I was nervous. I sat in a chair, of a large counseling center located just off the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. I had begun seeing this counselor just a few weeks earlier. I was there because I was struggling with depression. I was in the middle of a church situation that was tough… Continue reading When You Are In a Dark Hole and Can’t Get Out
Category: Stress
Question: What Body Issues Are a Part of Our World in 2009?
Recently, one of my daughters sent this video to me. This pressure is very real. > We live in a time of great confusion about the body. Think about what we talk about or experience in this culture. We have conversations about: Obesity Anorexia Botox Breast Augmentation Pornography Cosmetic surgery Thinness Starving, gorging, and purging… Continue reading Question: What Body Issues Are a Part of Our World in 2009?
Don’t Ignore the Obvious
I really don’t want to ignore the obvious, and yet I do at times. I graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in business. I recall taking a variety of classes including some in business management, accounting, business law, finance, statistics, etc. Yet, in spite of these courses, I ignored the obvious.… Continue reading Don’t Ignore the Obvious
Today, the Lord is my helper.
Are you tired? Do you face deadlines? Are you behind? Maybe you are facing a problem that feels overwhelming. You may be a business person, university student, minister, or mom with small children. Regardless, there are moments in life that are just over the top. The following was published earlier but today I want to… Continue reading Today, the Lord is my helper.
When You Feel Anxious
What do you worry about? • School – Where will I go to college/grad school?• Tests – Will I pass the test?• Job – Will I get the job?• Relationships – Is he the right person to marry?• Parents – What will my parents think?• College – How will I pay for this?• Money –… Continue reading When You Feel Anxious
Does This Family Look Familiar? (Part 1)
Several years ago, I sat at a table in the faculty dining room at Baylor University. At the table with me was a man who had served as the academic dean and eventually as the president of a seminary. He was now "semi-retired." Most weekends, he preached at a church somewhere in the country. I… Continue reading Does This Family Look Familiar? (Part 1)
Are You Worried?
Sometimes I worry. I don’t think that I live each day in worry. But — I do know how to worry. Sometimes I notice that these worries seem to stand in line waiting for me to examine each one. One by one they parade in front of me, each one of them demanding… Continue reading Are You Worried?
What Many Busy People Really Want
You don’t have to go far to find busy people. I look at my calendar and I feel busy. Now I don’t say that to suggest any sense of self-importance. Rather, when I look at a day and see that I am committed to be in a certain place or see a certain person, that… Continue reading What Many Busy People Really Want
If You Feel Stressed Today
Last week, with Christine (who lives in Tennessee) and Jamie (a student at Oklahoma Christian University) both home, we drove to Marble Falls, Texas, about an hour and a half away. Marble Falls is a little town, not far from Austin, that has a renewed downtown area with lots of shops, etc. More importantly,… Continue reading If You Feel Stressed Today
Mind Sweep
In front of me is a yellow legal pad. The first page is full and I am now about halfway through the second page. I am working on a "Mind Sweep." I was first introduced to the value of a Mind Sweep through David Allen’s fine book, Getting Things Done. The idea is that you… Continue reading Mind Sweep