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Approaching the Body with Empathy and Compassion when it Doesn’t Do What it “Should”
Consider your body as it collectively groans with disease, heartache, or suffering, alongside creation, eagerly awaiting the coming restoration of our Lord. When your body doesn't do what it "should," meet it with empathy and compassion.
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A Prayer for Perfectionism
A call for help, a prayer for perfectionism, written for anyone feeling the weight of unreachable standards or burdened by perceived failures
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Being God’s Beloved: A 6 Step Christian Mindfulness Meditation
A Christian mindfulness meditation incorporating Scripture, guided imagery, and other mindfulness practices to encourage integration between our minds, bodies, and spirits.
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Hearing From God: It Starts with a Conversational Relationship
Hearing from God starts with a conversational relationship, not in mechanical, religious routines or formulas
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The Christian way is different: harder, and easier.
As C.S. Lewis writes, the Christian way is both harder and easier. For we are called to give up all parts of ourselves -- a task both challenging and freeing.
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When You Feel Unworthy
When you feel unworthy “I’m not good enough.” “Everyone is better than me.” “What’s the use in trying if I’m just going to fail?” At some point in our lives, hopefully we begin to see these highly self-critical thoughts for what they are. Perhaps they’re rooted in adverse childhood…
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Where is God in the Midst of Suffering? Reflections on ‘Divine Hiddenness’
In response to age-old question, “where is God in the midst of suffering?” I previously wrote an article on divine love and human suffering, based on C.S Lewis’ book, The Problem of Pain. Lately, I’ve been reading and reflecting on Howard-Snyder and Moser’s Divine Hiddenness, a collection of essays…
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Finding Delight in the Goodness of God
What does it mean to say that we worship a good God? And can we really believe in the goodness of God, in the midst of our sin, suffering, or heartache? The Goodness of God In The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W Tozer describes the goodness of God along…
