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Reboot!
I’ve been writing Quiet Waters for almost two years now, and many of you have been following along from the beginning. Thank you! The comments you have left, the conversations we’ve had, and even the popularity of some posts and … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, be present, be still, bible, busy, christian, christian faith, crazy busy, depression, devotional, faith, fear, hope, in the moment, jesus, living in the moment, meaning, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, peace, present, purpose, rest, sabbath, stress
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Liar, liar
Before I knew the Lord, I used to tell a lot of lies. Some were harmless. Sometimes I would fake an Australian accent at the restaurant where I worked and make up a story about my life, something more interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, alcohol, anxiety, be still, bible, busy, christian faith, depression, devotional, doubt, drugs, fear, hope, jesus, mental health, panic, peace, pornography, purpose, recovery, self-esteem, self-image, self-talk, stress, struggle, temptation, trial
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“Hi, how are you?”
After being introduced, I stepped onto the stage and greeted the audience. “How’s everyone doing tonight?” The auditorium was dark and the spotlights hit me square in the eyes. I knew that the place was about a third full, though … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, apostle paul, be present, be still, busy, christian, christian faith, confess, confession, corinthians, crazy busy, depression, devotional, faith, fear, heartache, honest, honesty, jesus, meaning, mental health, mindfulness, openness, peace, purpose, rest, sabbath, stress, strong, struggle, suffer, transparencey, transparent, trial, tribulation, vulnerability, vulnerable, weak, weakness
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Life is Like Baseball
Life can be a lot like throwing a baseball. Seriously. A single throw of a baseball doesn’t put all that much stress and strain on your arm. A few dozen throws and you’re starting to feel it. Especially if you … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, aroldis chapman, baseball, bicep tenodesis, busy, cincinnati reds, crazy busy, labrum, little league, mental health, mlb, pitchers, pitching, rest, rotator cuff, sabbath, shoulder, stress, subacromial decompression, supraspinatus, suture anchor, tendon tear, tendonitis, throwing
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No one is exempt
No one is exempt A recent report identified some of the most common sources of poor mental health: criticism and conflict, family problems, stress, depression, burnout, sexual problems, and financial problems. The respondents reported that their job expectations were often … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxious, be present, be still, burnout, busy, christian, christian faith, crazy busy, depressed, depression, devotional, evangelical, faith, fear, jesus, job expectations, loneliness, lonely, meaning, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, pastor, peace, prayer, protestant, purpose, rest, sabbath, sabbatical, stress, stressed, support, vocation
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Viewpoint Article: Chronic Stress and our Health
Viewpoint Article: Chronic Stress and our Health Some stressors are abrupt, loud, and impossible to miss: a lost job, death of a loved one, a hurricane or other natural disaster. Most of the events in life that bring us stress … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, be present, be still, bear, bible, busy, camping, christ, christian, christian faith, crazy busy, depression, devotional, faith, fear, fly fishing, God, in the moment, jesus, living in the moment, meaning, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, nature, peace, prayer, present, rest, sabbath, sequoia national park, stress, victim, viewpoint, worship
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The Stress Virus
The Stress Virus I am a microbiologist by training and part of my expertise is in infectious diseases. I direct a research laboratory that is trying to understand how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making them difficult to treat, or … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, be present, busy, christian, christian faith, cold, common cold, crazy busy, depression, devotional, example, faith, fear, germ, in the moment, infection, infectious dose, jesus, living in the moment, meaning, mental health, mindfulness, model, peace, present, proverbs 22:6, purpose, rest, rhinovirus, sabbath, stress, vaccine, virus
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