Empathy is Oxygen for Your Soul
Without a friend who feels our hurt, stress, and longings with us our souls shrivel up and die. Giving and receiving empathy are key to life in Christ. The post Empathy is Oxygen for Your Soul appeared...
View ArticleLonging to be Seen
This past year, I spent some time looking at my life story working with some spiritual direction maps and then sharing them with a spiritual friend. It became glaringly obvious to me, as I looked at my...
View ArticleInterpreting Your Dreams
Most people I talk to don’t know how to interpret the dreams they have during the night. With a smile or laugh they tell me their crazy dream, not thinking it has any significance. I’ll laugh with them...
View ArticleDraw on Jesus’ Empathy in Holy Week
This Holy Week let’s draw on Jesus’ empathy in new ways. You know that the last seven days of Christ’s life changed the world, but you may not have thought of them as filled with empathy for your pain...
View ArticleLament Psalms: The Pit to the Heavens
Praying the lament psalms with Jesus teaches us to reorient ourselves in God's kingdom where we're blessed, even if our circumstances remain bad. The post Lament Psalms: The Pit to the Heavens appeared...
View ArticleBiblical Meditation: Using Imagination to Pray
What is Biblical meditation? Here are some key Bible verses on imagination and examples of Biblical meditation techniques for counseling, spiritual direction, small groups, soul care, prayer, and...
View ArticleHealing Prayer For Harmful Images
Have you ever seen something that brought you distress or even traumatized you? Do you have any harmful images you’ve internalized that periodically come back to upset you? Many people that I talk with...
View ArticleElizabeth’s Empathy Cured Mary’s Shame
When we tell Mary’s part in the Christmas story it’s easy to idealize her. It’s as if she had such great faith in the word of the Lord, even as a young woman, that all she needed was God. It was Mary...
View ArticleInventory of Emotional Wounds From Your Mother or Father
How were you cared for as a child? How well were your needs met? What were your early experiences in your relationships with your parents and your family? And how did this affect your personality,...
View ArticlePraying For Physical or Emotional Healing
With Insights From Pastor Joe Johnson with Heart of the Father Ministries* This article looks at Jesus Christ’s healing ministry in the Gospel accounts and how we can participate in his healing...
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