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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.
Health • Mental Health
Silent Awakening
Part I: The Sweet Sound of Silence It had been six hours since I had seen another human being. Three days earlier, my brother, Andrew, and I and two friends […]
Parenting • Relationships
The Timeless Art of Ignoring
I remember standing in the dining room at our home on Mesker Park. I must have been at least 14 because our family had moved that year to where my […]
Community • Relationships
I Know (Not) Where This Is Going
A few weeks, the first of my four part series on youth and sexuality was published in the Evansville Courier. A commenter noted “Oh brother. Just more veiled religious propaganda […]
Health • Relationships
Curiosity Cured the Kid
How far is heaven from our house? Is heaven like our house? Why are people in movies not real? What is inside a ladybug? Is Jesus too big to be […]
Technology
Low Tech Parenting: Possible and Promising
It is Thursday night. Matthew, our 9-year-old, is working feverishly to put the finishing touches on a crossword puzzle that he has been laboring over for some time. His younger […]
Mental Health • Parenting • Relationships
What Kids Will Tell a Psychologist, But Are Often Afraid to Tell Their Parents
Do you remember being a kid and wishing you could say something, but you were afraid to say it? For that matter, is there something you wish you could have […]
Health • Nature
The Miracle Within: The Astonishing World of Genetics
In the late 1850’s, a humble, inconspicuous monk began to experiment with pea plants. Born Johann Mendel, he assumed the name Gregor upon entering the monastic life. He had twice […]
Parenting
What I Really, Really, Really Want for My Kids
It was a humid, summer night. I was sitting outside with our 2 month-old, Samuel, enjoying the sunset, but even more so the fact that he was smiling at me […]
Health • Mental Health • Relationships
Abuse of the Loudest Kind
The other day I was reading an article, and it reminded me of what I have heard in the confines of my office many times over the years. The title […]
Exercise
A Marathon Near You
In 1928, an infamous, peculiar C.J. Pyle staged one of the most unlikely sporting events of all time. For months, as entertainingly detailed by author Geoff Williams, he had promised […]