BishopCraig Podcast- Evolving Visions and Versions of God, Part I April 28, 2013
- Tragedy in Boston: The Message from the Compassionate Heart Community on April 21st April 21, 2013
- Lineage and the Evils of Apostolic Succession April 10, 2013
- Sermon from the Ordination of Yvonne Younes April 8, 2013
- The Buddhist Christian Blog
Tag Archives: coping
Daily Teaching for Sunday, March 10th
In my experience, one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves when we are struggling with change is, “Who am I now that [this change] has happened?” It’s a way of getting at what the change means to … Continue reading
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The Biggest Distortion
Another season of The Biggest Loser began last night. My wife and I have watched the show together since it began and watched it acquire a level of fanaticism that it didn’t have when it first started. The first year … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, biggest loser, coping, health, weight loss
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Daily Teaching for Sunday, December 16th
There is more than one way to look at almost any issue. Every once in a while it’s worthwhile to look at beliefs we have held for a long time from another perspective to see if they are still serving … Continue reading
The Past
I was asked a question in another context over the weekend about how to deal with our past when it is disrupting our lives in the present. I believe the issue is one encountered by enough people that it merits … Continue reading
Daily Teaching for Saturday, November 3rd
In the end, all the predictions and prognostications about the presidential election – or anything else, for that matter – have absolutely no impact on the outcome. No matter what this or that political hack believes, the outcome of the … Continue reading
Daily Teaching for Sunday, October 21st
The purpose of spirituality is to help us to better understand and cope with life as it is. Teachings that increase confusion, decrease our ability to cope, or try to promise us relief in a reality other than the one in … Continue reading
Daily Teaching for Friday, August 31st
Hurricane Isaac proved, yet again, that it is not possible to be completely prepared for a weather event. More to the point, it isn’t possible to avoid things happening in life that impact us in ways we wish they wouldn’t. … Continue reading
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Daily Teaching for Monday, August 20th
A great number of people spend a great amount of time trying to hide from the things in their life that cause pain and discomfort. The problem is that hiding from our problems doesn’t make them go away, and while … Continue reading
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Tagged coping, distraction, facing problems, hiding, problems, reality, resolution, stress
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Daily Teaching for Thursday, July 26th
A popular book written by Harold Kushner several years ago asked the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” With all due respect to Rabbi Kushner, bad things happen to all people – good, bad, and in-between. The … Continue reading
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Daily Teaching for Sunday, June 15th
Many people mistakenly assume that the goal of a healthy spiritual or religious practice is to change reality so that they can cope with it. The truth is the we will never be able to change reality through programs like … Continue reading
