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 moreWhere I Am
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If Jesus is Light & Hope & Truth and if God is Love, than you were created in the image of these very things. You were created for them and out of them.
Read moreUs vs. Them: On Political Arguments
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Nobody has ever been led to see the error of their ways by name-calling online or experienced significant heart change after seeing a snarky meme.
Read more4 Language Changes to Make Your Church More Mental Health Friendly
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The way you talk about things gives people a glimpse into what you actually believe about them.
Read moreSheep, Goats, and Tires.
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When you help other people in their time of pain and need, you are becoming more like Jesus.
But because He's also identifying with the down-and-out, the prisoner, and the sick, the following is also true: When you accept help from the people around you, you are also becoming more like Jesus.
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.
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