“Evil is present when there is a profound absence of empathy, shame, and goodness. Empathy involves connectedness to the heart of another and a respect for their personal boundaries. An evil person … more →
When the Church Hurtswrote 1 month ago: “Evil is present when there is a profound absence of empathy, shame, and goodness. Empathy involves … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “Evil is (for the most part) unfeeling. It lacks sorrow when someone suffers and joy when there is h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If you are a survivor of severe abuse, I would like to encourage you to pause and consider whether o … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Hello all. I’m back. A few days later than anticipated, but I’m once again settling in … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Well, this idea of chasing “Bold Love” has been more or less slipping into a coma lately … more →
wrote 2 months ago: A man I respect very much co-authored a book that helped me turn the corner on some (notice I said s … more →
wrote 2 months ago: It’s been a little bit since I last posted. Time has been fleeting and responsibilities have … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I have pondered much on these posts about shame. Does that mean I think you should be more inclined … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Corey and I have heard dozens of stories from ministers who have been forcefully terminated from the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: These two concepts, “caring for” and “caring about”, have been milling aroun … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I realized as I wrote the title to this fourth installment on shame that you have no idea how many p … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I’m back. Things have been a little quiet around here this week. I thought I’d clean t … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I was reading an article the other day. It was an article about a special Oprah was doing with wome … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I am encouraged to see that Corey has been posting regularly, because I’ve been side-tracked. … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I went in to work on Tuesday. Well, I tried to go into work on Tuesday. As I was approaching the b … more →
wrote 5 months ago: That’s the title of the last message that I spoke at the church I was terminated from. As alw … more →
wrote 5 months ago: LEAVE MORE OPEN not only photographers, include design firms, etc. ultimately we want to bring busin … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Here is my first, very rough draft of the identity business. I basically copied the format that Hank … more →
wrote 5 months ago: I was recently given permission to share parts of another wounded minister’s story on the blog … more →