Psychopathology
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69: Christmas: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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I enjoy the Christmas season. I like the Christmas story, even though if you read my posts about it (25-29, 67, 68) you know…
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46: Did Paul Have A Brain Disorder? (And did it help him?!)
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(Note: regarding the previous post about discontinuing the blog: I am adding spam protection and will continue for now. I’m also thinking of adding posts…
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44: The Swoon Theory Revisited
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In Post #36 I discussed whether Jesus may have suffered a Near-Death Experience (NDE), either on the cross or perhaps earlier in his life. …
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42: Did God Commit Suicide On The Cross?
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Some of you may have had loved ones or friends who committed suicide, so it may be a sensitive subject for you. Feel free…
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39: Baptism and the Macbeth Effect
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From Macbeth, Act V Scene I by William Shakespeare: Doctor: How came she by that light? Gentlewoman: Why, it stood by her: she has light…
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37: Heaven and the Hedonic Treadmill
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My favorite TV series is the old Twilight Zone by Rod Serling. There is an episode in which a small-time crook named Rocky Valentine…
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32: Jesus the Healer, Part 2: The Analysis of Paralysis
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In the previous post I discussed exorcisms as a form of healing and how we can account for Jesus having some apparent success in…
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31: Jesus the Healer, Part 1: Those Darn Demons
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Some years ago I participated in a retreat for Christian medical students in Kursk, Russia, arranged by a church pastor I had met in…
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17: Moses the Hypocrite
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Our word “hypocrite” comes from a Greek term for “actor.” You pretend to be someone you are not. Today it is commonly applied to…
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4: Was Abraham ‘Just Plain Nuts?’
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One of my favorite Far Side cartoons by Gary Larson shows a man lying on the couch as the psychiatrist writes on his notepad,…
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1: Does God Have A Split Personality? (part 1)
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Life is amazing. I mean, a single microscopic cell not only multiplies into more than 30 trillion cells (30,000,000,000,000!) but groups of cells somehow…