Reflections on the hardest conversation I've ever had.
Read moreInto 2017 (with Joy & Hope).
If I hold on to the belief in better things only when things are going well, that's just happiness. But happiness is an emotion, a fleeting experience that is a reaction to circumstances and surroundings. Joy is a white-knuckled determination, a clinging to Truth when life is tossing us around.
Read moreHow to Keep From Sinking
Sometimes your brain is a boat that keeps springing leaks. The more water pours in, the easier it is to sink.
You need people who are willing to throw you life lines of truth. You can. not. survive without them.
Read moreCount Your Spoons: Thoughts on Self-Care
Thoughts on self-care and personal capacity.
Read moreFind A Way To Scream: Why I Write
On creating as release for pain.
Read moreWhy Suicide Prevention Matters in the Church
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and the church desperately needs it.
Read moreLet's Acknowledge That Pain Is Real
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A reflection on pain and our response to it.
Read moreHeaven Is Other People
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I think Sartre had it backwards: heaven is other people.
Read morePerry Noble and Cowboy Christianity
Thoughts on Perry Noble's dismissal from NewSpring Church and the individualistic culture within American Christianity.
Read moreTo you:
"And I want to tell you to tell your story loudly and clearly, because there are those around you, silently walking through the parts of their story that suck, and they need to know they aren’t the only ones. They need to know there’s light on the other side. They need to know that you’re alive and you’re breathing."
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