I Worry about Money
Last week I posted as part of Bonnie Gray’s Faith Barista Faith Jam. The topic for this week is “Letting Go of Worry.” I worry about money. There, I said it. I hate having to write that, but I know...
View ArticleThe End of My Sleepless Nights: Anxiety, Prayer, and Stretching
I’ve never been all that good at sleeping. I’m still not sure I know what a nap is. I don’t believe my wife when she talks about “taking” one. Where does she find it? When we started planning our move...
View ArticleErasing the Power of Pain and Fear
I grew up attending several conservative Protestant churches. They weren’t bad places to learn about Jesus. For the most part the people I met there sincerely loved God, prayed, and read scripture. I...
View ArticleA World Where Everyone is Dangerous?
I grew up among conservative Christians, and between the radio and various things I heard from others, I developed a sense that the world is somehow full of dangerous liberals, both religious and...
View ArticleDo You Fear Stopping?
Sleep deprived and my mind buzzing with everything I have to do before we move, the last thing I felt like doing yesterday evening was sitting in rush hour traffic. However, as fate would have it, I...
View ArticleFacing Your Fears is Good for You
I had to confront one of my fears a few weeks ago. It’s a bit too private to share all of the details on a blog, but if I had to list the top three things that freak me out, I’d say this is right up...
View ArticleSome Favorite Blog Posts from the Week
While working on the Taking Root series, I noticed that I was far more pleased with the quality of my posts if I gave my ideas more time to develop. As I started my new series on Belonging in the...
View ArticleWhat Keeps Us from God? Fear of Abandonment
There was a season of my life where my prayers felt really flat and lifeless. I had nothing to show for them. I began to question my previous religious experiences. Did I just attribute my emotions to...
View ArticleDeath and Life by Repetition
Writers fear rejection and criticism. I sure know that I wasn’t ready for it when I published my first book. When someone wrote up a slanderous straw man review of my book based on reading very little...
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