Browsing Health

A Holistic Approach to Wellness

According to recent reports, the health of church leaders is at crisis level. So what’s a leader to do? Here’s a resource from Duke Divinity School that provides solid information, thoughtful questions, and a good graphic to use with clergy groups and church councils or mutual ministry teams. Click here to read “A Holistic Approach […]

Take Good Care of You!

Lectionary Reflection for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 22, 2012
Jesus encouraged his disciples to rest and care for themselves so that they could better care for others. How are we as individuals, leaders, and congregations encouraging good self-care stewardship practices? Read on for more information! (Photo by HaPe_Gera used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

Stewarding One’s Self

A recent study of United Methodist pastors in North Carolina confirms a disturbing fact: clergy are good at caring for others but not good at caring for themselves. Rates of obesity, depression, and several other chronic conditions are significantly higher for members of the clergy. Click here to read more. (Photo by One From RM […]

The Miracle Therapy

What would you pay for a therapy that would dramatically improve your health, add years to your life and life to your years? Maybe the question should be, what wouldn’t you pay? In reality, there IS such a therapy! (Photo © rachwal – Fotolia.com)

The Weight of the Nation

HBO is taking a hard look at the growing epidemic of obesity in a four-part documentary. It shows how two thirds of Americans are overweight, and half of them are obese — bringing with it catastrophic costs. We must do a better job being stewards of health. The good news is HBO is making this available to everybody to watch by online streaming! (Photo © saje – Fotolia.com)

What I Learned on My Sabbatical

When Pastor Jim Ortberg, editor-at-large of Leadership Journal, went on a seven-week sabbatical, he got a lot more than just some rest and relaxation. He learned a lesson on how to live.  His advice speaks to all pastors and people of God.  (Photo “Reflections in a Coffee Cup” by Gunjan Karun used by Creative Commons […]

Prescription for Better Health

‘IT’S PERSONAL’ Blog As America’s percentage of overweight and obese people continues to rise, nutritionists and health care professionals tell us we need to eat better, reducing consumption of fatty and sugary processed foods, and increasing our intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. In fact, in Massachusetts and Maine doctors are “prescribing” vegetables for low-income […]

What to do with more time than money? Help yourself to good health!

‘Just Living’ Blog

The way to good health is often simpler than we like to think. Read on for tips and ideas that are inexpensive and accessible for almost everyone.

What to do with More Time than Money — Rest

In the last entry I talked about the gift of having more time than money and the countercultural reality of this state of being, at least for the Baby Boomer generation. Many of us were indoctrinated with a mindset that our worth is somehow tied up the size of our paycheck, the title we hold, […]