How to Set Boundaries With Family for the Holidays
You may love the idea of being with family for the holidays — or maybe not! It can be stressful! And in some family relationships,…
The Joy of the Cross
At Lent, Good Friday, Easter, or really any time of the year, you can experience greater intimacy with Jesus by meditating on the joy of…
Is the Enneagram Christian?
Is the Enneagram Christian? Some Christians are concerned that the Enneagram is New Age or Occult or only for Eastern religions. Because we use the…
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…
Don’t Feel Bad About Sin, Feel Sad
I often talk with pastors and other servants of the Lord who judge themselves harshly. I tell them, “Don’t feel bad. Feel sad.” God never…
Comfort and Hope
This morning I opened up my Psalms prayerbook and read, “May the Lord answer you when you are in distress… May he send you help…
A Better Year Ahead?
We all want this year to be better than last — even if last year was a great year. How does that happen? Not by…
An Advent Devotional Practice
Each year at Advent I ask God to lead me to a Bible character from the Christmas story to help me prepare my heart for…
Breath Prayers with Jesus
Maybe you’ve heard of the “Jesus Prayer.” In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, the Desert Fathers learned to pray without ceasing by praying a Breath…
Breath Prayers from the Psalms
The Psalms are the Bible’s prayerbook. It teaches all kinds of prayers for all kinds of situations. One type of prayer in the Psalms are…
Advent Breath Prayers
To help you celebrate Advent, you can try asking God to lead you to one or two of these Advent Breath Prayers from the Bible…
Set Aside your Best Gift for a Better Love
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14). Last night some dear friends took Kristi and I to a Christmas concert…
