3 Steps to Greater Intimacy with God
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.
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4 Boundaries for Emotionally Safe Groups
The most important job of a small group leader is to maintain healthy boundaries that keep the group emotionally safe for everyone. If the group…
COVID-19: Help for Grief
It’s like there’s a dark cloud called COVID-19 hovering over us. It’s generating worry, irritableness, discouragement, and especially tiredness. What is this dark cloud? What…
COVID-19: Feeling God’s Love Despite Social Distancing
“My skin screams to be touched!” a single man cried to me. He’d been living alone and that’s how deeply he longed to feel close…
COVID-19: Coronavirus Fears and Emotionally Honest Faith
Everyone is stressed by the Coronavirus. And it’s not caring or helpful if someone tells you, “Don’t be afraid—have faith in God.” Unfortunately, great Bible…
COVID-19: “Fear Not.” With Jesus in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dear Friends, In light of everything happening, we wanted to send a message to you all. What does it mean to be like Jesus as the…
5 Keys to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence (SMART Love)
90% of top performers in business utilized Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to succeed. Furthermore, their EQ was more important to their success than their IQ. EQ…
Free of Jealousy
Many years ago I was at a pastors’ retreat and a friend excitedly handed me his newly published book. I complimented him, but inside I…
Asking God to Heal is Loving
During graduate school, we attended the Vineyard in Anaheim, California where John Wimber was the pastor. Like David, Gideon, or Mary Magdalene, he was an…
Love is Unhurried
If you were asked, “What is love?” How would you answer? Many people think love is a desire or a feeling and that’s why we…