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Using A Broken Body and Bloody Heart
I am so broken. In many ways, I feel like I need to set myself on a shelf somewhere in the corner of life and wait until I’ve healed. Once my cracks are glued together, my bruises faded and I look...
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Flicker of Hope for Us
A spark or glimmer Nearly died last week. Tonight it’s flicker A tiniest peek Of hope for tomorrow Faith in love. Before my heart All but above Despaired of here and him. And us and dreams. But with...
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Trial of Trusting
God has used numerous people and resources to teach me. Those have been as diverse as a Christian mentor, an atheist friend, a book about finding my own appetite, a biography of an exercise addict, my...
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The Old has Gone, The New has Come
A misconception about abusive relationships is that the person in the relationship is the only one who suffers. Sometimes, that’s where conventional therapy and intervention fail, addressing one...
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Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em, Missing Peace Chapter 7
I honestly don’t remember how long I saw Kathy Hoppe. It didn’t take me long to figure out how to play her. She seemed able to read my mind, sometimes to even know how I felt before I could identify my...
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Marital Counseling in the Context of a True Story
By the time a couple finishes the first round of premarital counseling, most are willing to admit that marriage requires, and affects, personal change. All will affirm that marriage involves cherishing...
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7 New Ways to See God, if You Can’t See God as Father
Last week in LASTing Peace we talked about how we see God. So often, in the confidential rooms of counseling and group therapy, I’ve heard people say that they have a hard time seeing God a loving...
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