Dr. Carla Cornelius

Using technology to promote life not death

The recent revelation of the invention of the "suicide pod" by "Dr. Death" triggered concerns for the future vulnerable, and memories of the dystopian film, "Soylent Green."

A Timely Fathers' Day Reminder

The newest billionaire to be trumpeted by Ford magazine is Jay-Z, the rapper whose wealth has been generated from many creative ventures and prudent investments. The vast majority will gladly join the bandwagon to sing his praises and applaud this rare achievement. But there are three people who ...

Is our society fostering social isolation?

No doubt we have all witnessed the modern phenomenon of a family eating at a restaurant and no-one is talking because they are all too busy with their technological devices. Sadly, this is fast becoming the norm.

Makeover vs Transformation

On the face of it, it may seem as if these terms are synonymous. Sometimes we get excited by changes, and seek out superficial change such as home or body makeovers. We crave losing weight at the beginning of the year, and tend to want to "spring clean" our homes at this time of the year, and focus ...

The Best Use of the Human Body

According to research by the Mental Health Foundation, "one in five of the 4,505 adults surveyed (20 percent) felt shame over their body image." We need a shift in the way we think of our bodies, such that we consider them more in terms of functionality than presentability.

The painful insights only pain can give

Whether it's a mild headache or an agonizing bone fracture, pain performs the useful function of warning us that something is not right physically or emotionally. It is not something we get used to no matter how long we've had it, so the question arises – how do we deal with pain when it simply ...

Making Sense of Senseless Tragedies

On a day when we remembered God's greatest act of love to extend grace to undeserving, sin-ridden human beings, we witnessed just how far the sinful nature can fall and the devastating fallout. Suicide bombers sacrificed their lives which resulted in human carnage; whereas Jesus gave up his life to ...

Rethinking Legacy

The word "legacy" brings to mind the monetary and material gifts which testators normally leave behind to their chosen beneficiaries in their wills. It rarely occurs to us that a more meaningful legacy consists of the intangible gifts or footprints of the soul which are often etched for a lifetime ...

Reaffirming Marriage in Today's Divorce Culture

Whether a celebrity couple announces the news of their divorce as did Jeff Bezos with the touching tweet, "If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again," or the joint statement by Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston that the breakup was, "mutual and lovingly made," the ...

How Reality TV Messes with Our Take on Reality

One woman, using her celebrity influence, recently dared to speak out against the body shaming trend which has come to dominate our image-obsessed popular culture. American singer, Demi Lovato, responded to a journalist's online comments that she had a "fuller figure" with the perfect retort – "I ...