Conversation Series
The Hiddenness in Waiting
So much of waiting includes hiddenness. You feel hidden. Your way feels hidden. God feels hidden. We live in a world that's wired to investigate and uncover what's hiding in order to expose a wrong or put a noteworthy thing on display. We only like mystery if we can solve it and figure it out,
Stand Still
The Oxford dictionary defines an unsung hero as, "a person who makes a substantive yet unrecognized contribution; a person whose bravery is unknown or unacknowledged." Life is full of unsung heroes, people who will never be recognized fully or at all for the vital contributions they've made. An unsung hero is basically the opposite of
A Hopeful Invitation
Have you ever been at the end of your rope, so to speak? I know I have. I'm not sure what picture comes to mind for you when you hear that saying, but for me I envision someone frantically pulling a rope towards themselves in the hopes that something promising would be attached to it.
The Five Most Powerful Words
I haven't been a counselor for very long but in the short time I've been practicing, the majority of clients I've worked with have endured some really traumatic experiences in their lives. It never ceases to amaze me how we never know what another person has gone through. The lady checking you out at the
Hope or Fear: What's it Gonna Be?
At this same time last year I was in a quandary of sorts. I had been living in California for the last year and a half, and was two months shy of finishing my Counseling degree. For a year leading up to this point I had this mysterious but strong impression that something major was going to
New Year:New Beginnings
I've had many interesting conversations this year, but there seemed to be one topic in particular that would consistently come up. With each person I spoke with or in each class I attended this conversation would be wrapped in a different set of circumstances, but the principle always remained the same. As Christians doing our very
Do we have any Whitney Houston fans in the house? I mean how could you not? With iconic songs like, "I will always love you", and "I have nothing", it would be impossible not to belt it out, (with a lot less skill, of course). Anyways, one of Whitney's greatest songs called, "How Will I Know",
When You Feel Left Behind
Some of my biggest ah-huh moments have come in conversations with close friends. A perfect example was in a recent conversation where my friend and I were exchanging stories (past and present) of when our paths seemed to be shrouded in mystery, and we had no clue what God had next for us. You would think that
Living in the Tension
Who like's tension? Not me. I would venture to say that when anyone hears the word "tension" we all cringe a little inside. I was sitting in my Group Dynamics class yesterday where we are learning as future clinicians how to run a group therapy session. The professor opened up the class by handing out
"Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you're an owner. Faith is at it's best when it's that way too. It's best lived when it's owned." -Bob Goff, Love Does I couldn't agree more with these words. This speaks of a life all-in; feet that have left
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