We know we have a body because we can see it. However, unlike the body, we cannot see our soul because it’s immaterial. Still, we know it’s there because we can experience it. God gives everyone a unique soul at birth, which includes our mind, emotions, and our will....
I once had therapists, a husband and wife team, who accused me of being overly optimistic. At the time, I didn’t think there was such a thing. Without even realizing it, I functioned moment by moment by looking at the bright side of everything and everyone. When...
If left unchecked or unprocessed, the accumulation of a lifetime of losses can weigh us down, keep us from spiritual maturity, and cut us off from love and wholeness. Grief asks us to honor loss and nurtures us to awaken to our truth. It’s a time for transformation, a...
The role of grief is to help us recover from traumatic experiences. The work of grief is to return us to wholeness and a feeling of well being again. Grief shines light on experiences and situations that we need to reflect on and accept. It also can show us what we...
I didn’t grow up in the church. Church was a place to visit on special occasions, like weddings, funerals, or baptisms. As a kid, I wasn’t invited to many of those, which kept church and God off my radar for years. In a strange twist, it was a TV evangelist of all...
“Why are you bothering?” Sue said. “You have us,” Tracy chimed in. “You have a beautiful house. Financial security. Why do you need another man in your life who’ll only end up disappointing you?” I sipped my chardonnay, then took another bite of my salad. Sue and...
