: An Interview with Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo
- Fr. Jim on Peter, the Jesuits, and What It Means to Be a Loved Sinner
- For Criticism: S.E.L.F.--No Trespassing!
- A Blast from the Past
- Bedtime Therapy, I Mean Stories
- A Simple But Powerful Prayer
- Joan Wester Anderson: How Do You Move Beyond Blue?
- Holiday Survival Thought #26
- Problems Are Relative
- The Annoying Holiday Letter
- Marriage Isn't a Love Affair
- Laughs for Catholics and Believers
- Dear God: On Patience and Unknowing
- Bribes, Bribes, Bribes
- Video Problems
- Group Beyond Blue: Panic and Anxiety
- Group Beyond Blue: Self-Esteem Forum
- Holiday Survival Thought #16
- Dear God: The Art of Waiting
- Dear God: The Holy and Not-So-Holy Family
- Dooce on Depression
- FYI: For Next Year
- Marquos: Butterfly Fields
- My Error on Heath
- New Group: Women Who Hurt Themselves and Those Who Love Them
- Winter Health Week Starts Tomorrow!
- What Is Love? By Marquos
- Patton Dodd: Optimism Is Depressing (But Hope Isn't!)
- The Flower Mandalas Project
- Small Miracles at Christmas
- Staying Well When You're Sick
- 10 Spiritual Tools for Coping with Chronic Pain
- Zana's Christmas Stocking
- Wear a Seat Belt
- Video: There's Something about Mary
- Group Beyond Blue: We Have 103 Members!
- Spaceships In My Sleep! Go to the Safe Place!
- The Science of Romance: The Love Drug
- Love Note #6
- Mr. Dooce On Living With a Depressive
- Flex Friday
- FlyLady for the Beginner
- Happy Birthday, Abe!
- A Woman's Fantasy #6
- An Assignment for You: If You Hadn't Been Born
- Love Note #21
- Love Note #18
- Holly's Two Groups on Beliefnet's Community
- 70 Years Later, A WWII Veteran Receives his High School Diploma
- You Won't Believe This 9 Year-Old's Ping Pong Tricks
- Men Knitting? Watch this Inspiring Prison Education Program!
- Life err... Cats Imitate Art
- Penguins Dressed as Santa - It's Hard to be Adorable
- Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Things: Holiday Shopping Made Easy
- Mini-Pigs are Mega Cute
- Celebrate a Life: Leslie Nielsen's Funniest Quotes
- A Thanksgiving Poem
- 9-Year Old Hero Saves 5
- Dog Sniffs Out Trouble for Sitter
- 10-year-old saves best friend's life
- Texas wildfire sends hundreds of emerald hummingbirds to retired couple's backyard
- 'Til dust do us part ...
- Don't take a Thanksgiving Day nap after stuffing yourself! Instead ... everybody dance!
- Yes, here's history being made on Jeopardy
- 35 million inspired by kids at the mall
- So, what is Thanksgiving all about? Jesus?
- Seven women donate kidneys in the ultimate act of helping your neighbor!
- ESPY winner Jason "J-Mac" McElwain uses incredible story to raise money for autism
- Welcome to the Yocum Creek lawnmower races
- Dog thrown away in dumpster ends up saving a child!
- Dying homeless man’s final wish to be reunited with his dog, GRANTED!
- Beloved dog is lost, then FOUND thanks to Facebook!
- Dad injects baby with HIV, baby grows up to inspire millions!
- Horse Whisperer Helps With People Problems!
- How Does God Bring Destruction?
