Body image and losing weight

Here’s a new podcast I recorded for tmcyouth that was posted yesterday.


Taking a look in the mirror


That glass object in your room can sometimes be your worst enemy. It tells you if you’re fat or thin—good-looking or ugly. Click here to find out how to see your true image and shed off pounds of worry and doubt!

It's okay to love yourself

tmcyouth.com posted a new blog I wrote for them this week, "It's okay to love yourself."

Finding the right job

Last spring, I lectured to youth at the Northwest Summit on the topic of living a life of meaning and purpose, how to find the right education and job to find that meaning and purpose and how Christian Science could help.

The lecture was recorded and is now posted on tmcyouth.com.

Here's the link...

Purposeful employment: Choosing schools and careers

Scroll down the page and you'll see a table of several lectures given along with mine.

"Thinking about women," part 4

The fourth part of the tmcyouth.com series on “Thinking about women,” that I was involved with has been posted.

The intro...

You flip on any TV sitcom and chances are you’ll hear some mention of sex. What is the obsession with sex on TV, in magazines, and on the Internet? Why does the media industry feel a need to portray life solely on the sensual? Find out what four guys conclude in this fourth episode of “Thinking about women–the series.” Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher, Christian Science practitioner Russel Fogg, and video producer Matt Lawrence join TMC Youth’s David Bates to tackle the question, “Why is sex always in the media?”

Don't get overwhelmed

I have a new blog posted on tmcyouth.com, “God is bigger than your trouble.”

It begins with

“My wife and I sat down to eat at a restaurant. An exasperated looking waitress jetted over to our table, a bit mindlessly gathered herself together, and dropped protocol for a moment while she uttered, “This is the worst day of my life.”

Read on if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed.

"Thinking about women," part 3

Episode #3 in the series, “Thinking about women,” that I was involved with, has been posted on tmcyouth.com.

The intro…

Most people think sensual desires are natural to human beings. But are they? And are they something we just have to learn to deal with, or is there another solution ? These are the kinds of questions a group of guys talk about in the third installment of “Thinking about women-the series.”

Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher and Christian Science practitioner Russel Fogg join TMC Youth’s David Bates to try and figure out where these urges for sex come from.

"Thinking about women" part 2

Episode #2 of the podcast series, “Thinking about women,” that I participated in, is posted on tmcyouth.com.

Here’s the intro:

“Most people are familiar with Adam, Eve, and the apple. (A drawing of the story is even shown at the beginning of the popular television show, “Desperate Housewives.”) Its underlying theme has really impacted everyday life whether we feel it directly or not. So, “How do we get beyond the Adam and Eve model?”

In the second installment of “Thinking about women-the series,” Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher, Christian Science practitioner Russel Fogg, and video producer Matt Lawrence join TMC Youth’s David Bates to figure out how we can move beyond a sin-based concept of ourselves and others.”

What are you grateful for?

I love Thanksgiving time. It reminds me to stop what I'm doing and be extra grateful for all the blessings that God has to offer.

I shared some of the things I'm grateful for this year in a blog posting, "Gratitude for spiritual awakenings," on tmcyouth.com that went up yesterday.

Happy Thanksgiving to you.

What's your worth?

I have a new blog posted on tmcyouth.com

"What's your worth?"

It begins

"Does a fast food cashier earning $14,000 a year have as much worth as a software programmer earning $150,000? In light of the huge disparities that exist between high and low earners these days..."

What does God need to know to heal you?

I have a new blog posting on tmcyouth.com titled "Does God need to know about your problem?"

If you've ever wondered what God needs to know, and maybe doesn't need to know in order to heal you, this blog may answer some of your questions!

New blog

I know, I know...I've missed a few days posting blog entries recently. But there's a reason!

tmcyouth.com asked me to start blogging for them a couple of weeks ago, and it's taken a bit of extra energy and time to get going with their program.

tmcyouth.com is a web site of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, dedicated to interacting with young people online around the world interested in Christian Science and its activities. It's a relatively new site targeted at a young audience, but growing and expanding with new ideas and offerings.

SpiritHeals, the name of my new blog on their site was added today.

I have two entries up.

Check out my introduction and my first posting titled, "A better way than war!"

Click on the above links and you'll go right to them.

And make comments at the end of the pieces! People love to read comments. I hope to receive many...and as usual, I expect to respond right back again.

To keep up the pace with SpiritHeals I'll be posting fewer entries on this site. I can only do so many! But I will blog links here to any posts I make on SpiritHeals. So, in the sum of it all, I'll probably have as many postings as you've grown accustomed to.

We'll see!

But this is fun. I look forward to the challenge of reaching an audience with obviously unique interests and concerns. To be honest, though, I think there is a "young" audience in all of us.