The Supreme Adventure
An adventure is, by its nature, a thing that comes to us. It is a thing that chooses us, not a thing that we choose. Falling in love has been often regarded as the supreme adventure, the supreme romantic accident. In so much as there is in it something outside [...]
Should You Give Up on Life?
Should you give up on life? It’s quite possible that shutting down, avoiding, and dissociation are what got you to the point you’re at now, and if so, ask yourself this: Have any of those behaviors given you any happiness? Let’s assume the answer is no. And that’s because in [...]
Self-Forgiveness
Self-forgiveness of something that makes you ashamed and regretful every time you think of it is harder than forgiveness of others sometimes, especially if you let it define you, when the truth is that's not who you are at all. It's not like you got up that morning and [...]
How to Be Seated in Heavenly Places
We talk a lot about heaven and earth and how we can be either spaced out in heaven enjoying worship or digging into the realities of daily life on earth. We wonder how to stay living in two worlds--how to be seated in heavenly places, be in the world but [...]
Receiving Graciously
Giving love graciously is easier in many ways; receiving graciously, on the other hand, requires both humility and acceptance, love of oneself. We all feel joy when we give to others, especially our friends. Don't deprive others of that joy when you're in need, just because you find it [...]
What Women Should Be
I'm excited about seeing how much culture is changing re the perception of what women "should" be -- what they should wear, how they should speak, how confident they should be in company, how intelligent they should reveal they are in conversation, what jobs they should take, what roles they [...]