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Position Mixtapes

Lyndi Lee Markus July 24, 2023 No Comments

How do we know what we know? How do we determine our position, or what we believe, on various issues? We all combine different sources of knowledge in different ways,…

Gentle and Right

Osaze Murray July 24, 2023 No Comments

“Why do you want to do this now?” my business partner asked. “it’s not the right time.” I sulked for a moment, then retaliated. “I’ve been doing most of the…

What I Said and How I Said It

Kenneth Robertson July 24, 2023 No Comments

“Pastor, I don’t know what to think. A loving God can’t possibly think this about me, can He?” The voice on the recording belonged to a young woman who described…

What I Wish I’d Known About Anxiety

Trevor Holder June 22, 2023 No Comments

For years, and I’m ashamed of this, I was the guy in the room thinking, “Oh man, not another emotional staff mess to deal with.” I was 38 years old…

Naming Our Fears, Reclaiming Our Hope

Dave Hutchins May 5, 2023 No Comments

When I was a young father, my wife Cathy, and I moved from our settled hometown to our dream counseling graduate program in Denver. We felt thrilled and in the…

The Unexpected Companion

Kirk Lauckner April 28, 2023 No Comments

I will never forget my first meeting with the psychiatrist. His office was in a mental health hospital, and it was straight out of a movie… complete with a creaky…

Unflappable: Flying by Faith in the Face of Fear

Deb Proctor April 28, 2023 No Comments

“You’re so unflappable,” people tell me sometimes. And I laugh. Every time I choose to use my voice to say something that’s hard, I always have a level of anxiety…

Anxiety: An Invitation to Slow Down

Francis Juloya April 28, 2023 No Comments

“Parang malalim yata ang iniisip mo?” (English: “Looks like you’re thinking about something deep.”) As a child, my anxiety was perceived as deep thinking. When anxiety takes hold of me,…

A New Song

Kirk Lauckner April 13, 2023 No Comments

“How’s your health, Caitlin?” This was a simple question from a caring Navigator staff woman, as we caught up during a wedding weekend in 2009. Suddenly, the room spun and…

Worry Proven to be Highly Effective

Brad Hillman April 12, 2023 No Comments

A scientific study has revealed the significant effectiveness of worry and anxiety. It turns out that over 95 percent of the thing we worry about never occur! 🙂 In spite…

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