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…
Anger 7 Tests of Righteous Anger (Part 7): Right Charge 26 Jun 2019 It was like he was just looking for an excuse to yell. It didn't take much to set him off and my simple question was the spark that light the…
Evangelism Become A Suffering Sensitive Evangelist 25 Jun 2019 He was the type of guy that I gravitated towards. He had that sort of hippie vibe about him. He rode up on his skateboard and I felt him reading…
Books Best Books of the Year…So Far (2019) 24 Jun 2019 I generally read close to 50 books a year, but this year has been different. As 2018 ended I was personally struggling. I was stressed, burnt-out, and mentally exhausted. At…
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