Denial Lasts Seconds But The Damage Can Last Years
A few moments of denial can cause long term damage. But if you can manage those moments, you will save yourself much pain.
Deconstructing Your Faith: Review of "Invisible Jesus"
In Scot McKnight’s latest book, Invisible Jesus, he looks at the recent Deconstruction movement and helps people to navigate this journey.
How to Overcome Fear with Faith: Part Two
When Jesus was arrested, his disciples reacted in fear. Maybe you can relate. Fear turns us into control freaks and robs us of our future.
How to Overcome Fear with Faith
When Jesus was arrested, his followers were gripped by fear. This post helps to better understand the effect that fear has on us and how to overcome it.
Deconstructing Faith
Deconstructing faith. It seems to be what people are doing a lot these days. Is it wrong? Is it dangerous?
Fear Makes You A Control Freak
Learn how fear robs from you and makes you a control freak.
Are Christians Protected from COVID-19
Are Christians protected from COVID-19? If not, then what is the hope the Bible offers?
How Do You Deal With The Loss of a Child?
Nothing can be worse than losing a child. How does one recover from something like that? This brief post points the way to how to grieve and move on from the loss of a child.
Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: What is Shame
If you have been deeply hurt, have you found deep healing? Our hurt is often rooted in the pain of shame. But what is shame and where did it come from? Why to we suffer from it? This post will explore these questions.
Lose Your Christian Cliches and Jargon
Too often, Christians simplify their talks with clichés and jargon. This can feel disrespectful to both people and God. We can do better. This post explains why using clichés and jargon doesn’t help share your faith clearly.
Five Reasons People Struggle to Find God
There are many reasons why some people choose not to believe in God. Often, these reasons are deeply connected to negative or painful experiences within church communities. This post explores five common reasons why individuals decide to stop believing in God, while also offering one positive reason that encourages faith.
Five Ways to Face the Fear of Change
Everyone faces change. We often resist it our of fear. But some change is inevitable. Here are five ways to process the change that comes your way.
Finding Your Significance in God's Love
There is an answer to our fears of feeling insignificant and it comes from knowing the profound love of God.
Jesus' Suffering Offers Us Hope
Suffering seems to have no purpose. But the suffering of Jesus shows us that meaning can be found in our suffering.
Tough Questions and Answers about Forgiveness
In this post I answer two tough questions from readers about forgiveness and setting boundaries.
How to BE Forgiven – Three Ways to Rebuild Trust
Reconciliation requires the ability to forgive and the ability to rebuild the trust that has been lost. This post looks at three ways to rebuild trust.
How to apologize well - part one: admit
An authentic apology requires four parts but most people fail at all four. In this post in a series I look at the need to fully admit what you did.