[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”nothing to protect — man under umbella”]123rf.com[/featured-image] One of the things I have learned is that I have nothing to protect. Everything in me I seek to protect and defend is false anyway. My ego, my sensitivities, my vanity, my guilt and regrets — none of it is going to last.Continue reading “Nothing to Protect”
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Why I Need Your Grace
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”authenticity, vulnerability, and grace”]123rf.com[/featured-image] We all need grace. I try to extend mine to everyone at all times. Here are some reasons why I need yours. I’m a flawed person. I am a flawed pastor, flawed teacher, flawed therapist, flawed husband and father. As charming and charismatic as I have learnedContinue reading “Why I Need Your Grace”
Self-protection kills intimacy
Intimacy and self-protection are mutually exclusive It has occurred to me recently how often my clients and parishioners are living in a defensive mode, trying to protect themselves from perceived attack/abuse by a loved one. This is a natural instinct, of course, but ironic, since self-protection kills intimacy. Intimacy comes from vulnerability, willingness to openContinue reading “Self-protection kills intimacy”
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