Friendship | Explorations Media

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: February 13 – February 17

On Location at Whitney’s Farewell: What reporting on location at Whitney Houston’s semi-private, gospel-filled funeral taught me about spiritual battles, grace, and celebrity.
Marriage Is for Black People, Too: Ralph Richards Banks’ book ‘Is Marriage for White People?’ made him the target of angry critics. Now, the author has his say about interracial dating, the link between fewer marriages and the crisis in black communities, and his take on conservative scholar Charles Murray’s latest book on class and race.
Obama Birth Control Compromise Take 2: Activist Lisa Sharon Harper and ethicists Cheryl J. Sanders and Charles C. Camosy weigh in on the Obama administration’s contraception mandate accommodation.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by cascheller

Art, Bioethics, Books, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Journalism, Leadership, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Science, Social Action, Technology, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Art, Bioethics, Books, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, Health Care Reform, History, Is Marriage for White People? Ralph Richard Banks, Journalism, Leadership, Medicine, Obama Contraception compromise, Philosophy, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Science, Social Action, Technology, Theology, UrbanFaith, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk, Whitney Houston Funeral

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling @TheHighCalling

Stories help us make sense of the world. True stories told by our elderly relatives help us understand ourselves, and the telling also helps the storytellers make sense of their lives, says Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow Dan Blazer, M.D.

“One of the most critical things a family can do is to try to recognize the value of an older person, and one of the best ways to do that is to get the older person to talk about himself or herself, or maybe write about himself or herself. Then actually pay attention to what they write,” Blazer said when The High Calling talked to him recently. …

Read the whole article at TheHighCalling.org.

Posted on January 29, 2012 by cascheller

church life, Community, Faith, Family, Friendship, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Aging, church life, Community, Dan Blazer M.D., Faith, Family, Friendship, Geriatric Psychiatry, Health, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, social supports, storytelling, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: January 9-13

Religion Wins Big; Pastors Protest Loss: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious schools can fire ministers and more New York City pastors were arrested while protesting fallout from the court’s decision not to hear a Bronx church’s appeal.
Politics Are Personal: In her new book ‘Left, Right, and Christ,’ Lisa Sharon Harper models a civil and redemptive discussion of divisive political issues. She spoke to UrbanFaith about Christians in the public square, and the dangers of winning political and religious debates but missing the truth.
Pastors Protest School Worship Ban: Some New York City pastors are protesting the Board of Education’s ban on worship in public school space as the ban threatens to spread beyond schools.

Posted on January 15, 2012 by cascheller

Capitalism, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Technology, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Bronx Household of Faith vs. New York Board of Education, Capitalism, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Hannah Tabor case, History, Leadership, Left Right & Chris, Lisa Sharon Harper, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Technology, Theology, U.S. Supreme Court, UrbanFaith, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Lifelong Ocean Grove Resident Takes Helm of Camp Meeting Association @NJShorePatch

Dr. Dale C. Whilden succeeds Scott Rasmussen (who ended his six-year term in mid-October) as president of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. Whilden is a life-long Ocean Grove resident. He has served as an OGCMA Trustee since 1983 and has chaired both the Development and Program committees. Patch Faith & Family columnist Christine A. Scheller interviewed Whilden about his new role.

Christine A. Scheller: How did you come to be involved with the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA)?

Dr. Dale C. Whilden: I came to Ocean Grove when I was three days old right from the hospital. My parents had purchased a home here back in the mid-1940s. In the early 50s when I was born, we lived here year round for a number of years. Dad was principal of the school here in town, then we had to move to Toms River based on a new job he had as county superintendent of schools. We kept our little summer house here, and so for my entire life I’ve been coming to Ocean Grove every summer. Growing up through the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting programs, the childrens’ programs, the youth programs, Bible studies, beach activities, and choral and dramatic events, all those things over the years has led me to a sense of how important OGCMA has been in my life and in our family’s life as well. That history has certainly been a factor in my wanting to be involved.

