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Men & Fear II: Antidotes

February 7, 2011
Tags: men, Fear, Psalm 23, C.G. Jung, C. FitzSimmons Allison, Love, Genesis, Jacob, Esau, Dream
“I will fear no evil for thou art with me”
— Psalm 23:4

In my previous blog I wrote about non-productive ways men typically handle fear. In this edition I want to address constructive methods for addressing fear.

Fear is dissolved by love. As C. FitzSimmons Allison observed: “…fear…does not lead us to safety but  Read More 
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Men & Fear I: Non-Productive Responses

February 7, 2011
Tags: men, Fear, James Hollis, C.G. Jung
James Hollis in his terrific 1994 book, Under Saturn’s Shadow, The Wounding and Healing of Men (Toronto: Inner City Books) writes about eight secrets men carry that shape their lives. I hope each of you will read his book.

What I want to focus on is secret number two: “men’s lives  Read More 
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Martin Luther King Day 2011

January 17, 2011
Tags: Martin Luther King, 1968, Richard Nixon, Vietnam
March 31st, 1968 was a Sunday. I was almost finished with my first year of seminar; was recently engaged to be married; and was getting ready to drive across country from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon for training at Emmanuel Hospital in pastoral education. I was out of my comfort zone and full of anxiety,  Read More 
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How to Live to Be 100 without Dementia

January 9, 2011
Tags: Dementia, Healthy Living
I recently attended a seminar entitled, “Brain Injury: Alzheimer’s, Stroke & Head Trauma.” The seminar was put on by the Institute for Natural Resources (INR). One of the topics that caught my attention was 16 characteristics of centenarians who do not develop dementia. Imagine living to be 100 or older and not being mentally impaired. That  Read More 
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Christmas and Dreams

December 23, 2010
Tags: Christmas, Dreams, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, God, Jung, M-L. von Franz, nightmare
St. Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus is filled with dreams. This reality is generally ignored by contemporary Christians. Reread the first two chapters of the Gospel of Matthew and you will see that the birth event would have been very different - if at all - without the dreams and Joseph's conviction  Read More 
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Christians and Halloween

November 2, 2010
Tags: Christians, Halloween, All Saints Day, Nicene Creed, St. Luke
I heard two women on the local news just before Halloween say that because they are Christians their families would not be participating. “It is a demon holiday,” they concluded. The implication I was left with was, “We are better than those who partake of such unchristian activities.”
While most sincere and earnest, these  Read More 
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Stories and Dreams

August 6, 2010
Tags: God, Dreams, Rationality, Martin Buber, Cracow, Prague, William II of England, L.A. County General Hospital
I believe dreams come from God. This may sound irrational to many of you; but the belief has deep roots in history, as my book, God and Dreams: Is There A Connection?, demonstrates.

Martin Buber, the 20th century Jewish theologian, retells the following story in one of his books. It is the  Read More 
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Yosemite Hike

July 6, 2010
Tags: Yosemite, Vernal Fall, Merced River, hike, Mist Trail, John Muir
It was on Father’s Day that I made the climb to the bridge halfway to the top of Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park. Vernal Fall is part of the Merced River which runs through the heart of the Park. The footpath that leads to the bridge is called the Mist Trail for  Read More 
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A Holy Moment Found Because They Listened

June 12, 2010
Tags: New York, Marine Corps, Korean War, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Bryce Canyon, Utah, God
In the last couple of weeks I’ve heard stories from two men who are each 75 and live in the Sacramento area.

The first one told me of his experience visiting a buddy in rural New York. They met in the Marine Corps. Barely in their 20s the two of them were sent to Korea  Read More 
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A Way to Work with Dreams

May 22, 2010
Tags: Dreams, John Muir, Holy, Mystic
I recently became aware that John Muir was not only a tremendous outdoorsman,naturalist,and social activist, but he was a visionary and mystic also. In June of 1869, when Muir was exploring the rugged Sierra Nevada, he wrote: "We are now in the mountains, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell in  Read More 
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