Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 6): Generalizations 27 Aug 2019 A bad experience does not predetermine the future. It can certainly feel this way at times, and when it feels like one bad thing after another comes our way it…
Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 5): Mind-Reading 14 Aug 2019 "I bet they think I am stupid!" "I know that they don't want to be my friend anymore." "She is probably angry at me because I forgot to call her…
Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 4): Jumping to Conclusions 23 Jul 2019 Anxiety makes everything seem so urgent. We feel the immediate need to make decisions, to react, to respond, to do something. There is a mounting pressure in our minds and…
Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 3): False Extremes 17 Jul 2019 Anxiety is often related to our interpretation of events. We saw last week how anxiety often tempts us to focus on the worst possible outcome in any given situation (Catastrophizing).…
Books Review “The Intentional Christian Community Handbook” by David Janzen 15 Jul 2019 There was a time when I was younger that I was interested in joining a Christian commune. There were so many things about it that resonated with me. I entertained…
Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 2): Catastrophizing 10 Jul 2019 Catastrophes refer to those devastating and tragic turn of events that ruin lives. We may think of environmental events like earthquakes and hurricanes and volcano eruptions. Anxiety tends to live…
Personal Update on a New Book Project 8 Jul 2019 Many of my readers may already know this, but I have officially signed a contract with New Growth Press to write a new book. Last year I had the joy…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 8): Right Effect 3 Jul 2019 Yelling at your kids will get them to quiet down, but it won't help them to love you and love God. Anger "works," it accomplishes something. Often it accomplishes a…
Anxiety Anxiety’s False Interpretations (Part 1): An Introduction 1 Jul 2019 Anxiety doesn't usually come out of nowhere. That's how it feels to us in the moment. It feels like anxiety just hit us. In most cases, though not all, anxiety…
Counseling What Forgiveness Is (Part 3) 27 Jun 2019 If forgiveness is contingent upon the ability to forget past hurts then who can forgive? Memories of painful past offenses are often seared into our mind. The adage "forgive and…
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