Beauty surrounds us in nature, art, and music. Yet we often miss the beauty within us. Appreciating the beauty of who we are inspires us and leads us to greater wholeness. The following is a text version of this posting. I recently went for an afternoon walk in my neighborhood. … Read More »How to Experience (Your) Beauty: A Spiritual Practice
If it’s fun or pleasurable, it must be a sin! That’s what many people seem to think. Sin isn’t about an action or habit. It has to do with how we live. The following is a text version of this posting. It’s a Sin! The song by the Pet Shop… Read More »It’s a Sin!
Sin: it’s a word that many Christians use. Honestly, I think it’s more frequently used in Christian vocabulary than words like love and forgiveness. So, what is sin and why do Christians talk about it so much? When we commonly think of sin, we think of doing something wrong. From… Read More »Christians and Sin: It’s Not Biblical
Of the areas for personal growth that have been a challenge for me throughout my life, anger has been the most insidious. There are times when my anger flares and seems to take over who I am. I’ve also experienced attempting to not respond to the anger when I don’t… Read More »Anger: An Unexpected Blaze
I consider myself to be fortunate. While I’ve moved around the country over the years, I’ve been able to maintain a network of close friends whom I value. I’ve known some of my friends for 35 or 40 years. I am thankful for those intimate friends. They enrich my life… Read More »When Letting Go Means Saying Good-bye
Work-Life Balance. It’s a popular concept. Many business magazines and other publications have lists of recommendations to improve a person’s work-life balance. The idea is that the time and effort put into work has to be balanced with life. It’s a strategy to avoid becoming what used to be called… Read More »The Deception of Work-Life Balance
About a week ago, one of my Facebook (FB) friends posted this comment as a status up-date: “Everybody sins & God loves everybody. No exceptions. How come people like to separate the clauses?” I may not have given the comment much notice, but this FB friend is known to be… Read More »Sin: Can We Talk About It?
He’s an experienced social worker. Now in his mid-thirties, he’s taken a position as the leader of a crisis team in his urban county. He and his team could be called on to stabilize mental health related crises anywhere in the county. This was the kind of job he really… Read More »Compassion and Compassion Fatigue
