I posted my pastoral failure and discussion with Joe and Janell in video form on the paid side, and then wrote a follow up blogpost on the basic tenets of companioning the bereaved--pointing out how, …
Unlearning Isolation
Becoming Active Participants Instead of Lonely Observers, Part 1 In the Broadway performance based on his life and music, Bruce Springsteen walks the audience through a dysfunctional childhood with …
Improve Your Love Life in 2023
What it would be like to have a marriage where sex is experienced as a tremendous blessing instead of a burden? How would it feel to hear Dr. David Schnarch describe the couples he has worked with …
How I Failed as a Pastor
Janell came to visit me after her son (and only child) died because she believed God told her I had something she needed to hear. While she was able to hear that, this wasn't my finest moment as a …
Thanksgiving as a Practice
One of the great spiritual challenges to our joy, happiness and relationships is that our default mode of thinking is 'negative bias'. We take the good for granted; we mull over the frustrating. The …
The Best and Most Popular Posts of 2022
I hope you are enjoying this holiday season, with perhaps some downtime, a few more hours with your loved ones, and some great reflections on the gift of Christ’s coming. This week we’re recounting …
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