October 09, 2008
WALDROP: Depression: considered mental health’s ‘bad cold’
Depression is the fourth stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “Five stages of Grief.” Like previous stages, its bad reputation can stifle anyone’s admission that they are depressed.October 03, 2008
WALDROP: Biblical people who ‘bargained’ with God
We have been exploring bargaining, the third stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “Five Stages of Grief.” We look today at some Biblical people who bargained with God and at God’s response to them.September 25, 2008
WALDROP: The real bargain in ‘bargaining with God’
The third stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “Five Stages of Grief” is bargaining.September 19, 2008
WALDROP: Spiritual perspectives on angry grief
The second stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “Five Stages of Grief” is anger. It follows the previous stage of “denial,” the cushion-like “defense mechanism” that protects us from overwhelming trauma until we are able to deal with it.September 11, 2008
WALDROP: Faith’s pilgrimage through grief and denial
We are concluding our study of denial, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s first stage of the grief process.September 04, 2008
WALDROP: Denial in loss, grief and its spiritual dimensions
From the Pulpit: There he stands before God in complete denial. He has just asked Jesus, “What good thing must I do to receive eternal life?” And Jesus has told him: “Keep the commandments.” Surprisingly, he replies, “What commandments?”August 21, 2008
WALDROP: A Biblical view of loss and grief
From the Pulpit: After reading this title, you might be thinking: “Oh, no. Is this another one of those depressing articles on ‘Death and Dying?’ ”August 14, 2008
WALDROP: Soldiers, athletes and farmers teach discipleship
From the PulpitAugust 07, 2008
WALDROP: Exercising good judgment without being judgmental
Well, they think that they finally have him this time. You remember the scene where the religious authorities interrupt Jesus’ seminar in the Temple by bringing in a woman they have entrapped in the act of adultery (John 7:53-8:11).June 26, 2008
Scripture worth singing aloud
It is Scripture put to music. We know it as the hymn, “I know whom I have believed,” with the words and music by Daniel W. Whittle and James McGranahan in 1883.June 19, 2008
Keeping the faith means fighting the fight
We are going to read someone else’s mail today. The writer reveals personal friendships, successes, failures and embarrassments. We are almost intruding.June 12, 2008
A good question on Father’s Day
Likening ourselves to God should not be done lightly. The very idea that “God is like me” comes with the heavy responsibility of living in such a way that an impartial observer might conclude, “If God is like that person, then I want to trust God, too.” But what does this have to do with Father’s Day?June 05, 2008
Making religion a good word again
People respond differently to the word “religion.” For some, it is a stuffy, super-serious suggestion that there is too much fun going on in the world and that we should put a stop to it. For others, it is a positive word that means church, family, faith, discipleship, the Bible and anything else pertaining to God. Others dislike it for much the same reason.May 29, 2008
More spiritual connections to mental health
We conclude our “mental health connections” theme with a spiritual perspective to community, ourselves, and mental health professionals.May 22, 2008
