In this newsletter I would like to address the value of staying steady in our actions and how it enhances our relationship with God. Many of the tragedies in our lives could be avoided or diminished and our successes multiplied if we would apply the simple concept of steadiness.
Read MoreIt usually kicks in somewhere around the second or third session. I will have asked a question, and the person sitting across from me will get this look on their face. Sometimes their eyes well up with tears. Sometimes they shake their heads and smile. Regardless, it is always an awakening to something they’ve finally understood, and from that point on, their lives begin to change.
Read More“I am fifty-seven years old, and last August I had come to the point where I no longer wanted to live,” Curtis began. “I have two daughters from two different relationships, and since it had been over twenty years since I left them, I had lost all hope of reconciling. The emotional pain of separation from my children had been eating away at me for a long time—but I had no one to blame but myself. I guess if I’m being truthful, I’ve been pretty good at running away from just about everything except a life of substance abuse. That was a constant.
Read MoreThere was a time in my life when I remember it was a disgrace for someone to be a beggar. Government programs and benevolence from charities and friends were aids to help in times of crisis but were never seen as something to rely on long-term. Times have changed. Nowadays, there are able-bodied people taking as much assistance as they can from as many places as they can as often as they can—all so they don’t have to work very hard. Some are so skilled at this that they don’t even have to work at all.
Read MoreWe’ve all had them. Some people refer to them as an “a-ha moment,” or “something clicked,” or “a light came on.” What I’m referring to specifically has to do with a moment of clear connection between a human being and God. It is most easily recognized in others by their demeanor or perhaps the look in their eye. Sometimes it is accompanied with tears or a smile or both.
Read More“I need to talk to you, and I don’t even know what I’m supposed to talk about,” Jeff said with tears streaming down his face. I suggested he walk with me over to the side of the room where we could discuss his situation without any interruptions.
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