Seeking Comfort in a Higher Power
With a cure for COVID-19 nowhere in sight, many people are finding comfort in a…
Kirk Bingaman
Providing Spiritual Support in the Face of Climate Change
How could a climate emergency affect the work of pastoral caregivers, or people who provide…
Navigating Spiritual Care in the Age of Smartphones
“Technology has killed boredom.” And while that might seem like a good thing, it’s not,…
Prayer and Meditation Can Augment Our Attention Span, Says GRE Professor
In today’s world, much of life is lived on the screen—on smartphones, social media, and…
Pastoral Counseling and Neuroplasticity: Rewiring the Brain to Lower Stress and Anxiety
If Jesus were a neuroscientist, talk of “plasticity” might have made the final cut of…
Pastoral Counseling and Neuroplasticity: Rewiring the Brain to Lower Stress and Anxiety
By Joanna K. Mercuri If Jesus were a neuroscientist, talk of “plasticity” might have made…
Scholars Share Inward, Outward Journeys Toward Spirituality
Where does spirituality come from, and how do a person’s experiences bear on its development?…