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Breastfeeding in church?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — 7 Comments ↓

I’m a pretty big proponent of moms doing their thing. Moms deal with long hours, spending most of their time with kids, and generally have a thankless job. They work hard for no or little pay! Mamas are great. My wife…

Tagged with: breastfeeding, breastfeeding in church
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Ministry

Lessons From Stone Mountain

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Julie Pennington-Russell — 4 Comments ↓

It all started with my teeth. A couple of years ago I was reclining in the chair of my dentist, Dr. Uetsuki, waiting for the nitrous oxide to kick in. “Are you doing anything special for New Year’s?” he asked…

My resolutions . . . more or less

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Barry Howard — No Comments ↓

The start of a new year is usually perceived as a season for clean slates and new beginnings. Depending on your perspective, you might consider New Year’s Day as a time to turn over a new leaf, a time to…

Tagged with: Diet, Hawaii Five-O, NCIS, Reading, television
Posted in Faithful Living, Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Leadership, Ministry, Nutrition

When food oppresses

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Miguel De La Torre — No Comments ↓

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth…

Reaching your New Year’s goals

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Elizabeth Mangham Lott — 1 Comment ↓

My husband and I sat down a few days before Thanksgiving to catch up with each other after putting the kids to bed. We had flown from August to December and sat looking back at the busy season of school…

Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Uncategorized

Why am I so tired?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Barrett Owen — No Comments ↓

I’ve spent the last three months moving at what feels like a break-necking pace. From the demands of being a bi-vocational pastor to juggling calendars, spending four weekends attending weddings, buying my first home, moving, preaching, leading two weekend retreats,…

Tagged with: Faithful Living, health, Sabbath, Spirituality
Posted in Faithful Living, Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Leadership

Hope is my friend

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

I was cruising through the list of notification on the GoodReads web site when one caught my eye. “Hope is your friend.” Of course, it was a notification that someone named Hope and I had made a social media connection,…

Tagged with: change, Christianity, Church, community, Counseling, faith, Grace, hope, mental health
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Mental Health

“. . . as you love yourself.”

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Barrett Owen — No Comments ↓

If Jesus were pastoring in a mainline, Protestant church today, and were asked the same question scribes and scholars ask in Mark 12.28-31 (What is the greatest commandment?), I think he’d omit the “. . . as you love yourself”…

Worlds colliding

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

As a pioneer in the field of grief, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross used to hold workshops all over the world. In these workshops people didn’t just learn about grief; they had a chance to do deep grieving of their own. A friend…

How spaces become places

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Barrett Owen — No Comments ↓

Have you ever thought about the difference between places and spaces? A place (as I would define it) is a location with determined boundaries. A space is the opposite; it is a location with undetermined boundaries. Examples may help here.…

Praying with the cat

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

No, that’s not a typo. Let me explain. I am the head of a not-so-blended family. I have two dogs, Oakley (my first dog ever) and Ralphie (adopted as a companion and best buddy for Oakley.) Although my older cats…

Tagged with: Cats, change, Dogs, Growth
Posted in Faithful Living, Healthy Living

Asking for Help

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Ircel Harrison — No Comments ↓

I still remember the look I got from a fellow church member when I mentioned in conversation that I had been seeing a pastoral counselor. The expression was a strange mixture of disbelief and pity. I don’t regret saying it,…

Tagged with: clergy health, coaching, Counseling, mental health
Posted in Healthy Living, Leadership, Mental Health

Being there

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

Do you know one of the hottest topics in the counseling field is these days? Mindfulness. Yep, that somewhat spiritual sounding practice of being where you are while you’re there is one of the hottest therapeutic tickets around. Not so…

Tagged with: meditation, Mindfulness
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Mental Health

Feeding body and spirit

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Elizabeth Mangham Lott — 1 Comment ↓

I was in a hurry to get my 3-year-old daughter home before the backseat whining turned into a full backseat tantrum when I decided to cut through an alley and sneak my way into traffic. In doing so, I noticed…

Tagged with: Exercise, spirit, wellness
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Nutrition