Healing Blindness and Seeing God
The next question might be whether or not spiritual infirmities have a spiritual cause, and this must usually be answered in the affirmative. If we are spiritually blind - and this relates more directly to us than physical blindness - then, yes, most likely it is because of our sin that we are thus afflicted. So we ought to take a closer look, if the glory of God is to be manifested in us as well.
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Spiritual Counsellor Tells About Living In Silence For 12 Years
Miek Pot is a spiritual counsellor, living in Bruges in Belgium. She came onto the State We're In to explain why for 12 years she had lived in silence, far from the madding crowd, in a Belgian convent.
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Free will can keep us honest, research
Although the results of this study point to a significant value in believing that free will exists, it clearly raises some significant societal questions about personal beliefs and personal behavior.
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Self-Help Book Presents 15 Steps For Overcoming Tragedy
"Life Is But A Merry Go-Round" is a book that can be picked up by anyone who has just experienced a major tragedy.
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Helping Those In Grief
For someone who has lost a loved one, the holidays can be a time of sadness and pain; however, there are several strategies to help people cope with their loss.
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Health Tips For New Life Church and Youth For A Mission Shootings
In wake of New Life Church and Youth For A Mission capm shootings, eMaxHealth compiles spiritual and mental healing tips.
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Universal Health Care In NYC Should Include Spiritual Care
Will New Yorkers include spiritual care in their framework for better health?
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New Yorkers Deserve Access To Spiritually Based Healing
New York state leaders called to bring about health care reform that affords all New Yorkers broader access to effective health care by including spiritual care.
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Living Your Best Life: Adjusting Mind, Body, Spirit
Lupus Foundation of America offers tips to make life special through adjustments to mind, body and spirit.
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Connecticut Catholic Bishops Agree To Comply With Law Requiring Hospitals To Dispense EC To Rape Survivors
Connecticut's four Catholic hospitals will comply with a law that requires all hospitals in the state to dispense emergency contraception to rape survivor.
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About 70% Of Churches Provide Health Services
A survey of more than 6,000 American congregations reveals that churches spend a significant amount of time, energy and money in the ministries of health care.
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Church Teaching On Nutrition, Hydration For Individuals In 'Vegetative State'
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reaffirmed the Catholic Church's teaching on providing nutrition and hydration to patients in a persistent "vegetative state."
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Social, Church Activities May Protect Against Adolescent Smoking
Church and school activities may help reduce smoking among youth in disadvantaged areas.
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God thoughts influence your generosity
Thoughts related to God cultivate cooperative behaviour and generosity, according to University of British Columbia psychology researchers.
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Lack Of Awareness, Religious, Spiritual Beliefs Prevent Minorities From Becoming Organ Donors
Lack of awareness, religious and spiritual beliefs, and an overall distrust of the medical system are among the reasons for low minority organ donation.
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Religious Doctors No More Likely To Care For Underserved Patients
Physicians who are more religious are slightly less likely to practice medicine among the underserved than physicians with no religious affiliation.
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Western Colorado Nursing Program Combines Faith With Physical Care
In a bold move to establish a clear link between nursing care and faith integration, Colorado Christian University's College of Adult and Graduate Studies starts new nursing program.
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Western Medicine, Traditional Healing Being Used In Some American Indian Tribes
More American Indian tribes are blending traditional healing methods with Western medicine for treatment of various illnesses.
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Abortion Act of 1967 a "pack of lies" claims Cardinal O'Brien
Cardinal of Edinburgh Keith O'Brien speaking on abortion, describes the claims and assurances made at the time of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act were no more than a "pack of lies" which amounted to "lies and misinformation masquerading as compassion and truth".
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Northwood Web Site Offers Christian Help And Support
Northwood Health Systems launched their web site providing not only the stories behind the comeback of this organization, but it offers Christian-based information it hopes will help some people to a better emotional, spiritual and mental well being.
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Call To Reverse Sectarian Religious Beliefs On Reproductive, End-Of-Life Care
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice released new ethical guidelines entitled "In Good Conscience: Guidelines for the Ethical Provision of Health Care in a Pluralistic Society," seek to strike a balance between the beliefs and rights of providers and the beliefs and rights of patients.
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Physicians' beliefs may influence their perception of the effects of spirituality on health
More than half of physicians believe that religion and spirituality have a significant influence on patients' health
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Good behavior, religiousness may be genetic
There is no specific gene for religiousness, but individuals do have biological predispositions to behave in certain ways.
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Spirituality increases as alcoholics recover
Recovering alcoholics and those who treat them have incorporated spirituality into the recovery process.
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Conscience, Religion Alter How Doctors Tell Patients about Options
Many physicians feel no obligation to tell patients about legal but morally controversial medical treatments.
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Should Muslims have faith based health services?
Muslims have the poorest overall health services in Britain and their needs, in the short term at least, should be met by faith specific healthcare initiatives.
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Eastern philosophy promises hope for Western women with eating disorders
A psychological technique based on Buddhist philosophy and practice may provide a solution for women who struggle with binge eating and bulimia.
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Go To Church And Breathe Easier
Religious activity and going to church may protect and maintain pulmonary health in the elderly.
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Faith-Based Youth Groups Stand Out In Fostering Teens' Growth Experiences
faith based youth groups provide the highest rates of personal and interpersonal growth experiences.
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Churches Aim To Help Body As Well As Soul
Body and Soul program enlists churches to help encourage African Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables. Churches play an important role in African American society, and Body and Soul taps into that, with full participation from the pastor, to teach healthier habits.
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Most Americans Believe in God But Views of Deity Vary
Belief in God and affiliation with a religious faith is deeply rooted in America, but views of God vary widely.
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Pope's Remarks To Muslim Leaders at Castel Gandolfo
In a world marked by relativism and too often excluding the transcendence and universality of reason, we are in great need of an authentic dialogue between religions and between cultures, capable of assisting us, in a spirit of fruitful cooperation, to overcome all the tensions together.
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Study Finds Some Faithful Less Likely To Pass The Plate
Churches can be wonderful resources to educate people about health issues and religious shepherds need to keep better watch over their flocks and add activities to keep from fattening them up.
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How Religious Garment Defines a New Generation of Women
Provides a clear identity marker at a life course transitional time, and it provides culturally legitimate space for young women who are formulating new Muslim American identities and lives.
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Multiracial Congregations Offer Different Social Ties
'Sixth Americans' may improve race relations and bring healing through spirituality in multiracial congregations.
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Religious Beliefs Can Protect Psychological Well-Being During Stressful Experiences
Perceptions of social support and hope help heart surgery patients recover and heal.
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Strategies That Teach A Caregiver To Manage A Loved One's Illness Also Helps In Coping With Death
An intervention aimed at preventing depression and easing the burden of caring for a relative with dementia also helps to prevent complicated grief and depression following the death of the loved one.
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Beyond the Controversy: The Truth about Kabbalah
Kabbalah can help people who are striving to reach spiritual fulfillment.
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I Forgive You For Taking His Lunch Money
A study examines how forgiveness and reconciliation at home lessens the recurrence of bullying among adolescents.
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Learning About Life from Those Facing Death
Doctor shares lessons learned from his patients who are facing death.
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