Tag Archives: spirituality
Was Jesus’ birth really predicted in the Hebrew Scriptures?
I love the writing of Randall Niles, who serves at AllAboutGod.com. http://allaboutgod.com/ He sends out emails from time-to-time entitled “Think Blast!” I thought his Christmas one was super and that you might enjoy it:
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Tagged holiday spirit, positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spirituality
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I hope you’ll give my brand new devotional a look
It’s been 10 years in the making … and it’s now available … so, if you’ve not seen or signed up for my daily devotional, “Morning Glory, Evening Grace,” I hope you’ll take up a look at it.
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Tagged devotional, positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spirituality
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NEWS: Devotional website from Dr. Walt launches December 19
NEWS: I’m launching a new twice-a-day devotional on December 19. I hope you’ll sign up for it.
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Tagged devotional, devotions, positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spirituality
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Spiritual talks boost hospitalized patients’ perceptions of care
HealthDay reports that hospitalized patients who are “able to talk about their religious and spiritual concerns are more satisfied with their care,” according to a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Tagged positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Prescribing Jesus gets doctor unjustly censured
A Christian doctor in England has been threatened with an official warning from his professional body for discussing Jesus with a patient, The (London) Sunday Times reported.
Posted in Bioethics, Mental Health, Spiritual Health
Tagged spirit, Spiritual Health, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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The Christian divorce rate myth (what you’ve heard is wrong)
It’s been proclaimed from pulpits and blogs for years — Christians divorce as much as everyone else in America. But some scholars and family activists are questioning the oft-cited statistics, saying Christians who attend church regularly are more likely to remain … Continue reading
Interview: Dr. Walt Says Opportunities Abound To Bring Faith Into Medicine
Here’s an interview with me, from HCJB Global, about my teaching time at a large international medical conference in Quito, Ecuador, last month.
Posted in International Health, Medical Missions
Tagged doctor-patient relationship, HCJB Global, positive spirituality, saline solution, spirit, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Dr. Walt Teaches “Spirituality Plays Key Role” at Annual Medical Conference in Ecuator
Last month Barb and I were privileged to travel to Quito, Equator to participate in a medical mission trip and for me to teach at a large international medical conference. Here’s an article from HCJB Global about my teaching and … Continue reading
Posted in International Health, Medical Missions
Tagged positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 6 – The Spiritual Wheel of Health
Here’s the sixth of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on health in Coach Joe Gibbs best-selling book, Gameplan for Life. The devotional was featured by the Men of Integrity ministry of Christianity Today. I hope you … Continue reading
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Tagged devotional, positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spirituality
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Yoga: Should Christians Be Concerned?
Yoga is an alternative therapy that raises difficult questions for Christians. The physical and breathing exercises taught in yoga classes may improve general well-being. However, as a deeply religious practice with the goal of union with the divine, it is … Continue reading
Taking a Spiritual Inventory of Your Healthcare Professional
Take a Spiritual Inventory Finding a doctor and other health care team members who share your spiritual foundation and practices may be crucial for you—and thankfully it’s fairly simple. You can use a spiritual inventory. Doctors are increasingly using spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged doctor-patient relationship, positive spirituality, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Positive Brain Changes Seen After Meditation (What is Christian meditation?)
A number of Christian scriptures recommend meditation as a spiritual discipline: Psalm 77:12: I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Psalm 119:15: meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. Psalm 119:27: Let me … Continue reading
Belief in God Relieves Depression
I wanted you to read an excerpted from, “Belief in God Relieves Depression,” an interesting article in the The Washington Times by Jennifer Harper: The “Big Man Upstairs” is getting accolades from mental health specialists who say they are finding … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Mental Health
Tagged anxiety, depression, positive spirituality, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Increased spiritual support may be linked to higher quality of life in cancer patients
This headline is likely not news to most of the readers of this blog — or likely to most people. We all seem to know intuitively that terminal diagnoses cause people to begin to think about spiritaul and eternal issues. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, end of life care, positive spirituality, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine, terminal cancer, terminal care
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Dr. Walt’s Testimony Before Congress on Faith-based Perspectives on the Provision of Community Services
Back in 2004, while serving as Vice President of Medical Outreach at Focus on the Family, I was asked to testify before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources on the topic of “Faith-based Perspectives on the Provision of … Continue reading
“Christmas Firsts” – A Christmas story from “Bryson City Seasons”
My most popular books, at least based upon sales and letters, are the Bryson City series, made up of: Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor’s First Year of Practice in the Smoky Mountains (read a chapter here) Bryson City … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, HIV, spirit, Spiritual Health, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 12 – Prayer
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery, prayer, prayer in medicine, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 5 – What Causes Sickness?
