How Church Can Hurt or Help Faith
Without a friend who feels our hurt, stress, and longings with us our souls shrivel up and die. Giving and receiving empathy are key to life in Christ.
Tag: Boundaries
7 Steps to Forgive Others and Heal Your Soul
Forgiveness is more than a decision — it’s a process of praying, sharing feelings with a confidante, and adjusting attitudes. It’s like peeling back the…
Boundaries With Family For the Holidays
We love being with family for the holidays — or maybe not! It can be stressful! And in some family relationships, it’s awkward or uncomfortable.…
Communicating Emotion to Invite Empathy
Often in marriage or another relationship, we think we have an intimacy problem when really it’s more about a boundary problem. Boundaries between people get…
Codependency Recovery
Many people we talk with are stuck in unhealthy patterns in their relationships. Tolerating mistreatment, rescuing, being afraid to say no, needing to please, and…
Jesus Shows Us Healthy Relational Boundaries
When Jesus lived on earth, he never walked on eggshells around people, worried about upsetting them, clung to them for approval, or pushed to get…
Jesus Says Be Selfish
“I feel invisible,” Angelica’s face sunk with her words. “My husband doesn’t even see me. He’s so focused on his work, his ministry projects, what…
Why Jesus Didn’t Burn Out
One thing that helped turn me around before I totally burned out was to look prayerfully at the life of Jesus. I studied the Gospels…
A Simple Prayer to Set Boundaries and Breathe!
Setting boundaries is more than a psychological tool — it’s really a spiritual discipline that helps to establish further your self-identity in Christ.
I Was Orbiting Around People
We all have a certain rhythm of life, our own pattern for how we relate to people and do our work. It can become like…