Tag Archives: Global issues

Mental Health Week: Lucky to be of sound mind?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Since it’s Mental Health Week in Australia, I’m reposting Carey Arber‘s comment on Mental Health Month in NSW. Carey is the Media Representative for Christian Science in NSW. Is mental health really a lottery? Are we sitting ducks? 2011 Mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care | Tagged Carey Arber, Christian Science, Global issues, Healing, Health care, holistic healing, Kay Stroud, Media: Health & Spirituality, Mental Health Month NSW, Mental Health Theme for 2011, Mental Health Week, mental illness, Prayer, Scientific research, sitting ducks, sound mind, Spirituality, Wellbeing: Invest in your life | Leave a comment

Spirituality can Transform our Health and our World

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Fear of flying foxes, fear of diseases, fear of Christians, fear of Muslims and what they wear, fear of religion, fear of failure, fear of a political party, fear of poverty, fear of change, fear of being in the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts | Tagged Australian Doctor, Background Briefing, care for animals, care for the environment, chance, Christian Science, Christianity, Courier Mail, doctor-patient relationship, drought and famine in East Africa, fear of change, fear of Christians, fear of disease, fear of failure, fear of flying foxes, fear of Muslims, fear of political parties, fear of poverty, fear of public speaking, fear of religion, Global issues, God, Healing, Health care, Interfaith, Kay Stroud, love destroys fear, love each other, Mary Baker Eddy, medicine, mother-love, Prayer, Religion, Science and Health, shootings in Norway, Spirituality, Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), The Bible, the effects of love | 3 Comments

Australia’s quest for increased health and longevity

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Kay Stroud

There’s been some good news in the media about the health and longevity of Australians. The national news media, including The Courier Mail, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph all carried this report: “The number of people dying early because … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts | Tagged act early and throughout life, alternative practices, Australian Government, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Christian Science, Christian Science practitioner, Christian Science Practitioners, Christian Scientists, Church of Christ Scientist, contribute to closing gap for indigenous Australians, Courier Mail, David Tacey, decline in chronic health problems, drinking addressed, engage communities, Global issues, God, Healing, health, Health care, Kay Stroud, Lectures, Mary Baker Eddy, medicine, National Preventative Health Strategy, obesity, Prayer, preventative and curative, Reading Rooms, reduce inequity, refocus towards prevention, Religion, Science, Science and Health, scientific healing prayer, scientific prayer, Scientific research, seven strategic directions, shared responsibility, smoking, spiritual healing, Spirituality, Sunday School, Testimony Meetings, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Western medicine | Leave a comment

Can a change of thought really cure an allergy?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Just yesterday I read in an article in the online Medical Journal of Australia that “Allergic diseases increased dramatically throughout the 20th century, a change that has been described as an “epidemic”. And what’s more, “The incidence of allergic disease … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts | Tagged allergies, cerebro-spinal meningitis healed, Channel 7 Sunrise, Children, Christian Science, Clinical and Experiemental Allergy, Courier Mail, dyspepsia healed, echinacea, eczema healed, Global issues, hay-fever cured, Healing, Health care, Kay Stroud, Leigh Dayton, Mary Baker Eddy, Medical Journal of Australia, medicine, physical sciences, placebos, Prayer, Science and Health, scientific healing prayer, scientific prayer, Scientific research, The Australian, vitamin C | Leave a comment

What does it mean when a medical practitioner wants to offer a dose of prayer?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Is there a need for more holistic healing? Around the world this question is often in the headlines, in one form or another. My colleague in the United Kingdom, Tony Lobl, asks some important questions and shares his thoughts in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Videos | Tagged Christ Jesus, Christian Science, Christian Science practitioner, Christian Scientists, Christianity, doctor, Dr Claudia Aguero-Vazquez, Dr Richard Scott, General Medical Council, Global issues, Healing, health, Health care, holistic healing, Kay Stroud, Mary Baker Eddy, medicine, physician-patient conversation, Prayer, Science and Health, scientific healing prayer, scientific prayer, spiritual healing, Spirituality, Spirituality and Health, The Sunday Times, time for thinkers, Tony Lobl, Valley Morning Star | Leave a comment

