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Have Your Gifts Become an Idol?
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
5 Natural Helps With Depression
I struggle with clinical depression, as well as circumstantial depression thrown in the mix at times. What this means is this... I struggle medically with depression (regardless of what is going on in my life) and I receive medical treatment for this. But at times,...
Why I’m Staying in Therapy for Life
I didn't always get what I needed out of therapy. When I was in my twenties, I saw a Christian counselor who was not trauma-informed at all. Therefore, our sessions were a waste of time. It was not until I found Melissa, a licensed mental health counselor who helped...
How to Manage Your Energy
A few weeks ago, I woke up at 5:30 AM, and the moment I opened my eyes, I had a profound thought that I knew was meant for the book I am writing at this time. I reached for my phone that was on the nightstand and began tapping out what was in my mind. My brain is...
Failure to be Teachable Can Kill You!
We often hear that young people need to be teachable in order to succeed. Actually, ALL people need to be teachable in order to succeed. Successful people never stop learning until they take their last breath. Learning something new every day is as vital to your...
On Trying to Not Cross a Bridge
Before You Come to It….
There's an old saying, "Don't cross the bridge until you come to it," or "You can cross that bridge when you come to it," or variations of that phrase. My mom always said this to me when I was growing up. I've always wanted to cross bridges before I come to them, and...
3 Ways I’m Addressing Burnout
I've been trying to address stress and burnout in my life, and wrote this post about it two weeks ago. I wish I could say everything is resolved by now but I know this isn't going to be a quick fix. Despite being on blood pressure medication for a few weeks now, my...
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