How to Celebrate Christmas When Life is Hard – AnywayYou have problems, and it might seem impossible to truly celebrate Christmas when things are this hard. But I’m quite…
How to Plan Your Way Through the Holiday BluesI love the Christmas season, but it hasn’t always been that way. Some Christmases have been really really hard. I…
Different Year, Different Gratitude ListToday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Research continues to demonstrate that gratitude is good for you; it improves…
A Thanksgiving Challenge that will Transform Your MarriageResearch proves it; expressing gratitude is good for you. And it will not only help your mental health; it can…
Three Keys to Dropping the Insanity in Your MarriageDoing the same thing and expecting a different result; isn’t that the definition of insanity? You’re not a failure if…
How to Experience God in Your Tomorrow: a Theology of HopeConsider what you’re anxious about. Your logical left brain may say, “I’m not anxious! I just want to be prudent.”…
Sexual Anorexia, Asexuality – Is It a Thing?I don’t like labels. Sometimes descriptive phrases can be meaningful, but when they become labels they’re more often harmful than…
How to Experience God’s Presence in Your Past TraumaWe’ve all experienced “stuff.” No one comes through life unscathed. What’s in your bucket of stuff is different from what’s…
Intimacy Gone Wrong: the Biggest Obstacle to Connection with GodYou were created in the image of God, with the need, desire, and capacity for intimacy. That need is part…
How to Pursue Intimacy Whether Married or SingleYour heart that crave connection. Humans can’t survive in isolation. The irony is that today we can be more “connected”…