Aug 26, 2025 | Blog
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” – A.A. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown writes that our first response to pain is often self-protection. We shield ourselves by blaming others, turning to judgment,...
Aug 21, 2025 | Blog
“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” As a pastoral counselor, people often come to me for help in overcoming their addiction because I bring both theological training and psychological education to the table. What...
Aug 17, 2025 | Blog
Step One to Sobriety We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Who’s the Boss of You? Once I heard two children arguing, and one of them said to the other, “You can’t tell me what to do. You’re not the boss of me.” Truthfully,...
Aug 8, 2025 | Blog
The Smells of Football The scent hit me like a memory bomb—wet grass on a humid morning. I was on my hands and knees pulling weeds from my lawn, but in an instant, I was seventeen again, face-first on a football field, the weight of bodies pressing down, lungs...
Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
When was the last time you failed at something? Every week I sit with someone in my counseling practice who’s failed at something. For some, it’s their marriage. For others, the failed relationship is with a parent or a son or daughter. Children that don’t get a...
Apr 21, 2024 | Blog
A good friend of mine recently died of cancer. We both had a love for writing, missions, and family. We had similar views on religion and politics and enjoyed a good conversation. Not long before he died, his wife called and said that her husband would like for me to...
