What can help in overcoming thoughts of suicide? Recent news reports indicated that Kansas’ suicide rates have increased at a faster rate than the nation as a whole. Reports of suicide in the news remind us to be alert to those around us who might need help but can leave us wondering what one could say or do that would be helpful in overcoming thoughts of suicide. In the June 8 issue of The Christian Science Monitor, Ingrid Peschke shared how she was able to help a friend see that his life Continue Reading
What should be the top health question in every state? by Eric Nelson via Communities Digital News
The top health question? Are you asking the right health question? Sometimes when stuck on a problem we gain new insight by asking different questions. Eric Nelson found that considering a different question resulted in relief from an infection - an experience he shares in his September 11, 2017 article in Community Digital News: "What should be the top health question in every state?" The first of the article is below but please click the link at the end to read the conclusion. One would Continue Reading
One simple rule for choosing love in a world full of hate by Malissa Lakin-Watson via MyCentralJersey
Evidence of choosing love toward our neighbors in Texas and Louisiana this week has not gone unnoticed following the tense weeks leading up to Harvey's appearance. Apparently, love and empathy are more powerful than our differences. Maybe this is a good time to consider Malissa Lakin-Watson's Aug 28 article in MyCentralJersey about choosing love over hate so that when the news coverage begins to shift away from flooding to storms of a different sort we will have considered a more appropriate way Continue Reading
Cell phone mishap offers window to spiritual discernment by Anna Bowness-Park via Times Colonist
Spiritual Discernment lesson follows a scam attempt. Having just hung up from yet another unsolicited sales call from a questionable source I was intrigued to consider that Anna Bowness-Park experienced a lesson in exercising spiritual discernment from a near scam. In her August 16th article in the Times Colonist, Anna shares the details, the inspiration that followed and the application of that ability to discern spiritually- something we each can exercise and benefit from. The beginning of Continue Reading
Building on our expectations by Steven Salt via Cleveland.com
Building on our expectations of health Expectations are largely built without our being aware we're building them so Steven Salt's June 14 article in Cleveland.com offers thought-provoking considerations about building on our expectations - especially as they relate to health. The beginning of Salt's article is below but please click the link to read the entire article. "The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." Continue Reading
A way out of crime by Tim Mitchinson via Journal-Star
Is there a way out of crime? A way out of crime by Tim Mitchinson in the July 12 Journal-Star offers hope and helpful ideas relevant to supporting the Kansas prison system. Recent news reports of problems from understaffing at El Dorado Correctional Facility underscore the need for our prayerful support of prison staff, prisoners, as well as efforts to reduce crime and thus reduce prison populations. While New York and Illinois can be a model for other places, expectation can be that prayers Continue Reading
The wind beneath your wings by Tim Mitchinson via Evanston Patch
Feeling lonely? Those feeling lonely, and those trying to help the lonely, will find practical solutions in Tim Mitchinson's July 13 Evanston Patch article "The wind beneath your wings." Reports of an unusually large number of people feeling lonely make Mitchinson's spiritual view and first-hand experience a timely read. The beginning of the article is below but you will need to click the link at the end to read the entire article. Feeling lonely can be a challenge to almost everyone at some Continue Reading
Senior options: Why we need to rethink aging by Kay Stroud via Illawarra Mercury
It's time to rethink aging. Because good health is more than the absence of illness, this encouraging piece by Kay Stroud about why we need to rethink aging in the July 7, 2017, Illawarra Mercury is quite appropriate for a blog on 'sowing and reaping good health'. Stroud references a Journal of Physicology study finding that "how we age is largely up to us", so it makes sense to consider ideas that potentially affect our quality of life today and in the future. The beginning of Stroud's article Continue Reading
What are you looking at? by Tim Mitchinson via Journal Star
"What are you looking at?" is a simple question on the surface but has life impacting implications as Tim Mitchinson points out through this Journal Star June 6 article. Be sure to click the link below to read the entire article to see an example of this way of thinking put into practice. One day while reading in the living room of the retirement home where she lived, Mildred glimpsed a woman on the opposite side of the room. She thought about waving or saying good morning, but decided Continue Reading
Prayer: Like Driving by Moonlight by Sharon Vincz Andrews via Medium
Do you find prayer effective? Statistics would suggest that fewer people today pray. But those who rely on prayer should appreciate this lovely analogy comparing prayer to driving by moonlight. The February 24 Medium article shares a time that prayer was life-changing for author Sharon Andrews. The beginning of the article is below but you must click the link to read the entire article and discover the prayerful resolution to the threat of foreclosure. Our recent supermoon made me think of Continue Reading