Tag Archives: time for thinkers

Opinions, Reason and Communications

I am surprised and excited by the level of deep thinking, healthy review and debate going on in the community – in radio, TV, print and online. Last week I attended the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, firstly watching a Skype link-up … Continue reading

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Placebos, Coffee Addiction and a Healing of Multiple Sclerosis

The Courier-Mail article “Coffee hit all in the mind” caught my attention on the weekend. Apparently a scientific study conducted in Great Britain suggests that the stimulating effect of coffee might be all in the mind. Some volunteers who were … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs and the Myth of Incurability

Updated October 7, 2011: Since Steve Jobs’ passing this week, you might also like to link to comments from my colleague, Eric Nelson, in Northern California …. The Genius of Steve Jobs – Revisited. Today’s guest post by my colleague … Continue reading

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What Kind of Treatment Would You Recommend?

My guest blog by Eric Nelson of Northern California, made me laugh …. and think. Hope it does for you, too. Even when I was a kid I wondered about that one out of every five dentists who didn’t “recommend sugarless gum for … Continue reading

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The Bright Side is Only Way to Live

What a lift I received from Jane Fynes-Clinton’s piece in the Courier-Mail last week, “Bright Side is Only Way to Live”. I agree with Jane that looking on the bright side is definitely the better way to live, despite the … Continue reading

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Much ado about heaven and hell: Facts and fairy stories

There is HUGE interest in trying to understand the concepts of ‘heaven and hell’. 21 million links came up when I searched on ‘heaven and hell’ in Google! My colleague, Carey Arber from Sydney shares her, and others’, insights on … Continue reading

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Could it be that we all have the power to think ourselves young again?

What if it were possible to turn back time? Could it be that we all have the power to think ourselves young again? What a refreshing joy to see the realisation dawn on an elderly person’s face that getting older … Continue reading

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A doctor’s daughter and an atheist – why does she now turn to prayer as a “first resort”?

Today, I’m sharing Polly’s change of thought that transformed her from an atheist to a Christian Science Practitioner - from Tony Lobl’s blog. Tony’s the British and Irish media/legislative representative for Christian Science and representative for Christian Science to pan-European institutions. Today’s … Continue reading

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Is something stirring in Mind/Body/Spirit land?

I was helping out on a Christian Science Reading Room stall at the Brisbane Mind, Body, Spirit Festival just yesterday, so Tony Lobl’s blog post (below) struck a chord with me. There were many people that I spoke to who hadn’t … Continue reading

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Spiritual evidence-based healing

Following on the theme of evidence based healing explained in my blog a couple of days ago, Bob Cummings, Christian Science Committee on Publication in Michigan, USA discusses in the following post how doctors make sense out of cases of … Continue reading

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

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

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Asking healthy questions… a refreshing trend in our papers

I agree with Daryl Francis (my friend and colleague in Melbourne), that  journalists ARE starting to ask healthy questions, and break with the status quo! Check out this re-post of his blog.   Lately, I’ve been rather encouraged by some … Continue reading

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Is scientific medical research really as replicable as it claims?

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

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The Power of Spirituality in Healing

Once again my colleague, Bob Clark, comments on a timely article about the ongoing transformation in the world of modern medicine. Enjoy this great guest blog from Florida, USA. My friend Jeff Brumley, religion reporter for the Jacksonville Times Union, published … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Dr Iacoboni’s New Book

In my guest post today, my colleague Keith Wommack from Texas reflects on a thought-provoking book. If you’ve read posts here in the past, you’ve likely noticed articles about the mental nature of health and how spirituality affects lives. The … Continue reading

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