Category Archives: Emotional Health
Meditation
Revelation 3:20 – (Jesus) “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.” Meditation opens the door. Although we engage with a variety of meditation exercises at different times, the aim of meditation is to bring this living reality … Continue reading
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Loving Well is the Essence of True Spirituality
We learn many skills to be competent in our careers. We don’t learn, however, the skills necessary to grow into emotionally mature adults who love well. Scripture is clear about how to practically and effectively live out the truths of … Continue reading
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Principle 2a: “Internalized” Commandments
Spiritual transformation involves surrendering sin patterns of our family which we follow, probably unconsciously. They become agreements – commandments or rules – we have internalized. They are like invisible scripts deeply imbedded in our DNA and into our adult thinking … Continue reading
Principle 2: Freedom Through Facing the Past
Principle 2 of Emotional and Spiritual Health It is natural to be resistant to go back over our story and reflect on how our past might be negatively affecting our ability to love people. The Sunday school lessons of our … Continue reading
Posted in Agreements, Emotional Health, Wounds
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Principle 1: Beneath the Surface
Principle 1 of Emotional and Spiritual Health Taking a look deeply inside into our interior, our heart, or our depths reveals the shadows, the strongholds, and the darkness within. No wonder the Psalmist write, Search me, O God, and know my … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Health, Hypocrisy, Icebergs, Transformation
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It Takes Time
Who wants to admit to being an imposter? What kind of question is that? Unfortunately, if we were honest, we expend a lot of effort doing what we think we need to do to appear as understanding truth, living a … Continue reading
Posted in Busy-ness, Create Space, Emotional Health
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Facing Reality
No matter how much biblical knowledge we may possess, the stark reality is that our emotional health impacts our spiritual life. Spiritually mature people cannot be emotionally immature. For example, there is a problem if: You are perceived as a … Continue reading
The Humanity of Jesus
What would it look like to read the Gospels with a clearer understanding of Jesus’ personality? His tone of voice, the look in his eyes, the lift in his eyebrow, the wry smile, the tilt of his head, the loving … Continue reading
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As God the Leaders, So Goes the Church
“The overall health of any church or ministry depends primarily on the emotional and spiritual health of its leadership. In fact, the key to successful spiritual leadership has much more to do with the leader’s internal life than with the … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Emotional Health, Hypocrisy
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Transformational Discipleship 