I vividly remember the first time I ever felt the burning sensation as a child touching something hot on the stove. I instinctively pulled my tender little hand away as I let out a high-pitched scream. My mother immediately ran my hand under some cold water from the sink, and the pain began to subside. However, the nerve …
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“I think you are angry.” “Nope.” I spat out. We were in our first year of marriage and driving north to visit friends. “Well you sure seem angry.” “I’m not,” I said, staring at the red light we were waiting on. Just breathe, I reminded myself. Stay calm. “There is nothing wrong with admitting you …
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Removing Thoughts of Guilt, Shame and Judgement
I should… How often does that thought roll around in your brain? It’s a phrase I frequently hear from my therapy clients, in social media posts, in my head, and sometimes even from the pulpit. But time and time again, the shoulds come from and lead to a place of guilt, shame, and judgment. So …
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Why Christians Should Love and not Judge
Judgemental. What does that word mean to you? How about irresponsible, goody-goody, and irrational? Or maybe you prefer sanctimonious, smug, or snobbish? These are just a few of the word definitions for being judgemental. Unfortunately, these are also some of the words that Christians are being defined by on occasion. As a black man and a …
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Rejection: Change Your Life by Changing Your Perception
“Where shall we sit tonight?” my friend asked as we stared into the dining hall searching for two empty chairs. The whole scenario before me brought to mind those horrific feelings and images of all the classic cafeteria movie scenes. You know the ones, right? The ones where the unpopular or new kid enters the …
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