Fear can have a range of effects on faith, and it’s my belief that a truly robust faith has room for this feeling. For an earlier post about fear, click … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fearful Faith
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Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 2 of 2)
This will easily be the most mellow post in this whole series. Fear’s Equal/Opposite: PeaceFear tells us to speed up.Peace tells us to slow down.Fear keeps us on edge.Peace helps … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 2 of 2)
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 1 of 2)
What Is Fear?Your heart starts to beat faster. It gets a little harder to breathe. You feel threatened, and your thinking begins to revolve entirely around that threat. The rest … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 1 of 2)
News-Related Depression
Chaplains serve a variety of functions in hospitals, but some of my most interesting calls have come when medical staff observe sudden changes in a patient’s mood. A few years ago, … Continue reading News-Related Depression
Focus on the Present, Not the Future
Think about the last time you faced a major life transition. It might have involved a job or a relationship or a death. Perhaps you were moving away to some … Continue reading Focus on the Present, Not the Future
“It’s Not the End of the World”
In both youth ministry and hospital settings, I have seen too many suicide attempts sparked by incidents we might deem “not the end of the world.” While these crises might not seem too major for us, in someone else’s eyes, such an event might be earth-shattering.