COVID 19 is a sustained stressor that can escalate anxiety.  Anxiety is the most common type of mental illnesses in the US with over 40 million adults suffering with some Read more

Neuroscientist Paul Cacioppo warned us in his lifelong research that loneliness is lethal. He said we are "connected throughout our lifespan from families to couples to churches to schools to Read more

It was heartbreaking to hear in the news that Channing Smith took his life last week because a classmate outed him online. Channing’s death happened on September 23 during Suicide Prevention Read more

Posted on Monday, February 02, 2015 8:48 AMMuch of our pain in our lives can be summed up with the word loss. Loss isn’t just about death. It includes divorce Read more

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 4:40 PMIn 1983 President Ronald Reagan designated April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Most churches know something about this subject because of required Boundary Read more

Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2015 12:25 PMCharles Dickens' opening words in the Tale of Two Cities ring true: “It was the best of times...it was the worst of times.” Read more

Posted on Monday, February 08, 2016 11:45 AMAfter seeing “Spotlight” about the Boston Globe investigation of child abuse coverups in the Catholic Church, I can’t stop thinking about how far Read more

Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2016 2:11 PMLent in the Christian calendar is a reminder of loss. The Jews lost hope for a political king. Jesus’ disciples lost their leader. Read more

Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2016 4:04 PMSeptember is Suicide Prevention Month. And, September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. In the 80's and 90's America's suicide trend was heading Read more

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:08 PMMoral Injury as a Soul Wound: A Cry to Faith Communities“What sometimes happens in war [trauma] may more accurately be called a moral Read more

Posted on Monday, May 08, 2017 11:30 AM"Mental Health Awareness Month" has been observed in May here in the United States since 1949. Here's a tool kit to for faith Read more

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:17 PMApril is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Each year the President of the US and our own MA governor Charlie Baker issues a proclamation Read more

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce. – Mark Twain Mr. Weinstein was a watershed. When sexual harassment allegations avalanched into the #MeToo campaign, it eclipsed October as Read more

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2014 10:16 AMThis season of Lent couples Easter and Child Abuse Awareness Month. Recognizing the ramifications of child abuse, the Child Abuse Protection and Read more

Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2014 5:40 PMRay Rice punching his wife Janay in an Atlanta elevator was a poignant reminder that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence Read more

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2014 11:55 AMRobin Williams suicide sparked sadness and raised awareness about what the New Yorker calls a “crime of loneliness” (Soloman, 2014). Despite the catchiness Read more