Calling someone “needy” is a vicious insult in today’s culture. But what if we’re all needy, in ways we never understood or even wanted to admit? For me, coming to grips with my neediness was an …
Would You Like to Help Shape a Message Offering Comfort and Healing to Hurting Christian Parents?
I’ve finished my first solid draft on the working title: When Christian Parents Hurt. The focus is on Christian parents with adult children who are making choices that are breaking their parents’ …
Slowing Down: You Know You Need to, You Know You Want to, These Writers Tell Us How
As the holiday season is upon us, one of the best things we can do for our families and our own souls is to slow down. Way down. We all know this. We are more attentive lovers to our God, our spouses, …
A Valuable Resource for the Discouraged, and Those Barely Hanging On
As a pastor, I’m always on the lookout for valuable resources to hand off to other people. One I love to give to people facing difficult times is Frank Viola’s Hang On, Let Go: What to Do When …
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The Secret to Spiritual Success
Someone can learn and basically understand the Gospel in about ten minutes’ time. We don’t need to learn more in order to be saved, but we do need to learn more—and to keep on learning—if we want to …
When a Child Goes Astray, Who’s to Blame?
I’m continuing to work on and refine the material in my book-in-progress, When Christian Parents Hurt. What keeps coming up in my study and interviews is the issue of guilt. This is a tricky issue to …
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