Transformation Tuesday 7/30/24
Parenting is tough. Plain. And. Simple. None of us had perfect parents and even good parents can leave us with an incomplete set of skills in our parenting toolbox. [...]
Transformation Tuesday
How we relate to God is similar to most other relationships in our life; our relational history impacts what happens in the present. It’s common for us to perceive God [...]
Transformation Tuesday 6/25/24
In a day and age when there’s countless opportunities to numb out and distract ourselves from the current of loneliness that underlies our modern world, the importance of this research cannot [...]
Transformation Thursday 6/13/24
In the words of psychologist Daniel Ward: “We need the eyes of others to form and hold ourselves”. In other words, our sense of self is relational! This makes perfect [...]
Throwback Thursday 6/06/24
When we’re suffering, we often struggle with black and white thinking or rigid associations (limited ways of making meaning of what is happening). While there are very good reasons why [...]
Transformation Thursday 5/30/24
On an existential level, all of us must content with feeling vulnerable in this world. The healthiest way to deal with this reality is to do so in a way [...]
Transformation Tuesday 5/21/24
This passage from Scripture has gained much attention throughout the centuries. While there’s much to be said (and most likely clarified) regarding how to understand Christ’s words theologically, there’s an [...]
Transformation Tuesday 04/30/24
Frankl was referring to the prisoners in WWII concentration camps. The atrocities they suffered required them to go to extremes to survive the immense psychological, emotional, and physical distress they [...]
Throwback Thursday 04/25/24
Humans are hard wired for relationships. From cradle to grave we instinctually seek closeness with those near to us. Relationships are our ecological niche and a necessary component for healthy [...]
Transformation Tuesday 04/16/24
The human person is much too risk averse to do things for no reason. The way we deal with things now is related to what’s happened to us before. When [...]