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Why this image had a viral sneeze – feeling guilty?

This week I put this image out through my Social Media channels I have been increasing my use of images to get my message across. I like working with images, they can convey so many different ideas all at once. One of my highlights this year was guest posting on Jeff Goins […]

Helping Others Mental health

How to Help Others Solve Problems in 8 Steps

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Problems! We all have them, and they can so often create incredible amounts of pressure and stress. A small problem for one person can seem like a mountain of stress for another. The problem can feel too big, and that there is no way of solving it. People also come to you with […]

Soul Believers point us to the presence of Christ midst the trials.

Relationships & Connection

Do You Have A Soul Believer? 3 Qualities To Look For

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When the crisis hits, you need someone who believes in you. Someone who will be like a rock of confidence. While you are shaky and weak, they are steady and sure. For that next step in recovery, you have to know someone is there, right beside you. Not to […]

"A man smiling while making his bed in a bright green room, with text about 6 things noticed about mental illness recovery."

Trauma & Recovery

6 Things I Have Noticed About People Who Recover From Mental Illness

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Want to change? Most people want to change without having to do the work. Give me the pill, wave the magic wand, say ‘abra ka dabra’ and then everything changes. I don’t believe that Mental Health miracles happen overnight. Change and recovery take work and time. In those that do make […]

6 Markers of Mentally Healthy Spirituality

Mental health Spiritual Formation

6 Markers of Healthy Spirituality for Mental Health

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What would a Mentally Healthy Spirituality look like? Over my life, I have been involved in many different styles of Christian denominational expression, or Ice Cream flavors as I like to say. Staid conservative Bible fundamentalism, ‘swinging from the chandeliers’ Pentecostalism, social justice activism, and many other ice cream flavors. […]

Mental health Spiritual Formation

Seven Steps to Change your Default Thinking Patterns

When you are trying to change a default thinking habit or behavior, it is like learning to drive on the other side of the road. It’s hard work. Whether you drive on the left or the right, changing your thinking is difficult. It must be very frightening for foreign drivers […]

Getting Well Staying Well

Dirt + Spit = Mud and 6 Things to Learn about Healing

Dirt, spit, and mud. What a combination that brought medicine to a blind man’s eyes. Jesus works healing in ways we couldn’t imagine. It was just a typical sort of day. I was out on the street listening to everyone passing by. Right from birth, I had been blind, but […]

Spiritual Formation

You really need an Encouragement Journal

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Life has ups and downs, but when you have an encouragement journal, you always have a place to go back to reset the heart I forget. Actually, my memory can be pretty bad. I have a ‘forgetta computer’ for a brain as someone has said. We all have a limited […]