Substack
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My first two months on Substack and how you can support this page moving forward
Adrian Warnock
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Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychiatry, Psychology, Philosophy, Theology, Religion, Suffering, Christianity, Clinical Trials, Blood Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Immune System, Medicines, Health
Christian doctor and published author. Join me on Substack and Patheos. I live with chronic illness, & write about hope, healing, and compassion.
Adrian Warnock’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridFaith Alone Misses Real Healing: How can a Biopsychosocial-spiritual Approach Help me?
Substack
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Introducing the four-legged stool approach to suffering, built on biological or medical evidence, understanding our thoughts or psychology, rebuilding our social world, and exploring spirituality
Learning from John Newton 300 years on
e-n.org.uk
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The headlines of the story are well-known.A rebellious youth. Pressganged into the Royal Navy. Whipped after an attempted desertion. Swapped onto a ship on its way to pick up slaves. Enslaved, himself, in Africa. Rescued by a captain friend of his father's only to almost die in a storm on the way home.
What Philip Yancey Can Teach Us About Shame
Patheos
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Another year begins. Another Christian celebrity scandal emerges. Generally I refuse to comment on these, although my heart sinks a little more with each of them. But there is something powerful for us to learn about shame from Philip Yancey's admission: "To my great shame, I confess that for eight years I willfully engaged in a sinful affair with a married woman .
When Life Hurts: Physical, Mental, Social, & Spiritual Pain
Patheos
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Nobody gets off this planet without significant suffering. When life hurts Bible verses alone will not take away the pain. These 40+ articles based on two decades of writing offer specific help and hope for chronic illness, depression, divorce, end-of-life, grief and more.
Why The Apostle Paul Wouldn't Get Hired By Your Church
Patheos
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10 reasons your church would reject the Apostle Paul, and why that says more about us than him. He had a violent past, was frequently jailed, often sick, constantly travelling, doctrinally he doesn't fit any modern mould, emotionally raw, sometimes abrasive, not married, financially unconventional, and utterly uncommitted to our institutions.
When Your Body Lies To You: False Messages And Appetites
Patheos
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Your problem is not all in your head. But that doesn't mean it reflects reality.
TV's The Celebrity Traitors Finale: Spellbound By Lies
Patheos
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Spoiler Free Reflections on our Global Captivation with Deception and "Murder." I've recently become obsessed with The Traitors, a TV show about suspicion, deception, betrayal, the "murder" of the faithful, and the unmasking of traitors. But beneath the entertainment lies something far deeper: a mirror to the human heart.
Spurgeon On Sharing The Divine Nature - Evangelical Theosis?
Patheos
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To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature.
Amazing Grace Within: Newton On The Inner Evidence Of Faith
Patheos
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I fear that thousands of people deceive themselves and assume they are Christians, even although they do not meet the test of the Bible. But there are also many genuine believers who because of their doubts and Satan's temptations, form negative conclusions against themselves, even when the Bible speaks peace to them.
Real Love Has Christian Roots And Without Them It Is Doomed
Patheos
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How can real love survive the way our civilised is society is devolving towards selfishness, victimhood, and entitlement. We are sawing off the very branch we are sitting on, which grew from the Christian tree.
How Suffering Revealed What Was In My Heart
Patheos
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Lord, I wouldn't allow my child to go through what I am going through. So why have you let me? Why have you stopped answering my prayers? Where are you when I need you the most? Why do I feel so alone? Why has this happened to me?
Are Christian Blogs Dead? Why I still identify as a blogger
Patheos
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Am I a Personal Blogger or a Columnist? So many of the blogs I used to love are gone. But this page proves Christian blogs are far from dead! Here is fresh spiritually uplifting content for you from a range of top blogs.
UK Health Minister: Cancer Patient, Christian, Gay, Realist
Patheos
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There are a number of really interesting characters in Sir Keir Starmer's new cabinet. Before the election I listened to a fascinating interview with one of them, our new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting.
Assassination Attempt: Trump and Biden Must Call for Peace
Patheos
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Both presidential candidates are routinely described by the other party as being a threat to the existence of democracy. Why are we surprised that someone took it upon themselves to try and remove one of them? It is time for the political temperature in the USA to be turned down.
UK Election: Political Transition with Dignity and Respect
Patheos
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A peaceful transfer of power with no one denying the results. Are you watching USA? Christians ought to pray for the success of our leaders. When it became clear that The Conservatives had lost the UK election, Rishi Sunak called Sir Keir Starmer and congratulated him, conceding defeat.
Adrian on BBC's Songs of Praise - Finding God in Times of Turmoil
Patheos
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If you stop believing in God, it doesn't take away the pain, it just takes away the hope...
Six years on - Life after a cancer diagnosis
Patheos
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Today marks the day when, six years ago, my life changed forever as I was diagnosed with blood cancer. That night I experienced the first of many [...]
Global Faith and the Media - Uneasy Bedfellows
Patheos
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As a faith blogger since 2003 I have always had a mixed view of the mainstream media. Of course I have a lot of respect for journalists and the work they do in covering news. But often a lack of passion or expertise comes across and for many issues a good citizen journalist trumps someone writing copy on a tight deadline.
"Do small things with great love" - Queen Elizabeth
Patheos
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I never met the Queen. But I have seen countless clips of those who did. And so in my tribute for her I highlighted what so many said of her which was that she was humble and always focussed on the person in front of her.
Queen Elizabeth's Rainbows - Did Heaven itself commemorate her death?
Patheos
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Queen Elizabeth's Rainbows - Did Heaven itself commemorate her death? September 8, 2022 Adrian Warnock A rainbow appeared over Windsor castle today, Queen Elizabeth's favourite home. A double rainbow also appeared over Buckingham Palace. It seems appropriate somehow. Perhaps the heavens themselves wanted to mark the passing of this amazing woman.
Dream small - take little steps to help others
Patheos
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What really matters is not the big stuff, but the little things. As we heard yesterday a tiny acorn holds all the programming needed to produce a giant tree. In response to that post which explained the concept of Dream Small, someone shared this video of a song that talks about the simple moments that change lives.
Dream small and achieve big in life, your career, your business, or ministry
Patheos
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People are often encouraged to "dream big dreams", but whilst there is a place for that, sometimes a huge dream actually gets in the way of the small steps you need to start on a journey. This applies to your career, a business you might want to start, a relationship, and even to a church or ministry you may be trying to establish.
Evusheld betrayal - UK Govt still gaslighting the immune suppressed rather than protecting us - B...
Blood Cancer Uncensored
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This morning the BBC are reporting that the Department of Health has ruled out "for now" buying doses of the only preventative antibody treatment against COVID for people who have a weakened immune system. They have referred the matter to NICE but they will not rule until APRIL next year.