Creating a Helpful Structure for Healing

Creating a Helpful Structure for Healing

SO American If you’re unfortunate enough to catch daytime television, you’ve probably seen one of my favorite commercials. The product is called Lipozene, which is a dietary weight loss supplement. Their claim to fame is you can “lose weight without changing your...
Integral Pieces Needed in the Healing Process

Integral Pieces Needed in the Healing Process

Four Areas to Address “I’ve been coming to WGA for 6 months now and I feel worse—what’s that all about?” This was a very frequent and frustrated quote from my early days at the ministry.  Weren’t things supposed to be feeling better, now that emotional and relational...
Grief: An Integral Part of the Healing Process

Grief: An Integral Part of the Healing Process

Grief. It’s my least favorite emotion and for most people they probably feel the same. My father passed away in July of 2008 and I did not handle my grief in a healthy way. In fact, I avoided feeling it and facing it by any means necessary. Workaholism equaled coping....
A Barrage of False Beliefs: What Helps in Healing?

A Barrage of False Beliefs: What Helps in Healing?

Birth of a False Belief In my last blog I mentioned how Jesus must have enjoyed turning people’s belief systems on their heads. Just take a look at the Sermon on the Mount. Love your enemies? If you call a brother stupid, it’s equal to murder? Blessed are the poor in...