How personal and concerned is God about assuring that we understand how much we are loved? God used close parking spaces during a holiday season years ago to show me that HE was in charge. I had a prime spot from before Thanksgiving until after my birthday in February...
There is an vastness to God that invites us continually to come near and know him better. It is one of the things that delights me…..that there will always be more to know of God. However, as I have discipled others there are some basics that seem to present...
In counseling with a woman in relapse to drugs she said, “I’m a good person.” That is an attempt to excuse and justify her addiction. Every time I hear that statement the thought occurs, “Compared to whom?” The only standard of comparison for a believer is Christ....
Women familiar with Titus 2 know that we do a lot of work on knowing God through his self-revelations of his names, attributes, and character in the Bible. Ancient Hebrews were said to have over 3000 names for God that reflected these attributes. I had done a single...
There is a lot of conversation around the issue of trauma-informed care these days for counselors, pastors, and others. My own experience of a traumatic event led me to discover some key principles in dealing with trauma in those I counsel. It is always the case that...
