“When you’ve nothing else construct ceremonies out of the air and breath upon them.” Cormac McCarthy It doesn’t take much to make your holidays more meaningful. But it sure is easy to believe it does. Our family was adopted last Thanksgiving by some friends and coworkers from a former life. As you know, doing so […]
Enemies Where You Least Expect
“The tongue has the power of life and death.” Proverbs 18:21 I have a young face. I really do. Go look at my picture. I once got carded at a liquor store and even with an I.D., the woman wasn’t convinced. She said I didn’t look a day older than 16. At the time I […]
For When You Are Stuck
“There is no way out of the inner life. So one had better get into it.” Parker Palmer “The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it” Henri Nouwen “Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up.” The Valley of Vision Four months […]
Real Guilt Doesn’t Feel Like Guilt
“Don’t you realize that it is God’s kindness that is trying to lead you to him and change the way you think and act?” Romans 2:4 “Those who look to him are radiant. There faces are never covered in shame.” Psalm 34:5 Did this happen to you as a kid? You got caught doing something […]
Parenting As One Thing
“A parent’s unconscious is a child’s first reality.” Louis Cozolino “Love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 Brandt had been crying for over an hour. I mean this guy was straight singing the blues wailing. And there was simply no getting away from him. We were stuck in the car driving to […]
Why You Must Trust Your Emotions
“Emotions are the language of the soul. They are the cry that gives the heart a voice.” Dan Allender, Tremper Longman “I’ve never met an irrational emotion. Once you know the whole story, they always make sense.” Sue Johnson “Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe; most […]
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