health
Grab a book. It’s good for your health.
That’s one good thing about sheltering in place.
The fast I chose
Giving up donuts for the sake of cholesterol didn’t bring me closer to God. But it did teach me something about sacrifice.
Poverty's lifelong damage
Decades worth of data have proven that poverty shortens lives. Will anyone respond?
by LaVonne Neff
Taking risks to heal hurt
It's a church—and a yoga studio, psychotherapist's office, and Reiki healing space.
Fit for ministry: Addressing the crisis in clergy health
Being a pastor is bad for your health. The Clergy Health Initiative aims to study this problem and begin to correct it.
by Amy Frykholm
The Nature Principle, by Richard Louv
In Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv sounded an alarm over the loss of outdoor experiences for children. Not only children, however, need to be outdoors.
reviewed by Cindy Crosby
Junk food epidemic
Eliminating food deserts isn’t enough. The nation’s diet problem calls for sustained community attention--and better federal policy.
God of wholeness
Fred Gaiser offers a sober, accessible review of the biblical materials pertinent to our thinking about healing.