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How to Overcome a Victim Mentality
There is a human instinct that can quietly trap us: becoming both the victim and the hero at the same time. Real hurts deserve to...
The Quickest Way to Get Unstuck
As noted many times, our prison cells are locked from the inside. “Stuckness” then is often of our choosing. How can we get unstuck? It...
Prayer for Openness Over Answers
We all want answers. We all know that ache. Lord, please fix this. Please show me the way. Yet today I keep coming back to...
The Power of Threshold Wisdom
Life plugs along, and then a phone call comes, a relationship breaks, a diagnosis lands, or the boss calls us in, and suddenly the bottom...
The Ache of Dysfunction
Today we talk about “the ache of dysfunction,” those small family quirks that almost make us laugh and the deeper patterns that quietly shape the...
The Ache of Estrangement
Family estrangement carries a real ache, and many of us know it firsthand or love someone who does. In this message, I want to speak...
The Bad Cholesterol of the Soul
There is a holy art of subtraction. Today I want to talk about the “bad cholesterol” of the soul, those compulsions, distortions, jealousies, anger, drama,...
What to Remember When Life Feels Messy
Life is messy, and very few things unfold exactly the way we planned. In this reflection, I sit with the danger of turning faith into...