- Why Did Jesus Have to Die? The Roman Perspective, Part 3
- Why Did Jesus Have to Die? The Perspective of the First Christians, Part 2
- Where Do We Start When Considering the Death of Jesus? Some Basic Facts
- In the News: Facebook and YouTube Fuel Egyptian Protests
- In the News: Pepperoni Pizza
- News Flash: Caltech Gets First Conference Win Since Reagan was President
- How Lent Can Make a Difference in Your Relationship with God
- Social Science Palooza II, by David Brooks
- In Honor of St. Patrick
- /series/
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling: The Best Hiding Place of All
- The Colors of the Christian Year
- The Piazza del Popolo and Its Augustan Obelisk
- Buffalo Consumption at All-Time High
- Billy Graham on Doing Things Differently and Evangelical Challenges
- Overview of the Christian Year
- Test
- Paying Attention to the Neglected Christmas Story
- Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think
- The High Calling: Emulsification, the Minister's Morgue, and Wearing the Skin of Jesus
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms: Thoughts About Shared Songwriting
- Sent by Jesus to Continue His Mission
- Getting Older . . .
- Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels
- The Mission of God in the Old Testament
- An Unexpected Easter Masterpiece
- A Saintly Struggle
- You Know Youâre in a Small Town When . . . A Ghost in the City Library Grabs the Headlines
- You Know Youâre Still in a Small Town When . . . .
- I Wonder How the Neighbors Liked That!
- Okay, Now Iâm Getting Bugged . . . [Strange Book Bedfellows, Part 3]
- The Commercialization of Lent?
- Another Lenten Special
- Merry Christmas!
- An Unusual Holiday Mixture
- Christmas Lights in Johnson City, Texas
- Letting Go and Coming Back
- God at Work: An Appendix for the Laity (Section 2)
- The Barna Update: Four âÂÂMega-Themesâ Examined (Section 2)
- Final Christmas Photos
- How Lent Can Make a Difference in Your Relationship with God
- Get The True âDownsideâ on Candidates
- God Bless John Wayne!?
- Happy New Year!
- Warren Prays, Not in Jesusâ Name, but in Jesusâ Names
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- What Does It Mean to Pray in the Name of Jesus?
- Final Photos from Florida
- Suitable for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Why Are Protestants More Loyal to Their Toothpaste Than to Their Denomination? Section 2
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Another Helpful Sign in Florida
- Bill Maher, Jay Leno, and the State of Moral Reasoning in America, Part 1
- Growing Closer to God in Advent: Some Practical Suggestions
- Unusual Hi-Tech Retreat at Laity Lodge
- Complaining About College Football
- Seeing With New Clarity
- Praying for Barack
- Sharing Our Struggles and Successes Together
- Lone Ranger Christianity
- Only in England . . . and Texas!
- The PC(USA) and Church Property, Part 15
- The PC(USA) and Church Property, Part 14
- Vacation Fun at the Beach
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- You Know Youâre in a Small Town When . . . More from the Boerne Police Blotter
- Why Not Just Leave the PC(USA)? Part 2
- Why Not Just Leave the PC(USA)? Part 3
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Postscript: Michael Card and the PC(USA) Exegesis Exam
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Interview of Chris Smith: Part 3
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Still More Seeds for Discerning Godâs Call to Ministry
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling.org
- Excellent Discussion on the Problem of Suffering
- Chilly Weather in Boerne, Texas
- The Sixth Word: âIt is finished!â (John 19:30)
- What Can We Do to Make Room for the Holy Spirit in Strategic Planning and Goal Setting: Section A
- Passionate Spirituality, Part 4
- Recommendation #1: Clarify what you value most in a church, though with an open mind and heart.
- An Unexpected Agreement on Church and Politics
- Recommendation #3: Use the Internet
- Brazen Politics in Church on Pentecost & Motherâs Day
- Living Christmasly, Part 11
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Laity Lodge on Worship Team Training
- A New, New Atheism?
