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These articles comprise over ten years worth of writing from Dr. James Schroeder, with the most recent listed first. If you are looking for a specific article or perspective on a particular topic we advise utilizing the Search bar. You may also filter articles by Category using the menu above the articles.
Community • Relationships
A Community in Need of a Conversation: Further Considerations Regarding Gender Variance
Over the past month or so, few issues have been more debated or publicized locally than the announcement that North Park library will hold a “Drag Queen Story Hour” in […]
Exercise • Relationships
To Injury Give Me Pardon
I stepped outside on a frigid morning, with the wind chill below 20. As I took off on my usual Wednesday morning run, I did so with added hesitation. The […]
Parenting • Technology
The Perfect Christmas Present for Your Teen
I am sitting in my office across from her. Her mother is sitting to my right. Seconds earlier, in a casual way, I had posed the question. As I waited […]
Parenting
More Than Just Calories Burned
It was the Friday after Thanksgiving, and the weather was mild. That meant one thing. It was a perfect day to finish raking the leaves. With our yard being about […]
Mental Health • Nutrition
The Inextricable Link between Nutrition and Psychological Functioning
As the health of U.S. population continues to rise to the forefront of discussion, increased evidence is finding that paying attention to what we eat is not just important for […]
Parenting
Wrath Be Gone
It is one of the most common human emotions. It can spring forth from something as minor (well, maybe minor is the wrong word) as a stubbed toe and something […]
Parenting
Pain & Parenting: Lessons from the Opioid Epidemic
A few months ago, I was having lunch with a friend. He mentioned a recent outpatient surgery that he had, and indicated that upon being discharged, he was given a […]
Faith
Life Lessons Learned from the Sex Abuse Scandal
As details of the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church continue to unfold, countless blogs and articles have been dedicated to disentangling why all this has occurred, and what this […]
Relationships
You Just Never Know
The year was 1996. Rusty Schimmel had just started his senior year of high school. He had been working at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center pool for about a month, giving swimming […]
Faith • Family
Rejection is Worse than Death
It was a Friday evening. My wife and I were sitting in the kitchen talking to a friend of ours while the kids played outside. Our friend indicated that for […]