Is scientific medical research really as replicable as it claims?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kay Stroud

My colleague, Ken Girard in Massachusetts, in his guest blog below sheds more light on current research that is forcing us to think beyond the status quo in regard to health. Well, here’s an interesting direction that I’m starting to see. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care | Tagged Are the outcomes of medical research infallible?, Christian Science, Disruptive Women in Health Care, Dr John Ioannidis, Glenna Crooks, Global issues, Healing, Health care, Jonah Lehrer, Kay Stroud, Ken Girard, one-dimensional construct, Prayer, reliable evidence, Science, scientific healing prayer, scientific medical research, scientific method, Scientific research, scientific tests, Scientist, spiritual healing, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Truth Wears Off, time for thinkers, unimpeachable results, unscientific causal conclusions, Warning: Happy people may be hazardous | Leave a comment

Bin Laden: What do I think? How do I pray?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Now here are some questions to ask ourselves about recent events! Many thanks for this re-post by my colleague in Texas USA, Keith Wommack. “Bin Laden is dead.” How am I to think about a person who allows himself to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science | Tagged Bin Laden is dead, Christian Science, Christianity, Global issues, God's goodness supreme, Healing, how do I pray, human history, Kay Stroud, Keith Wommack, Middle East, Osama Bin Laden, Prayer, Religion, spiritual nature, Spirituality, terrorists, time for thinkers | 1 Comment

Project Bright Idea: Perfect Schools, Perfect Pupils?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Kay Stroud

My guest post today is from Cynthia Barnett, Media Spokesperson for Christian Science in North Carolina. Her blog post has prompted me ask the question: Should we all consider ourselves gifted and talented? Is it possible? Probably not. But wait—let’s look … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science | Tagged academic results, Children, Christ Jesus, Christian Science, Committee on Publication, Cynthia Barnett, Duke Professor Sandy Darity, Fuquay-Varina High School, gifted and talented, Global issues, God, Jane Stancil, Kay Stroud, Mary Baker Eddy, P&C, pilot program Project Bright Idea, Raleight's The News & Observer, school boards, Scientific research, US Department of Education report, Wake County schools, Youth | Leave a comment

Rebuilding Thoughts and Lives

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Suddenly, there are a multitude of good-news stories in the media! Whether I’m reading the Courier Mail, the Chronicle, the Gatton Star or Withcott News or the Christian Science Monitor, I’m finding that there are more and more stories of gratitude, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Kay's posts | Tagged Australian floods, Christ Jesus, Christ-spirit, Christchurch earthquake, cleaner, Courier Mail, cyclone Yasi, end of the world, famines, Gatton Star, Global issues, God, greener, inland tsunami, Japan earthquake/tsunami, kinder, natural disasters, outmoded ways of thinking, paradigm shift, Queensland floods, radiation disaster, rebuilding after disasters, scientific Christian practice and healing, scientific healing prayer, spiritual healing, The Chronicle, wars, Withcott News | 2 Comments

Harmony Day in Australia + International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Kay Stroud

So…. did you wear orange for Harmony Day today? On Harmony Day in Australia, we celebrate our cultural diversity in schools and workplaces, in sports organisations, and in local government and community group activities. The continuing message is that Everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Kay's posts | Tagged Aboriginal, apartheid, Arab or African, asylum seeker or citizen, Ban Ki-moon, Christ Jesus, Christian Science, Christian Science Monitor, educated or uneducated, Everyone Belongs, Global issues, Harmony Day, Healing, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Kay Stroud, Libya and Tunisia, male or female, neither Jew nor Greek, Paul, Prayer, Prayers for refugees, Praying for the world, Pushtan or Tajik, right or left wing, scientific prayer, Sharpeville, Soul, South Africa, Spirituality, Sunni and Shi'a, United Nations, white Australia, young or old | 3 Comments

