Over lunch during the holidays my adult children were discussing some philosopher’s perspective on options. I was too busy chasing around a 15-month-old to hear all the details but evidently there is a philosopher who has posited that limited choices are better for us than feeling like we can do anything we want just because we will it. Pros and cons were bantered about but I think the … [Read more...] about Eventually we have to do something!
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What’s our part?
Everyone has heard that there is sexual immorality among you. This is a type of immorality that isn’t even heard of among the Gentiles - a man is having sex with his father’s wife! And you’re proud of yourselves instead of being so upset that the one who did this thing is expelled from your community. 1 Corinthians 5:1-2 After much rumination and no small amount of people whipping out their … [Read more...] about What’s our part?
Shrewsbury, PA Regional Conference
Recovery from Childhood Trauma: Healing Shame, Finding Hope WHEN October 5-6, 2018 PURPOSE: Childhood trauma and shame like to hang out together. Both are destructive spiritually, emotionally - even physically. At this weekend workshop Dale and Juanita Ryan along with Teresa McBean will talk about healing from both. WHERE:Grace Fellowship Church74 East Forrest Ave., Shrewsbury, PA … [Read more...] about Shrewsbury, PA Regional Conference
Richmond, VA Regional Conference
Thriving in a Wounded World: Seeking the Spiritual in Our Solutions WHEN September 28-29, 2018 PURPOSE: To offer a safe place for people to come to find not just compassion, but information, resources, peer support and recovery that addresses issues related to our emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. Topics that might be of interest to you include understanding shame, healing … [Read more...] about Richmond, VA Regional Conference
Receiving from Others as Prayer
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6: 24-26 Prayer includes actively receiving words and deeds of blessing. Strangely enough this is something we sometimes resist. When people thank us for something we did or said that touched their lives in some way we may dismiss the … [Read more...] about Receiving from Others as Prayer
Serving as Prayer
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'” Luke 4:8 When we pray, we open our hearts and minds to the God of love. Prayer allows us to experience God’s active love directly. And prayer draws us into serving this One who is love. Our service, then, becomes a form of prayer. Unfortunately, however, not all acts of service are acts of … [Read more...] about Serving as Prayer
Verbal and Emotional Abuse
Verbal and emotional abuse are forms of abuse. They do harm. They can't be simply dismissed with slogans such as "Sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you." or "It's only your feelings that got hurt." Techniques of Emotional Abuse (from Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse, G. L. Jantz) 1. Emotional Abuse through Words 2. Emotional Abuse Through … [Read more...] about Verbal and Emotional Abuse
Experiencing Glory as Prayer
O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you are a shield around me, O Lord, you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. Psalm 3:1-3 We all know what it is like to feel judged by others. And what it is like when we judge ourselves. We know how painful it is to feel like we are defective. We know what it is like to … [Read more...] about Experiencing Glory as Prayer
Feel What You Feel
Whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4 After I was diagnosed with cancer I felt everything. I felt fear. I felt shock. I felt grief. I felt shame. I felt numbness. I felt resentment. I felt jealousy. I felt anger. I felt gratitude. I felt peace. These feelings seemed to come and go of their own volition. Sometimes the feelings were … [Read more...] about Feel What You Feel
Feel What You Feel
Whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4 After I was diagnosed with cancer I felt everything. I felt fear. I felt shock. I felt grief. I felt shame. I felt numbness. I felt resentment. I felt jealousy. I felt anger. I felt gratitude. I felt peace. These feelings seemed to come and go of their own volition. Sometimes the feelings were … [Read more...] about Feel What You Feel
