May the Course Be With You!

Golf looks like a beautiful sport. You are outside . . . not a ton of people around you, quiet and serene, beautiful landscape, trees, water, even sand. Plus, you typically play when the weather is nice. I have ALWAYS wanted to play golf. One time a gracious member of...

The Tapes We All Have in Our Heads

Brené Brown, Ph.D., describes shame as “the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” So if that’s how we feel, the last thing we want to do is let others know, right? I mean, how many of us want...

Ever see the “Enjoli” commercial?

A wise psychologist once said, “Everyone leaves childhood with wounds. It is inevitable because we are all imperfect people. Even when we do our best, we will make mistakes.” Society certainly doesn’t help us not live as people of shame. Over a decade ago, when...

Do you live from places of shame?

According to Merriam-webster.com, Cancel Culture is “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting social pressure.” We, as a culture/society, are in process of canceling things that hurt people! Racism,...

Flashbacks from Elementary School that Plague Us All

Do you remember when you were in elementary/middle school and “the invitation” would start circulating among your classmates? The “it” girl or guy would bring in their birthday party invites, and you’d be so excited to find one on your desk, OR you’d be so bummed that...

It’s relational

The atmosphere would be like a Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas meal, or Easter lunch for us. Surrounded by close friends and people we love, partaking of a meal. Yet, the meaning of the time and meal was foundational and transformational. Jesus, his family, and those...