Empathy for Emotions - Soul Shepherding

Helping People Understand You

In a conflict situation it’s easy to get entangled in what the other person is doing that upsets me. But that’s not helpful — it…

“I will bless you… so that you will be a blessing.” In Genesis 12:2 God spoke these words to Abraham and, in doing so, laid…

Have you ever had a trauma from your past triggered? I have! “Trauma” may sound dramatic — I wasn’t in a war or abused. As…

Have you heard of “Immanuel Journaling”? It’s spreading like wildfire across America and beyond! Kristi and I have found it to be a wonderful and…

As you may recall, for Lent I gave up judging others. Needless to say, it’s a grace-work in progress! Recently I was taking a prayer…

Into my thirties I was under pressure to perform, be ideal, help everyone, and control outcomes. It added up to lots of anxiety! I needed…

I feel stupid. Do you ever feel that way? People think I’m smart because I have a PhD in psychology and I’m blessed to have…

At the first Christmas, God keeps saying, “Fear not!” It’s a message we still need to hear today, too. Let’s explore how God encouraged those…

“What shall we do together Jesus?” I asked. He smiled, “Let’s go running barefoot!” Surprised, because normally I run in my jogging shoes, my heart…

If I could have anyone lead me on a spiritual retreat with Jesus it’d be Brennan Manning. I wish I could do that and invite…