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		<title>The Great Therapist</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With my voice I cry out to the LORD;
     with my voice I make supplication to the LORD.
I pour out my complaint before him;
     I tell my trouble before him.     (Psalm 142:1-2)
 
          A therapist is a bit like God in that they both listen to complaints.  A good therapist, though, recognizes that his/her familiarity with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pistolpete.wordpress.com&blog=854833&post=922&subd=pistolpete&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You prepare a table before me
     in the presence of my enemies.  (Psalm 23:5a)
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     Throughout the course of my Bipolar illness, I&#8217;ve been fortunate to have a steady stream of income, a way to &#8220;bring home the bacon&#8221;.  More than this, I&#8217;ve been blessed with a steady wife who fries it up for me.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pistolpete.wordpress.com&blog=854833&post=919&subd=pistolpete&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider my affliction and my trouble,
     and forgive all my sins.  (Psalm 25:18)

      Over the years, I&#8217;ve given a lot of thought to the relationship between sin and sickness.  The Bible clearly connects the two, but it is not always clear what sort of connection exists. There are times when sickness is caused by what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pistolpete.wordpress.com&blog=854833&post=913&subd=pistolpete&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good Boundaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
     I have a goodly heritage.   (Psalm 16:6, NRSV)

          One thing you&#8217;ll learn should you ever spend time in a psych hospital is that there are a lot of rules.  Rules about food.  Rules about noise.  Rules about visiting.  Rules about movies and television.  Rules about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pistolpete.wordpress.com&blog=854833&post=909&subd=pistolpete&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
My soul waits for the Lord
          more than those who watch for the morning
          more than those who watch for the morning.   (Psalm 130:5-6, NRSV)
&#160;
          It&#8217;s still dark outside.  I lie awake staring at the ceiling, wondering how much of my mind I&#8217;ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pistolpete.wordpress.com&blog=854833&post=905&subd=pistolpete&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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