Theologians tell us that, in one sense, from a Biblical perspective, all sickness has its ultimate origin in sin because human suffering stems from the fall and the sin of Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:15 – 17; Romans 1:28 – … Continue reading
Dr. Walt’s Most Popular Blog Entries – Quarter 1 – 2009
Here are the most popular blogs, based upon blogs that you’ve read, over the first three months of 2009. The most popular blog was “Is It a Cold or Sinus Infection? How to Tell the Difference” and the second most … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Bioethics, Cancer, Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Marriage and Family Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged adult stem cell, Bible, cold, colds, discipline, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, embryonic-like stem cells, embryos, faith, fasting, herb, herbs, hot flashes, menopausal symptoms, menopause, missed vaccination, multivitamins, natural medications, sinus infection, sinusitis, spanking, spirituality, stem cell research, supplements, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccine myth, vitamins
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 12 – Biblical Principles on Which to Base Medical Decisions and The Power of Faith
This is the last entry in this series — which has been one of the most popular I’ve written. I hope it’s been helpful for you and hope you recommend this blog series to your friends as the Bible gives … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, alternative therapies, alternative therapy, alternative treatments, Bible, channeling, divination, magic, magical charms, magical spells, occult, Reiki, shamanism, sorcery, spirit, spirit guides, spirits, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 11 – Look to the Bible, Not Inner Voices, for Guidance
When investigating an alternative therapy, be concerned about those that involve listening to other spirits. But what about listening to an inner guiding voice? Guidance by intuition and inner voices has become more in vogue today than guidance through reason … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, alternative therapies, alternative therapy, alternative treatments, Bible, occult, spirit, spirit world, Spiritual Health, spiritualism, spirituality, Transcendental Meditation
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 10 – Biblical Characters Condemned for Pursuing Certain Forms of Healing
The Bible recognizes the great temptation inherent in healing by evil spirits and illicit healers. The Old Testament describes an intense conflict between legitimate and illegitimate approaches to healing and spirituality. An incident involving King Ahaziah, the eighth king of … Continue reading
Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 9 – Life Energy and Medical Magic
Alternative therapies based on “life energy” use principles just like those generally attributed to magic. Although “magic” is difficult to define concisely, magical practices do have common features. Magic involves specific techniques or rituals by which people attempt to manipulate … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Alternative Medicine, Bible, healing, life energy, magic, magical charms, magical spells, occult, spirit world, spiritists, Spiritual Health, spiritualism, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 8 – Illegitimate Spiritual Practices.
Alternative medicine as a whole is not rooted in any particular religious tradition, but some therapies are. A number of healing rituals and traditions are part of the Wiccan religion (also called “white witchcraft”). Eastern religions often view healing as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, astrology, channeling, crystal gazing, divination, magic, magical charms, magical spells, mediumship, necromancy, new age, omens, psychic, psychic powers, Satan, sorcery, spirit, spirit world, spiritists, Spiritual Health, spiritualism, spirituality, spirituality in medicine, tarot cards, therapeutic touch, white witchcraft, witch, witchcraft
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 7 – Not All Healing is From God
How we pursue health and healing is very important. Our concern, as Christians, is that there are wrong ways (even evil ways) people can pursue and receive healing. We wish to make the case that healing achieved by inappropriate means … Continue reading
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Tagged God's intervention, healing, health, Spiritual Health, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Ironically, the most devout are the most likely to utilize death-to-the-end treatment
The New York Times reports, “Terminally ill cancer patients who drew comfort from religion were far more likely to seek aggressive, life-prolonging care in the week before they died than were less religious patients.” What does this story mean? More … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, end of life care, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine, terminal cancer, terminal care
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 6 – Why God’s Response to Prayer Isn’t Always to Heal
Despite what many television preachers tell us, the Bible does not teach that God’s response to a prayer to cure illness is an immediate physical healing. The overall teaching of the Bible is that sickness can have different origins. Therefore, … Continue reading
Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 4 – Can Faith be Unhealthy?
While faith can have positive effects on health, it can also have negative effects. Although religious beliefs are a source of comfort and support for many people, for others they are a source of stress and emotional turmoil. More Information:
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Tagged Bible, healing, health, miracles, spirit, Spiritual Health, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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