Below are some of the top signs that I believe show one has experienced religious harm and exploitation.
Continue readingTag Archives: emotions
Spiritual Root System
There are 5 roots that run down deep into our hearts, the seat of who we are as God created us to be. These are to be nurtured, fed, and released in our lives, otherwise our hearts will die.
Continue readingMental Health, Anxiety & Being Present
Anxiety. We all experience it at varying times. How much more over the past 15-16 months?!
In this brief video below, I take a moment to talk through anxiety and a simple practice that can help us navigate it.
Continue readingIs Anxiety Wrong?
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Anxiety is on our radar a lot these days. It is a very real and rising reality of our time. But for the Christian, just as with the emotions of fear and anger, the eyes of disdain can easily look down upon anxiety. We aren’t supposed to experience this stuff. It means something is wrong with us. Continue reading
Unhealthy Leadership Commandments
Each semester I teach a class called Leadership Development & Care at Visible Music College. The goal is to address three topics: 1) leading self, 2) developing our understanding of who we are as created by God, and 3) learning to care for (and lead) others. It’s not perfect, but I think those three areas connect to one another and build on one another from the first to the last.
It’s one of my favorite classes to teach in that, if no one else gets anything from it, I certainly do from the reminders of digging into material on emotional health, contemplative spiritual practices, and what it means to care for others in my life. Continue reading
The Prodigal Thought 