Well worth a read of Dyfed’s blog on this subject. It continues to be an ethical minefield that causes cockles to rise on both sides of the fence. On the point of mental health post abortion, some argue that it is the guilt put onto ladies who have had an abortion by the pro-lifers that [...]
So, in the last post we focussed more on the more therapeutic nature of healing, or therapy as healing. I wanted to start there because the very nature of who we are and how we are can actually bring healing. So, onto the other Greek word for healing, we find in the gospels: Iaomai: to [...]
If we believe that we are the fullness of Him who fills all in all, then those of us with a calling to this amazing gateway of healthcare, science and technology need to understand who we are and how we have been gifted into this sphere; we can then stand up into the full measure of who we are supposed to be and bring as much life and goodness as possible in to the place of our calling.
This is a huge topic to open a discussion on, and I am so grateful to Roger and Sue Mitchell for some hugely helpful work they did on the 9 gifts and 9 fruit of the Spirit and how they kind of line up with each other. In the Greek there are 2 words which mean healing.
Much of the material that will be central to these posts will cover perspectives on the 'gates' of society, the places of influence that shape the culture. If transformation is a desired outcome, such aspects as strategic prayer and understanding the redemptive gifts of places will play their part. As prayer opens up space, filling it will be vital, not in a controlling, top-down sense, but with a servant spirit. Finding appropriate terminology is difficult. Maybe 'transformation' is not the right term, perhaps 'transfiguration', where inner qualities burst through.
I have chosen to use the term 'gates' and although they can be defined any number of ways these are the seven ways I have chosen to group them by:
These are in two formats. Epub can be read in many ereaders, such as Ipad, kobo etc.; if using a kindle then the format will be mobi. If there are difficulties in reading the format an internet search should show any peculiarities for your specific ereader
Vol 1.1 Epub format Vol 1.1 Mobi format
Vol 1.2 Epub format Vol 1.2 Mobi format
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Medicalisation….
The last president of the RCGP, Dr Iona Heath wrote an amazing article in 1999 called ‘The Medicalisation of Human Grief’. In it, she critiqued how when people are grieving, or sad about how life is, we are often all too quick to diagnose depression and try and cover things over with an antidepressant. She [...]