Vicarious Trauma in Ministry
If you’re caring for people that have been traumatized or are in crisis then you’re suffering with them vicariously. If you’re a pastor, you probably…
Looking into Jesus’ Face to Trust God
The CHRIST model in Journey of the Soul begins with the C Stage, Confidence in Christ. This is the place of discovering a brand-new-like-the-morning you. Your faith in God at this stage is experiential, relational, and imaginative—like a child’s faith would…
Fuel For Your Journey With Jesus
The teaching to “believe and do” typically ends in dead religion. There is so much more to life in God’s world! Jesus leads us on…
How Church Can Hurt or Help Faith
Without a friend who feels our hurt, stress, and longings with us our souls shrivel up and die. Giving and receiving empathy are key to life in Christ.
Love for God Cures Our Shame! (St. Francis’ Prayer of Devotion)
“Those who look to the LORD are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” (Psalm 34:5) What a promise! As I shared on my…
Following Jesus With Joy, Like St. Francis
It seems everybody loves Saint Francis. But few really know him. We like our garden statues of a somber man holding a bird, but this…
Sweet Nectar For Your Soul (Praying the Lord’s Prayer with Jeanne Guyon)
Let’s admit it. At times we all feel like prayer is a duty. We know we should pray more than we do, but sometimes it…
Imagine Yourself in a Better Place!
I’m not saying the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. That’s a spirit of discontent or jealousy. That kind of move…
The Love Prayer of Jesus — This Will Ignite Your Heart!
Our greatest need is to be connected in loving relationships, but often we experience disconnects with people we were counting on. Rejection. Anger. Judgment. Being…
The Three Words of Jesus You Need Most
One Sunday morning Argentinian Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz stood up to preach and looked out at his congregation of about a thousand people. He smiled,…
When a Pastor’s Wife Suffers in Silence
Tears welled up in my friend’s eyes, “Some of the elders disapprove of the book I’m reading. They don’t agree with the doctrine.” My friend…
John Wesley’s Meditations on the Lord’s Prayer
John Wesley was known as a man of prayer. He began every day in prayer. He continued “instant in prayer” all day long. Prayer was…
