OVERCOMING SHAME
Here's the thing about shame: it binds you, enslaves you, restricts you, limits you, and robs you of the capacity to either imagine or to act. Shame makes believing the gospel impossible and forces us...
View ArticleAnxiety makes me stupid
Anxiety makes me stupid. There’s no point in sugar coating this truth. It’s my reality. When I’m anxious I do dumb things. Things I know better than doing, but seem unable to control. The higher my...
View ArticleHow I want to be in the midst of anxiety
Do not be anxious – about anything – but in all things, with prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to the Lord. Philippians 4:6 How I am and how I want to be in the midst of...
View ArticleListening Dialogue
She disagreed with me. Publicly. And it was perfectly ok. In fact its happening more and more. People publicly saying clearly what is so for them when it differs from my own perspective… and it being...
View ArticleAnxiety doesn’t have to be contagious
Anxiety is contagious. Pick any ole issue you want that folks care about and disagree on: acceptance of gay and lesbian friends, defining or solving racism, politics… Now, imagine yourself embroiled in...
View ArticleParenting with Presence
One of the hardest things I’ve ever attempted is being present with my kids when I have an agenda. I don’t think I’ve ever successfully pulled it off. It is, of course, a completely inappropriate goal...
View ArticleMental Illness is a Normal Human Experience
Mental illness is a normative part of human existence. As normal a part of your and my life as any sickness or illness. From temporary situational anxiety and depression or anger we all experience; to...
View Article“Indescribable” PLUTO & Anxiety-Free Science
When it comes to creation, you've got nothing to be anxious about! Enjoy creation as it is, and celebrate science's ability to reveal it to us and its capacity to clarify how God creates. While it’s...
View ArticleWheaton, Witness, and Christian Theology
Larycia Hawkins was not making a theological statement; she was living a theological statement about God’s love for all people. In a world filled with fear it’s important to note the nuance. Wheaton...
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