- Advent Calendar for December 5
- Advent Calendar for December 17
- Making a Case for Online Church
- Work and Prayer in Nehemiah 1
- An Introduction to Ezra
- Christian Web Conference: A Review
- Is Online Church Really Church? Introduction
- A Tribute to My Father-in-Law, Bill Swedberg
- Words to Weigh: âMending Wallâ by Robert Frost
- Walking in Darkness and Light (continued)
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- What is the Christian Life? An Introduction
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Life for a Divided Community
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Introduction to the Theology of Work Project
- God Will Wipe Away Our Tears: Implications (Section 3)
- Intimate Fellowship Encompasses Four Common Ideas of the Christian Life (Section 2)
- "Ebenezer Scrooge" - The Meaning of the Name
- Why I am an "Adventophile"
- Online Advent Calendar: December 22
- Online Advent Calendar: December 24
- Online Advent Calendar: December 12
- Big Birds in My Back Yard
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling: Real, Basic Stewardship
- Strange Stories Related to Food and Drink
- Recommended Christmas Music: Under the Wonder Sky
- Jesus, the Unexpected Son of Man (Part 2)
- Whose Church Is It?
- Goldfinches, Anyone?
- What is the Church?
- Earliest Christian Belief About Jesus: What Evidence Do We Have?
- What To Do If Someone Sins Against You: Step Three
- What Do To If Someone Sins Against You: Lavish Forgiveness
- The Long View of Love
- What To Do If Someone Sins Against You: Introduction to the Teaching of Jesus
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling: How Could God Be a Rock?
- What Language Did Jesus Speak? Why Does It Matter? An Introduction
- The LeBron Saga Continues . . . With "Quitness" Ale
- Prophecy in 1 Corinthians and in the Church Today
- Let God Speak to You Through His Word
- Feeling Stupid? Here's a Good Reminder
- Religious Liberty at Risk: Here in the United States?
- Seeking a Christian Perspective on Illegal Immigration: What is Our "Big Goal"?
- Paradise: A Vision of Peace
- Is True Friendship Dying Away?
- Examining "the Biblical Truth" That Jesus Spoke Hebrew, Part 2
- Brobdingnagian and You've Got to Be Kidding!
- Did Jesus Speak Greek?
- Noteworthy News: A Bold Experiment in Generosity
- Praying for Business: Some Practical Suggestions
- Pentecost FAQ: What is Pentecost and Why Does It Matter?
- Pentecost FAQ, Part 2: What is the Spiritual Significance of Pentecost?
- The National Day of Prayer Controversy: What Would Jesus Think? Part 2
- Why Don't We Pray for Business? Part 2
- Now That's What I Call a Mascot!
- Blubonnets!
- A Thriving Church in a Great City . . . Why? Part 4
- Has the Church Lost the Younger Generation?
- Memorial Day Prayer
- The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week: The Seventh Word
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Live Blogging Lent: Introduction
- Excellent Resources: Patheos and CHURCHandWORLD.com
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Live Blogging Lent: Fasting from Fast? (Section 3)
- Thin Places: Theological Reflections and Hesitations
- Final Comments on the MBA Oath
- The Church as a Thin Place: Some Implications
- Missional and Formational?
- Missional and Formational: Factors in the Formation of Jesus
- Scot McKnight on Laity Lodge
- Scot McKnight: The Blue Parakeet
- Another Way of Doing Business
- Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling
- Love in the Workplace: A Tribute
- For a Little Fun . . .
- A Coffee Loverâs Dream for Christmas
- Advent Calendar for December 21
- Advent Calendar for December 9
- Advent Devotion: The Lighting of the Fourth Candle
- Advent Calendar for December 7
- Guest Blogger: The Gospel Traditions: Melt in your mouth?
- Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
- Laity Lodge and the People of God
- Southern California Fires: Some Striking Photos
- One Reason Why Godâs Will is Enigmatic
- The Hardest Thing About Being a Pastor
- Fascinating Links from Christianity Today
- Blogging Like Jogging, Part 1
- The Enigmatic Will of God
- Why Laity Lodge? Tying Up Some Loose Ends
- Can We Trust the Accuracy of the Oral Traditions About Jesus?
- Hidden Treasure in the British Museum
