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Riding the Waves of Transition
Transitions can be hard, especially those that aren’t expected. But even for the ones we long for, there are still lessons to learn, emotions to
The Reality You Feared: Practical Steps for Making it Through
I had been crying loudly for 15 minutes. My wife was laying peacefully and mostly non-responsive in bed next to me. Cancer had been taking
An Empty Place
With our belongings loaded onto a ship for the journey back to the U.S., I find myself sitting among the dust bunnies on the floor
Transitions and Thresholds
As soon as you hear the word transition or change, I’m sure a range of images, experiences, life stages, and emotions occur. As they signal
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When Differences Pull Us Apart
I can’t help but notice that a spirit of argument and polarization seems to have taken over our world. Maybe it feels collectively harder to handle conflict because we’re tired out from the pandemic and wary of political drama, but differences of opinion have existed since the beginning of humankind.
Cheating is Wrong… Isn’t It?
SEEK TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE BEING UNDERSTOOD The first thing most missionaries learn is the mantra, “Different isn’t wrong, it’s just different.” In situations where we don’t understand others’ actions, it can be helpful to look at the ways Jesus related to people and the types of questions He asked them—He
Am I Practicing an Integrated Faith?
After the George Floyd video hit the internet, racial tensions in the U.S. began to rise—and the Body of Christ was not excluded from this tension. People from all sides voiced their opinions, and as a Christian Black man, I found myself in many conversations about race and racism within
Don’t Question the Expert
For as far back as I can recall, being right has been important to me. You might say it has formed a significant part of my identity. I can remember being 10 or 11 and showing a friend how to pop popcorn (in those long-ago days before air poppers and
Position Mixtapes
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, resulting in a highly personalized position mixtape. The four sources of knowledge are Scripture, personal experience, reason, and tradition. How
Gentle and Right
“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 work all on my own for the past month. What does it matter to you when we decide to do
What I Said and How I Said It
“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 herself as bisexual (attracted to men and women). She had been building trust with our community over the last few
What I Wish I’d Known About Anxiety
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 and just as stressed out and tired as anyone else (that seemed to be a pre-req for EDGE Corps at
Naming Our Fears, Reclaiming Our Hope
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 center of God’s will. However, our then 10-year-old son, Seth, was struggling. His loneliness, isolation, and new school left him
The Unexpected Companion
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 gate, old brick buildings, and zombie-like patients walking the grounds in hospital gowns. After a litany of questions, the doctor
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Riding the Waves of Transition
Transitions can be hard, especially those that aren’t expected. But even for the ones we long for, there are still lessons to learn, emotions to
The Reality You Feared: Practical Steps for Making it Through
I had been crying loudly for 15 minutes. My wife was laying peacefully and mostly non-responsive in bed next to me. Cancer had been taking
An Empty Place
With our belongings loaded onto a ship for the journey back to the U.S., I find myself sitting among the dust bunnies on the floor
Transitions and Thresholds
As soon as you hear the word transition or change, I’m sure a range of images, experiences, life stages, and emotions occur. As they signal
When Differences Pull Us Apart
I can’t help but notice that a spirit of argument and polarization seems to have taken over our world. Maybe it feels collectively harder to
Cheating is Wrong… Isn’t It?
SEEK TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE BEING UNDERSTOOD The first thing most missionaries learn is the mantra, “Different isn’t wrong, it’s just different.” In situations where we
Am I Practicing an Integrated Faith?
After the George Floyd video hit the internet, racial tensions in the U.S. began to rise—and the Body of Christ was not excluded from this
Beauty Tips and Tricks
Riding the Waves of Transition
Transitions can be hard, especially those that aren’t expected. But even for the ones we long for, there are still lessons to learn, emotions to
The Reality You Feared: Practical Steps for Making it Through
I had been crying loudly for 15 minutes. My wife was laying peacefully and mostly non-responsive in bed next to me. Cancer had been taking
An Empty Place
With our belongings loaded onto a ship for the journey back to the U.S., I find myself sitting among the dust bunnies on the floor
Transitions and Thresholds
As soon as you hear the word transition or change, I’m sure a range of images, experiences, life stages, and emotions occur. As they signal
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