CONSUMED BY ANGER
As we talked, his anger boiled over and spilled across him.  Of course, he was disappointed and hurt by what his friend had done, but it was his anger that was scalding his soul. 

KEEPING BALANCED
Balance is a big topic these days.  We long for it, we read about it, we get therapy to find it, we go to church hoping God will give it to us. Yet, as much as we try to capture or achieve it, it seems strangely elusive – it’s a little like trying to catch the moon. 

THE VALUE OF DOUBT
What do you do when you question whether God really exists?  When you pray and wonder if anyone can hear?  When you have trouble believing all the old religious formulas?  When doubt creeps into your life and leaves you sarcastic and cynical about faith? 

LONELY ON VALENTINE'S DAY
Loneliness is an all-too-common phenomenon on Valentine’s Day because we so often tie this holiday exclusively to romantic love.

CONFESSIONS OF A PROCRASTINATOR
So, what are you avoiding? And why?

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS
I guess the question I ask myself  during the season of Advent is, “If I were going to meet God, how would I want to do it?" 

WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT THANKFUL?
A simple suggestion for those times when gratefulness is hard to come by

LETTING GO
Why, when we know that freedom and energy stand just on the other side of letting go, are we so unwilling to take the steps to release what binds us?

HOW TO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY
The way I have found to love unconditionally and maintain accountability is by separating my personal feelings from the hard, grounded truth of the love itself. 

FINDING GOD IN SILENCE
I recently watched a movie titled Into Great Silence about a Carthusian monastery in Chartreuse, France.  The film depicts the everyday activities of the resident monks, but because they have taken vows of silence, the only sound is that of their activities and their chant in chapel.

DRAMA REDUX
Since I have started reflecting on my responses to drama in my life, I seem to be identifying a steady stream of strategies that are helping me slice through the troublesome nature of drama and move more fully into keeping my soul in a state of deeper peacefulness.

LOWERING THE CURTAIN ON DRAMA
There’s more than enough drama around for all of us these days. It's increasingly easy to become enmeshed in the commotion and find ourselves spinning out of control.

THE UNTAMED SOUL
Deep in the heart of us, there is a spirit that won't be tamed.  Our soul will not endure the dark void of anonymity. 

SEDUCING HAPPINESS
It's interesting to me that we need self-help books, gurus, and therapists to tell us how to be happy.

LOVING THOSE WHO HAVE HURT US
It's always a challenge to love people who have been hurtful towards us in some way.  But whether or not we have any further contact with the person who has caused us pain, we still have to deal with our soul.

ANXIETY
The undercurrent of angst that runs through our lives and our culture steals our joy, shaves off our hope, and leaves us feeling slightly sick and not knowing why.

DOVE CHOCOLATE INSPIRATION
Usually, the messages that come in Chinese fortune cookies or Dove chocolate wrappers seem trite or so obvious they hardly need to be repeated on a slip of paper. This message, however, made me stop and think. 

EVEN CARS ARE HOLY
They are an amazing gift to life, really —automobiles. 

GETTING USED TO DISAPPOINTMENT
Disappointment is not just the other side of hope, it exists at the edge of hope. Where hope and disappointment meet there is tension.