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After Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker read Zana’s comment, he provided the link to lyrics of Kenny Rogers’s, “The Gambler.” I’ve sung this song so many times (yeah, yeah, yeah, you’re thinking … “NO, GOD, DON’T SING IT FOR US” like I did “The 12 Bipolar Days of Christmas”), but I’ve never contemplated the meaning…

Kenny Rogers’s refrain–You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em/ Know when to walk away and know when to run–sounds an awful lot like the Serenity Prayer: God, Grant me the courage to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to…

One more contribution to Bambi’s post, although he wrote it as a comment to my “Dear God: On Regaining Innocence” was Frank’s thought on all that time that went by before you learned how to play your cards — I mean, what happens to all the dysfunctional Christmases of past? Is that all time wasted?…

Don’t clean up the mess prematurely (literally and figuratively). That makes for more work.

This is my last blog post in my series about the series “Saving Grace.” I wish I had a transcript of last night’s show because almost all of the lines were profound. I was deeply moved, like I am after a beautiful liturgy. In the first scene, Grace’s best friend, Rhetta (Laura San Giacomo), is…

Since Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, I thought I’d include this very informative article just forwarded to me by Deb Caldwell, one of the Beliefnet brains behind Beyond Blue. (If I haven’t mentioned her before, I should have). It’s written by Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at…

Dena Ross wrote a great blog post about Christian music star’s Amy Grant’s depression. To get there, click here. Writes Dena: In her book, “Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far,” Christian music star Amy Grant talks about her battle with depression over the years. She mentions the winter months are a particularly rough time…
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