Help the Hurting Through the Holidays

“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,    a stronghold in times of trouble.Those who know your name trust in you,    for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:9-10 NIV “Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” Dr. Peter Levine There is no suchContinue reading “Help the Hurting Through the Holidays”

Belonging and Holidays

Reach out to another “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one!” C.S. Lewis Being a Christian means we belong. We belong to one another. We belong to a king. We have a Wonderful Counselor. We have grace and freedom. WeContinue reading “Belonging and Holidays”

The Committee (in our heads)

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8 NIV “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” C.G. Jung In my head is a committee. No, not a mental disorder or hallucinations, but voices. They sayContinue reading “The Committee (in our heads)”