Three Faiths: What Judaism, Christianity and Islam Share

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Are the three major world religions more similar than different? That’s a good question and worth some thought and discussion. Here’s a good start to get you thinking from my colleague, Linda Ross, Christian Science Committee on Publication for Connecticut, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science | Tagged Abraham, Babylonian Talmud, Christian, Christian Science, Committee on Publication, First Church of Christ, First Commandment, Global issues, Golden Rule, Hebrew Decalogue, Interfaith, Islam, Jesus, Jewish, Judaism, Kay Stroud, Linda Ross, Mary Baker Eddy, Middle East, Muslim, New York Public Library, Prophet Muhammad, Qur'an, Religion, Scientist and Miscellany, The Bible, The Word, Three Faiths Exhibition, Torah, Westport Faith Club | Leave a comment

Contagion: Surely God Communicates Love, not Poison…

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Part of my job as the Media and Legislative Liaison for Christian Science in Queensland is to keep abreast of legislation in this state, to ensure that Christian Scientists have a good understanding of the laws with regard to health … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts, Videos | Tagged Children, Christchurch earthquake, Christian Science, Christian Science Sentinel, Christian Scientists, Christian Scientists obey the law, Committee on Publication, contagion, earthquake, Global issues, Haiti earthquake, Healing, Health care, Japan earthquake/tsunami, Kay Stroud, Mary Baker Eddy, natural disasters, Prayer, quarantines, Queensland Parliament, Queensland Public Health Regulation 2005, Science and Health, vaccinations, YouTube | 1 Comment

5 Ideas for Those who want to Pray in Response to the Earthquake/Tsunami!

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Tony Lobl, Christian Science Committee on Publication for the United Kingdom, posted a great selection of blogs telling how we can pray about the earthquake/tsunami that affected Japan on Friday – and I’ve added a blog post from Australia. Thanks Tony … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science | Tagged a prayer tsunami, Christ Jesus, Christian Science, Committee on Publication, disaster, earthquake, effective prayer, energy, Global issues, God's omnipotence, Japan, Kay Stroud, natural disasters, Prayer, Science and Health, spiritual healing, Spirituality, The Bible, Tony Lobl, tsunami | Leave a comment

Question: Do you know what the 3rd largest use of the Internet is?

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Kay Stroud

It’s astounding what is 3rd on the list! My colleague, Ken Girard, who represents Christian Science in the media and in government lawmaking in Massachusetts shares some interesting thoughts on what is of very significant interest to millions of people, both … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Health care | Tagged ADD, allergies, Christian, Christian Science, Christian Scientists, diabetic, Global issues, God, Healing, Health care, Kay Stroud, medical procedures, Nancy Szokan, Pew Internet Project, Prayer, Spirituality, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Unselfish love empowers children …… and adults

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Kay Stroud

Amy Chua’s new novel, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has sparked hot debate around the world about the style of parenting that is most conducive to raising successful children. Apparently, Tiger mum rigidly “commands her children to get A’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Science, Kay's posts | Tagged Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Moth, Chinese-inspired parenting, Christ Jesus, Christian Science, Christian Science Monitor, Christian Scientists, Church of Christ Scientist, education, Global issues, God, Herald Sunday Sun, human affairs, Kay Stroud, Media: Health & Spirituality, parenting, Prayer, Science and Health, Spirituality, Sunday School | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Global issues

Mental Health Week: Lucky to be of sound mind?

Spirituality can Transform our Health and our World

Australia’s quest for increased health and longevity

Can a change of thought really cure an allergy?

What does it mean when a medical practitioner wants to offer a dose of prayer?

Is scientific medical research really as replicable as it claims?

Bin Laden: What do I think? How do I pray?

Project Bright Idea: Perfect Schools, Perfect Pupils?

Rebuilding Thoughts and Lives

Harmony Day in Australia + International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Three Faiths: What Judaism, Christianity and Islam Share

Contagion: Surely God Communicates Love, not Poison…

5 Ideas for Those who want to Pray in Response to the Earthquake/Tsunami!

Question: Do you know what the 3rd largest use of the Internet is?

Unselfish love empowers children …… and adults

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