Then when I graduated from dental school and did a residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, I couldn’t imagine not opening my dental practice in Ocean Grove. All those years growing up, it was sort of my Shangri La. I’d go to school in Toms River and we’d be there all winter, and then come summer time, this was the place. This was the epitome of my dream escape and it’s worked out very, very well. I think it gives me a good sense of the community and the history of the community. …

Read the whole interview at Manasquan Patch.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Faith, Family, Friendship, History, Leadership, Medicine, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Technology, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Dale C. Whilden, Democracy, Faith, Family, Friendship, History, Leadership, Medicine, NJ Shore Patch, Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Technology, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Integrating Faith &Psychiatry: A Summary

Psychiatry and faith offer complimentary insights into the human condition and can help us to lead healthier and more satisfying lives, we learned in our seven-part series with Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow, Allan Josephson, M.D. …

To read a summary of those posts, go to The High Calling.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by cascheller

Bioethics, Christianity, Community, Culture, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Leadership, Medicine, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Technology, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Allan Josephson, Bioethics, Christianity, Community, Culture, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Laity Leadership Institute, Leadership, Medicine, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Spirituality, Technology, The High Calling, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk, Worldview

Allan Josephson: Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 5: Narcissism & Relationships @TheHighCalling

Dealing with the narcissists in our lives is never easy, but there is hope for improving these difficult relationships, says Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow AllanJosephson, M.D.

Narcissism develops out of early relationships and is sustained by subsequent ones, so it’s important to nip the problem in the bud. How one does that depends on the nature of the relationship. In this article, we’ll deal with three kinds of relationships: parent/child, husband/wife, and employer/employee. …

You can read more about narcissism and relationships at The High Calling.

Posted on October 15, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Friendship, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Allan Josephson, Christianity, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Friendship, Laity Leadership Institute, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Spirituality, The High Calling, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk, Worldview

Allan Josephson: Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 4: Work & the Self @TheHighCalling

Eric had leadership written all over him. Intelligence, good looks, and interpersonal drive had led to an MBA at a major university. When his first business venture failed, he was on to another that succeeded. Several other business successes followed, as did personal leadership projects undertaken at church and in his community.

He was politically active both locally and nationally. His wife and children were also achievers, but a sense of balance was missing from his life.. He suffered two major depressions in his adult life and another as retirement age approached and he was confronted with financial difficulties and the interpersonal consequences of chronic over-extension. His retirement was forced and he was emotionally adrift.

Disordered Thinking
“The driver for many who lack balance in their lives is disordered thinking about the relationship of work to self and God,” Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow Allan Josephson, M.D. says.

Although he recognizes that striving for a balance between personal and professional domains facilitates development in both, Josephson has something else in mind when he considers this kind of disordered thinking. …

Read the whole article at The High Calling.

Posted on October 8, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Allan Josephson, Christianity, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Laity Leadership Institute, Leadership, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Redemption, Science, Spirituality, The High Calling, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk, work

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: September 19-23

Mari White Presents the Newsboys: Entertainer Mari White hopes her new reality show about the popular Christian rock band The Newsboys is fresh, family-friendly television.
Christians Speak Out on Davis Execution: Death row inmate Troy Davis may be innocent, but he is scheduled to be executed tonight and Christian reactions are mixed.
Black Churches Buck Trends: While American churches overall have declined in attendance, Black churches thrive and encourage entrepreneurship, outreach, and profit-making.
“Machine Gun Preacher” Poses Tough Questions: A major new film presents an unsanitized portrayal of Christian conversion, but it also poses challenging questions about “redemptive violence.”

Posted on September 24, 2011 by cascheller

Art, Beauty, Capitalism, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Friendship, grief, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Angels of East Africa, Art, Baylor Religion Survey, Beauty, Black Church, Capital Punishment, Capitalism, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Ethics, Faith, Friendship, Gerard Butler, grief, Hartford Institute for Religion Research Decade of Change Study, Josephy Kony, Leadership, Lord's Resistance Army, Machine Gun Preacher, Mari White, Michelle Monaghan, Newsboys, Pacifism, Politics, Public Square, Race, Reality Television, Redemption, Redemptive Violence, Sam Childers, Social Action, Sudan, Theology, Troy Davis Execution, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

9/11 Lessons in Civil Religion @NJShorePatch

Inter-faith messages remind Monmouth County residents who they are.

