Search me, O God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is an offensive way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:25-26 Difficulties in life bring out the best in us. And the worst. This was certainly true of my experience with cancer. I prayed and practiced surrender and took in the love and support of others and of God. And I was resentful and … [Read more...] about Take Inventory
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Take Inventory
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is an offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:25-26 Difficulties in life bring out the best in us. And the worst. This was certainly true of my experience with cancer. I prayed and practiced surrender and took in the love and support of others and of God. And I was resentful and … [Read more...] about Take Inventory
Take Inventory
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is an offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:25-26 Difficulties in life bring out the best in us. And the worst. This was certainly true of my experience with cancer. I prayed and practiced surrender and took in the love and support of others and of God. And I was resentful and … [Read more...] about Take Inventory
The F Word: Forgiveness and it’s Imitations
An interview with David Augsburger David is Professor of Pastoral Care at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. A well known author and speaker, he has written three books on the subject of forgiveness including his most recent entitled Helping People Forgive published by Westminster John Knox Press. It is written primarily for clergy and counselors. We interviewed him recently … [Read more...] about The F Word: Forgiveness and it’s Imitations
Betrayal
by Carmen Renee Berry Bruce stared out the window, blind to the view in front of him. All he could see was the blisteringly clear scene in his mind of a woman's hands touching him, caressing him, molesting him. For years, a blurry image of these hands had come to him in the form of a repetitive nightmare. But he had always been jarred awake before he could see the face attached to those … [Read more...] about Betrayal
Navigating Grief
an interview with Robert Bird Grief is not easy. It is not quick. It is not painless. Few of us welcome it into our lives. It comes uninvited. We prefer that it would leave as soon as possible. But what pain we add to our lives if we refuse what this uninvited guest has to offer! To learn more about the dynamics of grief we interviewed Robert Bird, a hospital chaplain who has worked extensively … [Read more...] about Navigating Grief
Being Empty as Prayer
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Matthew 5:3 We tend to come to God full of ourselves. Full of pride, full of a need to “get it right”, full of a need to prove ourselves, full of self-reliance. But prayer is not about all we have done, or all we believe, or all the ways we work to prove ourselves. Prayer is coming to God empty of all of this. Prayer is … [Read more...] about Being Empty as Prayer
Being Empty as Prayer
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Matthew 5:3 We tend to come to God full of ourselves. Full of pride, full of a need to “get it right”, full of a need to prove ourselves, full of self-reliance. But prayer is not about all we have done, or all we believe, or all the ways we work to prove ourselves. Prayer is coming to God empty of all of this. Prayer is … [Read more...] about Being Empty as Prayer
The Art of Sponsorship: beyond the basics
by Margaret Bullitt-Jonas Ask people with a long stretch of recovery what contributes to their capacity to live without relapse, and it's likely that many of them will mention sponsoring and being sponsored. The tool of sponsorship is one of the great gifts of the Twelve Step program, bearing an extraordinary power to turn a person's life around. Just about anyone in recovery can tell a story … [Read more...] about The Art of Sponsorship: beyond the basics
Soul Loss
by Dale Wolery You probably know that the word "co-dependence" is used in several different ways. At first, it was used to refer to a specific illness common among the spouses and family members of addicts. The characteristics of codependency, however, fit so many of us–and they fit so well–that it has provided a helpful way of talking about a much more common … [Read more...] about Soul Loss
