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Fruits of the Spirit Imperiled

We are moving to Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, 1700 Kraft Dr. Suite 1375, Blacksburg, VA 24060. As you know moving presents multiple stressors. I won’t bore you with the

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What Is Neuropsychiatry?

Neuropsychiatry links psychiatric symptoms to brain-body function as the following examples indicate: ·      Psychiatric Disorder—Dysfunction in brain structures & brain neurocircuits ·      Depressive Disorder—Limbic-cortical dysregulation ·      Obsessive Compulsive Disorder—Frontal-subcortical circuitry,

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Fermat’s Last Theorem

In 1637 Pierre de Fermat wrote in the margin of Diophantus’s Arithmetica the statement that would puzzle some of the world’s greatest mathematicians for over three centuries: It is impossible

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Treatment of Bipolar Depression

On average people with Bipolar I Disorder spend three times more in a depressive episode than in a manic or hypomanic state; those with Bipolar II Disorder spend 40 times

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The Holy Presence

God is with us wherever we go. Jesus is right by our side. The Holy Spirit is within us. The barrier is not too great. We can feel the Holy

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Encouraging Words

Encouragement. Everyone benefits from it. Encouragement opens the portals of possibility. Kindles hope. Inspires potential. Boosts confidence. Unleashes undiscovered talents. Emboldens persistence. The Bible is filled with encouraging words. As

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Who Am I?

I don’t know the source.  A book? An article? A personal encounter? The Internet? Was it a sermon? I found it scribbled on a scrap of paper underneath a pile

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Refreshing Old Words

As an aging person I suggest: Don’t use the word older. Or senior. Experienced would be better. Wise would be even better. Fermented wouldn’t work, but elegant, refined, or opulent would be

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The Prognosis of Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia usually begins just as young adults are learning to become independent and productive. Because the illness typically strikes people when they are between the ages of 17-28, relatively few

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Mindless Behavior

Last summer my wife gave me a dozen handkerchiefs. Now they are gone. Disappeared. Not in the handkerchief drawer or the sock drawer. Not in the clothes hamper.  I began

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Listening–A Lost Art

Listening is a lost art … and an art that can be learned. Mastered and used appropriately, proper listen­ing can allow you to save valuable hours per week. Listening will

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Aging’s No Fun…Except

My shoulder popped. Rotator cuff. Doing push ups and it popped. This doesn’t happen, not to me. Regular work outs would prevent injury, keep me strong and supple. Not so.

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