Uprooted: Returning home from college for holiday breaks
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Returning home from college can be challenging. This article lays out 5 steps to help you get the most out of going home for breaks.
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Navigating Conflict in Political Times
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In a recent interview with WLBT, Dr. Henry discusses how to navigate conflict around politics with family members. This article is a brief overview of the principles laid out by relationship researchers Dr. John and Julie Gottman.
Read MoreWhat you need for Recovery...
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What are the necessary elements for recovery from addiction?
First, you need to know what causes vulnerability to addiction.
This short article will point out the three necessary aspects of recovering from addiction.
What makes you vulnerable to addiction?
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What makes an addict? Is it genetics or bad decisions or something else? There are three things that research shows creates a vulnerability to addiction.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to not 'grumble or dispute'?
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What does it mean to ‘not grumble or complain’? Does it mean to keep silent or just go along with things? Or does it mean that we ought to deal with people honestly and straightforwardly? This article looks at this phrase and some practicaly ways to deal with conflict.
Read MoreHow do you Remember 9/11?
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How do you remember 9/11? Does you remembering move you towards hate or love, anxiety or freedom, pride or anxiety? In this short reflection, we’ll focus on how we remember more than what we remember, in hopes that we better honor those who perished.
Read MoreApocalyptic
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Apocalyptic. No, not the kind with Nic Cage at the end of the world. But the kind that reveals the true nature of things. What’s this pandemic revealed about us? About you? About our needs and fears? This short article looks at four characteristics that have been exposed during the pandemic, and how to remedy them.
Read MoreYour Role in Race Relations
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How are you navigating the conflict at the heart of our nation? What are you doing with the complex emotions you feel around the deaths of black men and women? Do you feel like your way of life is being threatened?
This blog post is written to help white folks figure out the role they’re playing in race relations. Based on the Karpman Triangle, you’ll be able to understand if you’re playing the victim, offender, or rescuer…and how you can move towards ownership.
The "courage" of Noncombatants
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‘Just move on.’ ‘Get over it.’ ‘Let the past be the past.’
The courage of the noncombatant wants to move on in order to move away from pain.
When bad seeds produce bad fruit - A response to sexual abuse in the SBC
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How can sexual abuse, and its cover-up, be so ramptant in a denomination? A response to the report on sexual abuse cover-up in the Southern Baptist Convention by the Houston Chronicle.
Read MoreDon't let 'em steal your joy
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Are you having arguments with someone in your head? Are you carrying someone elses junk? Is somebody stealing your joy? Let it go. Go get your joy back.
Read More7 tips for happier Holidays
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The holidays have potential for great joy and great dread. Here are 7 tips to help make the holidays work for you.
Read MoreAt the Heart of the Opioid Epidemic
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The Opioid epidemic has many contributors, from prescription drug profits, high school football injuries, insurance companies, to false research supporting their prescription. But at the heart of this epidemic is a critical question:
What do you do with your pain?
Read MoreAbuse is 'In Here', not 'Out There'
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Abuse is far more often IN HERE than it is OUT THERE. Abuse always occurs within systems that allow for it. What are the characteristics of those systems? How often does abuse occur within the church, or under its nose?
Read MoreNever Stop Exposing Abuse
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Sexual abuse is not only commonplace in Hollywood institutions, but in our churches as well. You ought never stop exposing, fighting and holding abusers accountable, lest you be judged with them for your silence.
Read MoreThe singing mentor
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To be told stories is to be mentored. To grow up as a young man and hear stories from the old men is an invaluable gift, to be neglected those stories is to be malnourished and cursed. Here's a short reflection on how Tom Petty served in this role for me, as well as how we should serve in that role for others.
Read MoreFree to Love
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Paul talks a lot about our freedom in Christ, a freedom which he says is at its best when it's used to love others. Here are some reflections and actions in response to Paul's high view of freedom.
Read MoreCowardice and Christianity
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Are there cowards in the Bible? What does the Bible say about cowards? I would argue that there is no place for cowardice for those who are following Jesus.
Read MoreWorking Hard and Hardly Loving
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Working for God without being loved by God is like a stream trying to fill a lake without rain. God calls us to love and be loved, rather than to work and be loved.
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