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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.
Faith • Family • Health
Why Oh Why?
It is one of the most common questions in the English language. In my office, it is often loaded with more emotion than any other. Why? Why does my child […]
Community • Relationships
Why Littering Is Just Throwing in the Towel of Caring
I was sitting at a traffic light on Green River. Out of my passenger’s side window, I saw a woman with her window partially rolled down. Suddenly, she dropped a […]
Health
What’s the Satiation Point for Pizza Joints?
My family and I live on the north side of Evansville just inside the city limits. It is a convenient place to reside, just a few minutes from most amenities. […]
Parenting • Relationships
What Beer Advertisements Tell Us About Ourselves
In 1987, Anheuser-Busch (AB) set out to take a further step in becoming the “king of beers.” Although its trademark brands had long been a great seller with 25-45 year-olds, […]
Community • Relationships
Valor
For over 9 years, I have run social skills groups for kids and adolescents. Some have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum, but others have social challenges that come from […]
Exercise • Relationships
Trying to Resolve a Conflict? Take a Walk (or Ride)
Years ago, while training for the Louisville Ironman, I started meeting my dad every couple of weeks for an early morning bike ride. Shortly after the rides started, I noticed […]
Faith • Health
The Ultimate Test of Our Trust in the Divine Design
The average person spends 25 years doing this activity in their lifetime. Babies spend upwards of three quarters of a day in its grasp. It is connected to almost every […]
Faith
The Three Pillars of Life
So Lent is here again. If you are like me, there is one thing that is guaranteed (well, other than Easter at the end). It is that you will hear […]
Community • Health
The Self-Control Expenditure
A 4-year-old girl stares at the marshmallow. It looks really good. But the man who is in charge told her that if she waits until he returns, she can have […]
Health
The Scourge of Loneliness
“No Man Is an Island” Thomas Merton Sitting across from me, I could see the rejection on his face. The years had brought multiple divorces and increasing estrangement from his […]