A poem written from God's perspective to someone who is hurting.

This blog post is a bit different from all the others. Rather than targeting your own mental health, it is meant to help you help others. I’ve realized in my counseling work that this is one of the greatest mental health gaps in society: we often want to help those who are hurting, but we don’t know what to do.

Your worst nightmare comes to life. You’ve heard about stories like these, but you never thought it would happen to you. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and now your whole world has turned upside-down. It’s a terrifying feeling. Grasping in the dark chaos, many people turn to denial, justification, and minimizing. But research shows those with the best outcomes are those who are able to formulate a cohesive narrative of what happened and why. And that is the heart of thi

...In fact, brain scans show us that the parts of the brain that process critical thinking, creative problem-solving, empathy, and even faith are almost entirely offline when we are really upset. So if we are to be functioning in partnership with the Holy Spirit in this interaction, we must be calm...

The painter’s skill was evident: a masterful, courageous use of color; rich oils generously applied, the dimension of form beckoning from the canvas; a timeless, pastoral scene inviting the viewer to sample and emulate its merits.

"If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also... If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles..." This may provoke in you a sense of violation. It goes against what you have learned about standing up for yourself, standing up for what is right. That is exactly the point. It may provoke the same in your assailant, and that may provide an opening for God’s prime objective: reaching the lost.

Even for the mature and outwardly humble Christian, self-talk frequently remains the greatest bastion of pride in the believer’s heart.

I recently saw a post from a friend of mine, and it got me thinking. I thought about how art can speak to our hearts in ways logic...