Overcoming Codependence
Many people struggle with their relationships. Our acting out kept us from nurturing many relationships, and damaged – or even destroyed – others. But there’s more to this story. It’s also possible...
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The way we approach crime, punishment, and prison is terrible
I’m getting ready to conduct a recovery workshop at a prison in Texas in February. Lately I’ve been reading up about the realities of incarceration in our country … and I am appalled. Right now more...
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The Bible is a menu, not the food itself
I want to know God as a follower of Jesus. The Bible helps me do that. The Bible points me to the Source of spiritual life, by it is not the source. The Bible points me to the One who I worship, but it...
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Wayne Teasdale on How Spirituality Makes us Counter-Cultural
One of my favorite books of late has been “The Mystic Heart,” written by the late Wayne Teasdale. Just to be clear, I don’t buy all of his assumptions and arguments in the book, but there is a lot of...
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RENEW Retreat for Christian Leaders … coming January 2017
What: Retreat experience for Christian leaders When: January 15-20, 2017 (you have access to the condo from Jan 14-21) Where: Arroyo Roble Restort, Sedona, AZ Cost: $800 early bird (includes retreat...
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Thomas Merton on loving others: loving Christ in them
One of the hardest things for us to do is to love. It’s hard sometimes as leaders to love the people we are leading, because we inevitably encounter struggles with them, backlash against our...
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Free Online Training Event: “Helping Others Without Harming Yourself”
Date: 09.28.17 Time: 7:00 pm (central) –If you are seeking to do important work in the world, but feel overwhelmed by it, this is for you. –If you are challenged by anxiety and stress, and struggle to...
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New Free Teleseminar: Living a Balanced Life in a Chaotic World
Date: 03.08.18 Time: 8:00 pm (central) Join us for an important conversation about how to handle the stress of changes and transitions, in our personal lives, careers, and the world in general. What...
View ArticleWhat Followers Expect from Spiritual Leaders
People today have profoundly mixed — and dysfunctional — views about leaders.Especially spiritual leaders. On the one hand, we idealize them. We project onto them qualities of wisdom, spiritual zeal,...
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How Spiritual Growth Happens … Overcoming Arrested Development (part 2 of 2)
This is the second in a two-part series. In the previous article, I made the point that the normal and expected pattern of our lives was to move away from not only emotional childishness, but also...
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