In Jean-Jacque Rousseau’s model of civil religion, the state is unified and strengthened by public displays of faith that refer to deity, point to the afterlife, draw attention to the reward of virtue and the punishment of vice, and that exclude religious intolerance. Two of the three memorial services I attended on 9/11/11 fulfilled Rouseau’s requirements. The opener fell short. …

To find out what he and others had to say, go to Manasquan Patch. To see photos from the day, go to my set on Flickr.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Islam, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Public Square, Redemption, Walkin' the Talk

9/11 anniversary, Christianity, church life, Civil Religion, Community, Culture, DeForest Soaries, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Islam, Jean-Jacque Rouseau, Judaism, Leadership, Monmouth County, NJ Shore Patch, Philosophy, Politics, Public Square, Redemption, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: September 5-9

How Did 9/11 Change Urban Ministry? With the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in mind, Christian leaders Jeremy Del Rio, DeForest Soaries, and Shane Claiborne reflect on how 9/11 changed urban ministry in America.
Clergy Excluded from 9/11 Ceremonies: Clergy are being excluded from government sponsored 9/11 memorial events at Ground Zero and the National Cathedral and believers are protesting. Should they?
Shacking Up or Sacrament? More couples are living together without a marriage license. Is it time for churches to adjust or do cohabiting couples need to make their “marriages” legal?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Jersey Shore Faithful to Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary @NJShorePatch

Sacred remembrances dominate the weekend calendar.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have excluded clergy from the 9/11 10th anniversary ceremony at the memorial site in New York City, but there are plenty of opportunities here at the Jersey Shore for sacred remembrances. Here are a few of them:

Saturday, September 10

At 8:00 pm, Father Alphonse Stephenson will conduct the Orchestra of St. Peters by the Sea in a “Salute to Civilization” at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. …

For a list of Sunday’s events, go to Manasquan Patch.

Posted on September 10, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Islam, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption

9/11 anniversary, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Events, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Islam, Jersey Shore, Judaism, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption

Listening to 9/11 Stories at @NJShorePatch

Two women recall their close encounters with those devastated by the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks.

Mary Mick Davis

The first time I saw Mary Davis in the spring of 2002, she was wearing a hard hat and overseeing a group of volunteers at a respite center at St. Peter’s Church near Ground Zero. She clearly had a lot on her mind and she was clearly in charge of the smoothly running operation that provided a place of rest and sustenance for those who were working at the site.

When I saw Davis again, it was at the mega-church in Southern California where we had both taken jobs. It was early 2003 and she had just been diagnosed with Shingles, which can be induced by stress. She was exhausted, burnt out, and in need of respite herself.

Davis lives in Kentucky now, with the husband she met and married in California and their young son Mickey. I talked to her last week by phone about her memories of working at Ground Zero. Some of the details have grown fuzzy, but the people she served are etched into her heart and mind. …

Paula Griffin

Paula Griffin, Pt. Pleasant, worked for Don and Jean Peterson when the Spring Lake couple was killed on Flight 93, but she also considered Jean a friend.

“That was a true relationship, because she gave so much of herself to everybody,” Griffin explained.

The Petersons were on their way to California to visit Jean’s mother, Griffin said, and called her before they left to tell her to take a paid day off. Griffin was at home that morning when her husband came in from 7-11 and told her to turn on the TV. She watched the second plane fly into the World Trade Center.

“I knew right away something was wrong and then it clicked. Immediately it set in: ‘Oh, my gosh, what flight were they on?’” said Griffin.

The Petersons had arrived at the airport early and had taken Flight 93 instead of the later one that they had booked.

“I just didn’t know what to do at that point. I just knew that I needed to go over there,” said Griffin. …

Read the rest of their hopeful stories at Manasquan Patch.

Posted on September 8, 2011 by cascheller

Christianity, Community, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

9/11 anniversary, Christianity, Community, Faith, Family, Flight 93, Friendship, grief, Ground Zero, History, Jean and Don Peterson, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

« 1 2 3 4 … 6 »

Integrating Faith &Psychiatry: A Summary

Allan Josephson: Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 5: Narcissism & Relationships @TheHighCalling

Allan Josephson: Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 4: Work & the Self @TheHighCalling

9/11 Lessons in Civil Religion @NJShorePatch

Jersey Shore Faithful to Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary @NJShorePatch

Print →HTML

Cursive → Print

Print → Emoji

Cursive → Print

Homepage

Cursive → Print

Cursive → Print

Cursive → Print

Cursive > Print

Emoji & Cursive > Print

Emoji and Cursive > Print

Print → Emoji