God called David a man after God’s own heart, and David is by far the greatest poet in scripture and the most prolific lamenter. Following his footsteps, Christian counselors often assign creative writing prompts that can give voice to our souls’ deepest longings and allow us to wrestle with fraught emotional/spiritual questions. One client I was working with was grappling with questions of worthiness, lovability, and identity. Here’s what he wrote, which he graciously agr

Estrangement is growing at an alarming rate in all facets of society. In one sense, perhaps all of our problems boil down to estrangement from God and from one another. Specifically, though, I have been hearing more and more — from clients and from observable data — a concerning rise in estrangement between parents and their children. This post aims to equip you with tools to close that chasm. The good news is we have a blueprint for what works, and we have incredible powe

Despite its importance to the Christian faith, many Christians don't understand the Great Commission. What if it is much deeper than we have considered? Some of this discrepancy originates from confusion over what the Great Commission includes. I’ve often heard it abbreviated: “Go and make disciples.” There was a time I thought that was the Great Commission. I also made the mistake of translating it in my own head to, Go and get people to accept Jesus. But there is so much mo

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.