7 Reasons Why I Started Counseling
A few weeks ago I saw a therapist for the first time. Prioritizing my mental health is the best money I’ve spent in quite some
How Ministry Burnout Leads to Depression
I don’t know why depression brings such shame to its victims, but I’ll never forget how small I felt when I had to confess it
Our Addiction to Exhaustion
Old School Burnout It’s popular to say that the exhaustion epidemic is a product of our times, but that’s not really true. Research shows that
How Ministry Burnout Weakens Your Resistance to Temptation
What starts out as ministry burnout can grow into a full-blown dumpster fire. And no area of your inward life is more combustible than your
How Ministry Burnout Can Steal Your Relationship with God
Getting Lost While Trying to Save Others In pastoral ministry, it’s entirely possible to become lost while trying to save others. I know. It almost
Why You Can’t Stop Looking at Your Smartphone. According to Neuroscience
Smartphone Addiction Has Nothing to do with Bad Manners Whoever thought there might be a day when kicking your smartphone addiction would be just as
Does Parenthood Slow Your Career?
Sometimes I think that I’m not doing enough to follow my dream. Then I spend two hours with my kids putting a Lego set together
5 Ways a Sick Child Changes Your Life
Some time ago my son almost died in the shower. Yes, in the shower. Scotty had his first grand mal seizure over two years ago
How to Give Thanks for the Bad Things in Your Life
The Gratitude Transaction Apostle Paul said, in Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
How to Tell Your Story for Life Change
How many stories can you recall from your childhood? Cinderella, Snow White, Robin Hood, on and on. Perhaps you haven’t heard them in three decades,