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• An Awesome Way to Decrease Political Polarization

  

  As my wife and I walked from the front doors to the worship center of the exponentially growing church we used to attend in the mid-1990s, we often remarked... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Awe Decreases Political Polarization

  

  As my wife and I walked from the front doors to the worship center of the exponentially growing church we used to attend in the mid-1990s, we often remarked... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• To Dust I Shall Return

  “The source of all sorrow is the illusion that of ourselves we are anything but dust.” (Thomas Merton)On this Ash Wednesday – in the middle of a pandemic,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Emotional Benefits of Exercising Outdoors in Winter

  

  Before this year, from December to March, I spent most of my adult life inside. During these months in Minnesota, where I live, high temperatures typically... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Walking (and Skiing and Snowshoeing) in a Winter Wonderland

  

  Before this year, from December to March, I spent most of my adult life inside. During these months in Minnesota, high temperatures typically remain below... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Settling Into Winter

  

  Sometimes, after dinner, the dishes washed and the kitchen reasonably cleaned, a window of time opens. My family disperses into their various corners of our... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2021 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Learning from 2020

  

  One of the fresh perspectives I’ve appreciated this year is that of Sikh activist, best-selling author, and popular TED talk speaker, Valarie Kaur. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The 5 Top Posts for 2020

  

  It’s been quite a year. With all the losses of 2020, one plus has been more time for me to write. Many new people started reading and following the blog this... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Three Tips for Being Hospitable to Young Adults This Holiday Season

  

  I’ve been collaboring with Springtide Research Institute for some time, in various capacities, and I’ve been so impressed with their surveys and analyses about... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent, 2020

  

  In the Christian calander, Advent refers to the four Sundays and weeks leading up to the celebration of Christmas. In Latin, Advent means “coming,” and this... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Do Young Adults Need Their Godparents?

  

  As more and more people read this blog, I get increasingly asked by others if they can write a guest post. I have almost always declined, but this post below... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Becoming an Instrument of Peace

  

  Last week, I stumbled upon an opportunity to join a Zoom book club in South Africa in which famed Yale theologian, Miroslav Volf, agreed to participate. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Religious Language of Republicans and Democrats

  

  Note: It’s my honor and joy that my former student, Whitney Harper, guest authored the post below. Whitney was a student of mine when I taught in Scotland in... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Emotional Benefits of Sacred Moments

  

  “The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.” (Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel)***The year 2020 will g... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Need for Sacred Moments

  

  “The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.” (Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel)***The year 2020 will g... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• “Done” with Religion?

  

  My core identity remains deeply Christian. However, after 48 years of attending church at least once per week (almost without exception, even during college),... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• COVID-19 is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

  

  A self-fulfilling prophecy is a process by which expectations elicit behaviors that ultimately confirm those expectations. For instance, many psychologists... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Self-Fulfilling Pandemic

  

  A self-fulfilling prophecy is a process by which expectations elicit behaviors that ultimately confirm those expectations. For instance, many psychologists... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Living in the Age of COVID-19

  For anyone who regularly reads this blog, you might remember me writing a post in March of this year about C. S. Lewis’s essay “On Living in an Atomic Age,” fro... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Three Updates to Psychology Courses for Fall, 2020

  

  According to the most recent data available, approximately 30% of American high school students take a course in Psychology. In addition, approximately 1.2-1. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2020 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY