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7 Reasons Camping is Good for my Mental Health by Kirk Moore

Written by Kirk Moore I love camping. Give me a breezy evening, a campfire, my guitar, and a big tent. It�s wonderful for my mental health. Here are 7 reason why Music at a campfire connects me to the song, the people singing or listening, and to the vibrations of the notes as the guitar chords ring. The community and the vibe help my system to balance. The sound of nature outdoors are at

Rest by Rachael Keefe

Written by Rachael Keefe Jesus said to them, �Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.� Mark 6:31 I don�t know about you, but I�m not very good at time away, especially time away for rest. While I know that I need to pay attention and do better with this, I recognize that I am in good company. In Mark�s gospel, Jesus and the disciples almost never get to be by

A sad good-bye becomes a teachable moment by Alan Johnson

�...then your light shall break forth like the dawn, And your healing shall spring up quickly...�Isa. 58:8 written by Alan Johnson The obituary said the young man had lived with bipolar disorder and had ended his life. It was clear, honest and direct. It was published in the local newspaper for all the world to see. That was a couple years ago now. In the obituary, the family

Thank God for Grace by Karl Shallowhorn

written by Karl Shallowhorn �But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them�yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.� 1 Corinthians 15:10 In our age of uncertainty, there are many who feel that there is no God. After all, if there were any kind of Supreme Being, how could it allow such horrible things to

God's Tears by Lisa LeSueur

written by Lisa LeSueur Like so many, I have been overwhelmed by the images of children that have been separated from their parents at the border and placed in detention centers. These images have hurt my soul and brought me to tears. Out of my outrage, I have mobilized, making calls to politicians, signing petitions, and protesting at the local detention facility the policy that allowed