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How a Baptist educator’s simple plan gave rise to health insurance

WEBThe Baylor plan itself evolved into Blue Cross and Blue Shield. “Baptists created insurance because there was a need,” Lefever said. “Christians have a …

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God cares about health (Luke 13:10-17) The Christian Century

WEBJesus’ ministry repeatedly shows that God cares about our physical health. Those who work to improve people’s health, whether by research or treatment or …

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The Black Church Food Security Network aims to heal the land and …

WEBHeber Brown III, pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, is the founder of the Black Church Food Security Network, through which …

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St. Dymphna and her legacy of care The Christian Century

WEBA 14th-century church in Geel is dedicated to Dymphna, the patron saint of the mentally afflicted. According to legend, this seventh-century Irish princess, who fled …

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Grace in the face of suicide: Theological questions and hopes

WEBGrace in the face of suicide: Theological questions and hopes. by Mary T. Stimming in the March 8, 2000 issue. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, by Kay …

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A clergy mental health crisis

WEBThad Austin, senior director of strategic initiatives and congregational engagement at Duke Divinity, and his colleague Katie Comeau just produced a book summing up their …

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Putting clergy health in perspective

WEBAmy Frykholm took issue with those dire diagnoses in her recent Century article “The pastors are all right” (May 8), citing Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell’s work with …

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Health-care option: A Mennonite plan for mutual aid

WEBIn July, the Mennonite assembly passed a resolution supporting legislation that would extend health-care coverage to all Americans, especially the poor and …

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Faith, spirituality, and the psychedelic renaissance The Christian

WEBPsychedelic Science 2023 was organized by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, launched in 1986 by activist Rick Doblin to …

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Be happy: The health and wealth gospel The Christian Century

WEBBe happy: The health and wealth gospel. by Jason Byassee in the July 12, 2005 issue. When she came to church it was a big event. She wore her nicest dress and …

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Fit for ministry: Addressing the crisis in clergy health

WEBAnother factor contributing to a health crisis among clergy is the problem of agency. Self-determination is impeded on several levels. On a spiritual level, clergy have …

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Thérèse of Lisieux and mental health The Christian Century

WEBThérèse of Lisieux offers an entirely different—and liberating—way to think about mental health. Not everyone venerates the obscure Carmelite who died at age …

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Dying wishes: Advance care planning in La Crosse, Wisconsin

WEBPaul was treated at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where a remarkable 96 percent of patients have made a plan for their deaths. The …

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Whose problem is clergy burnout

WEBClergy self-care is crucial to emotional and spiritual health, too—and with new demands on pastors to do ministry online and to provide pastoral care in a time of …

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Citing religion, some health workers refuse flu shots

WEBJoyce Gingerich is among seven employees at IU Health Goshen Hospital in northern Indiana who were recently fired for refusing flu shots. Gingerich says she gets …

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Renowned physcian, global health care activist Paul Farmer dies at …

WEBWorld-renowned physician and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer died of an acute cardiac event in his sleep on February 21. He was 62. Farmer, who is credited …

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New study examines how COVID has changed churches

WEBA new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research provides a look at the state of churches in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. The study surveyed 2,074 churches …

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Lessons for Our Whole Lives: Church-based sex ed

WEBSex education is hard work, whether done in schools, churches or at home. At Robbinsdale UCC, an older group of students is working on the notion of “consent” …

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Kerri N. Allen The Christian Century

WEBFrom theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the Christian Century's newsletters have you covered. Kerri N. Allen is a Presbyterian …

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