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The Anxiety Dilemma: An Integrated Perspective to One of the Most Powerful Forces in the World

We begin with the foundation of Christianity, as noted in Matthew 22: 37-40. Jesus declared, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and […]

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What I Learned from the Most Intense Eight Weeks of My Life

On April 8th, I finished the Carmel Marathon in what was a PR (3:28) for me.  About 8-10 weeks earlier, I had a repeated premonition that if the marathon went […]

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Mental Health

Anxiety’s Biggest Lie; Life’s Biggest Truth

“I am going to die.” I was standing in the downstairs showroom of REI in St. Louis.  Already on its way to becoming my favorite store (admittedly from a guy […]

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Health

The Hidden Promise of Winter

“Cold is not so cold if you are not afraid of it.” Laura Ingalls Wilder It was October of 1880, and an early blizzard hit the Dakota Territory near the […]

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FaithHealth

Fear

There are days when the worry seems to dominate me When I cannot see outside my headMy eyes reflect in those I know wellAlthough so much is left unsaidI do […]

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Health

We Can Do This

As the COVID-19 pandemic roles on, and anxiety increases about what the fall semester will look like for school, what the economic outlook will be, and just how healthy we […]

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Faith

Why Jesus Provided What God Could Not

Ever since I was a little kid, I have heard hundreds upon maybe into the thousands of homilies and talks that discussed why Jesus came to live, die, and be […]

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Mental Health

Phobic Reality: Fear Beyond Reason

“Do not be afraid.” For millions of people, this simple statement is much easier said than done. Their lives are dominated by a fear of encountering a specific object, circumstance, […]

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Mental Health

Moving Beyond the Fear of Fear

By March 4, 1933, the United States was deep into the worst depression it would ever know. Forty-eight of the fifty states had closed their banks. Two million people were […]

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Parenting

Understanding Why Authoritative Parenting Is About More Than Parenting

Over the years, I have spoken much about the topic of parenting styles, and specifically about the research related to authoritative parenting as opposed to authoritarian or permissive parenting. Simply […]

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