Some time ago, I remember a study that was done on the efficacy of prayer. If my memory serves me correctly, it was supposed to be one of the biggest studies done on prayer. The study was set up to be a double-blind study in which religious volunteers would pray over the healing of medicallyContinue reading “Does Prayer Really Work?”
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Are Moral Values Important?
To many people, the Bible is the blueprint on how to live one’s life with moral values. I think that moral values are extremely important, in that a person can significantly destroy his life by one bad decision. You can rise to the top with an impeccable reputation, but one silly decision made in aContinue reading “Are Moral Values Important?”
Can Aging Be Reversed?
Let me tell you how my day is going so far: I had recently loss my job; loss my health insurance; been diagnosed with heart disease, edema, and arthritis; sustained a serious knee injury. You may think that my life sucks right about now. But think again. Many people would see what I am goingContinue reading “Can Aging Be Reversed?”
Does God Want You To Be Successful?
Does God want you to be successful in life or does he want you instead to be crumpled on the floor, a broken man? Well, I thought about this for a while, and then the following Bible verses popped into my mind: The things, which are impossible with men arepossible with God. —Luke 18:27What thingsContinue reading “Does God Want You To Be Successful?”
Live Backwards and Get Ahead
Is it possible to live backwards and get ahead? Maybe. When I was a psychology student in the 80’s, cognitive behavioral therapy was the fad. At least in my circles it was. So I read books written by the great cognitive behavioral therapists: Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, David Burns, and others. Actually, Albert Ellis preferredContinue reading “Live Backwards and Get Ahead”
Demons and Ideas
We are familiar with the stories of Jesus casting out demons that affected people with a variety of disorders. But do demons really exist? I think they do. I believe that demons exist in the form of ideas. The great psychologist Carl Jung once said that people don’t have ideas, ideas have people. I thinkContinue reading “Demons and Ideas”
How to Flip a Situation
A few years ago, a movie about James Brown, the godfather of soul music, hit the theaters. I saw the movie and what intrigued me most about the movie was when James Brown said that whenever he’s in a bad situation, he flips it. He flips it. Interesting. I guess he meant that he turnsContinue reading “How to Flip a Situation”
Are Problems a Good Thing?
We all know the story of Adam and Eve. They lived in the Garden of Eden, which was a perfect place to live. Food just grew naturally and effortlessly, and Adam and Eve were beautiful and in perfect health. They lived an effortless existence devoid of problems. But would you know it, God placed theContinue reading “Are Problems a Good Thing?”
My First Blog Post
I know God has a plan for me. I don’t know what it is. — Benjamin Watson This is the first post on my new blog. And if you had already read my introduction, you know that I am interested in self-help, psychology, and religion. Just to let you know where my head is atContinue reading “My First Blog Post”
Hello, My Name is Al A. Gammate
Why am I starting a blog? It’s a good question. I’ve always been interested in self-help, psychology, and religion. I enjoy talking about these topics with others who are also interested. I don’t have all the answers and neither do you. So maybe if we combine our heads, we can fit some pieces of life’sContinue reading “Hello, My Name is Al A. Gammate”
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