Often, when I am listening to a client share about their life, they are typically elaborating on some monstrosity that has created such pain and difficulty. They are in anguish, confusion, and disorientation. What I find true is that the most common question that surfaces is Why? Why did this or that happen? What did I [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Conversations about Why? (Part 1)
Posted in Frustration, Pain, Theodicy, When life does not make sense, tagged Confusion, Emptiness, Hurt, Pain, Questions, Theodicy on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Conversations of Courage
Posted in Courageous Living, Growth, Living Life Well, Personal Development, Relationships, tagged Courageous Conversations, Growth, Personal Development, Relationships on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In amazement, I find myself moved by the conversations that I am privileged to share with people who are attempting to “connect the dots” of past and present experiences in their lives. Not only are these conversations earnestly seeking for truth, they are conversations that draw upon courage. I classify these interactions as “Conversations of Courage.” These are not average conversations [...]
Conversation with Life is Ultimately a Conversation with God!
Posted in Augustine, Discipleship, Living Life Well, tagged Augustine, Conversations, Inviting God, Knowing and Being Known, Life on May 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For those of you who know me, it does not require any boldness on my part to write the following: ”You stir us to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” Augustine Why have I begun this post with such a [...]
Conversations of The Heart
Posted in Construction, Devotion, Masculinity, Men & Dedication, Relationships, tagged Construction with men, Conversations with men, Dedication, Men & Masculinity on May 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend I was with a few men at a lake house. All of us were there for a single purpose-to complete construction on a basement of a newly constructed home. While our focus was concentrated on framing, running wire, installing insulation, hanging drywall and such, there seemed to be a conversation that paralleled our efforts [...]