An Open Letter to the Researchers of Addiction
An Open Letter to Researchers of Addiction, Brain Chemistry, and Social Psychology
By David Brin, Ph.D.
Copyright © 2005. All rights reserved.
Please forgive this open letter, offering suggestions in a field outside my own. I’m no biologist, physician or chemist. Still, my background — usefully exploring a wide range of scientific issues — may make this seem Read More »
Grief
My soul cleaves to the dust…my soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to Your word. Psalm 119:25, 28
God is love - therefore, being made in His image, we love. And when people we love are no longer around, we suffer. We suffer the loss of not seeing, or touching, or talking to that Read More »
Significance
This is the fourth installment of Katey Down's teachings on Love Ethics. The focus is on the joy of significance. The following article was written by Katey explaining how the principles of Love Ethics changed her life. Read More »
The Joy of Repentance
This is the third installment of Katey Down's teachings on Love Ethics from a class she co-taught with Keith McCallum, senior pastor of Xenos Christian Fellowship in Northeastern Ohio. The focus is on the joy of repentance. Read More »
The Wounded Heart, by Dan Allender
The following is an excerpt from the book, The Wounded Heart, by Dan Allender. Dan B. Allender, Ph.D. serves as president and professor of counseling at Mars Hill Graduate School near Seattle, Washington. He is a therapist in private practice, and a frequent speaker and seminar leader. Dan received his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. Read More »
The Victory of Love
In this second installment of Katey Down's teachings on Love Ethics, she explains how love can be so victorious that it fundamentally reshapes a person's life. Read More »
Changed by Love
The following article was written by Katey explaining how the principles of Love Ethics changed her life, and how the same transformation can be applied to other people. Katey Downs is the Director of Pastoral Counseling at Xenos Christian Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. She and Keith McCallum, senior pastor of Xenos Christian Fellowship in Northeastern Ohio, taught a class on Love Ethics, based on a counseling class taught by Dr. Ralph Ankenman. Read More »
A Love Poem
John and Betty Stam were missionaries in China before the Communist Revolution. In 1934, they were martyred by Communist revolutionaries. Their daughter, Helen, survived. This poem was written as they were enroute to China on October 20, 1931.
To John from Betty Stam:
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First Steps
These are my first steps in writing in a blog. Scary - because I don’t know who all is out there. But exciting because perhaps this is a new way God can use my life to help others learn to walk in love as many have taught me.
Here’s something I would like to toss around - Read More »