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Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 1

I recently wrote a five-part series on how to break up with your church. This, of course, presumes that the question of whether it’s time to break up with your church has already been resolved. However, for many people, deciding whether or not this is what needs to be done is the most difficult part.Continue reading “Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 1”

Find me on another blog

The good people over at Depression’s Collateral Damage blog have used the content of one of my older posts in a post of their own. Check out their post, quoting my post. Of course your comments here on this blog, over on theirs, or both, are always welcome. The work to de-stigmatize suicide, depression, andContinue reading “Find me on another blog”

Categories of posts have been moved

In order to make this blog as sharp and focused as possible, I have stopped posting on DavidKFlowers.com in the categories of MS, MS Status Updates, Tech, and Pop Culture. All posts in that category from here on will be on my personal blog at http://moreofdave.wordpress.com. You can still find the older posts on thoseContinue reading “Categories of posts have been moved”

Setting boundaries with toxic parents

Someone recently wrote to me asking the following question. I have changed this person’s name to protect their privacy: When you’re an adult and one of your parents have always made decisions that corrupt the whole circle of the family, and they continue to make the same choices, when is it okay to walk away?Continue reading “Setting boundaries with toxic parents”

Depression and anxiety are not spiritual issues

Depression is not sin. It is also not just “being sad.” In a March 5 post, Amy Viets of the blog Depression’s Collateral Damage, wrote: Depression is an illness so terrible and stark that no one would actively seek it as a means to grow in the spiritual life.  And with such a burden to bear,Continue reading “Depression and anxiety are not spiritual issues”

Five things to do when you enter counseling

I have written posts previously about counseling myths, how to spot a bad counselor, and my “full immersion” approach to counseling (as a client). In this post I want to help you get through the first few weeks of counseling. 1. Celebrate what you have done, and keep at it Once you have taken thatContinue reading “Five things to do when you enter counseling”

Can you define what a healthy relationship is?

What is a healthy relationship? It seems like an easy question to answer, but there are thousands of people who would be stumped by it. Many have never seen a healthy relationship, don’t know anyone who has one, and certainly never experienced one for themselves. Are you one of those people? A healthy relationship isContinue reading “Can you define what a healthy relationship is?”

David Fitch — Prodigal Christianity

David Fitch is one of my favorite thinkers currently thinking and writing about the church. For me, he provides a welcome relief from writers like David Platt and Francis Chan, two thinkers who are very popular, and obviously well-intentioned, but who are suggesting cures for the church that I’m convinced are actually part of theContinue reading “David Fitch — Prodigal Christianity”

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