“Do Not Be Anxious” — What it Really Means
What do you feel when you read in the Bible, “Do not be anxious”? Many people feel, What’s wrong with me? I’m not a good…
Tag: Grace
The Advent of the Trinity
This week on the Soul Shepherding Blog our good friend Steve Carter lights the path to help you be the spiritually healthy person you want…
Coaching for Pastors
Forgiveness is more than a decision — it’s a process of praying, sharing feelings with a confidante, and adjusting attitudes—and these 7 steps of forgiveness…
How to Celebrate Advent
The most important experience of our lives is to “hear” God’s voice or sense a touch of blessing from the Holy Spirit. It’s how we…
Even When You Fail God Chooses You!
God created us to think in images. If I tell you not to think of a red apple you will probably see a red apple.…
Abba’s Love for Addiction and Shame
Brennan Manning’s relapse with alcohol left him in a gutter. The best-selling Christian author and retreat leader hit bottom again. His clothes were in tatters.…
You’re Not Rejected at the Communion Table
Sometimes I go to monasteries for spiritual retreats and attend some of the prayer services with the Catholic monks where they chant the Psalms. One…
You Are Enough!
During the fourteen years that I was fasting from publishing books, Kristi and I were on a retreat with a group of church leaders. As…
You Are Unforsaken! (a Resource for Lent)
The seven last words of Jesus cry out, “You are unforsaken by God!” But tragically we don’t hear them that way. We need a new…
“Fear Not” Says an Alcoholic Ex-Priest
Brennan Manning insisted “the God-revelation of Jesus” removes fear and worry. Yet, he also admitted to a fear of abandonment going back to his childhood.…