QUICK SUMMARY: The following graphics were purchased from IQ Doodle and used in Pastor Will’s first message on depression. We feel they are extremely helpful tools and wanted to make them available to you. If you would like to read the original article where they explain each graphic and go a little deeper you can [...]
Previous Article: Facing Depression QUICK SUMMARY: I have fought with depression for a long time, and through much of it, I allowed it and my place in this world to define me. I allowed the negative narrative of depression to take up residence in my mind and eventually my heart. I began to believe the [...]
By Kerry Krissel QUICK SUMMARY: Alright, I admit it. Sometimes, not always, but sometimes, I do not know how to pray for someone. And sometimes, infrequently really, I do not even know how to pray for myself. There, I said it. It feels good to get it off my chest. Yeah, yeah, I know, I [...]
QUICK SUMMARY: Depression comes in many shapes and sizes. From light melancholy bouts of the blues, that most people experience from time to time, to serious and persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest that can lead to the conclusion that life is not worth living anymore. These post-sermon talks do not target the [...]
PODCAST EPISODE: The Spiritual Coaching Dashboard… Click HERE to listen instead of read. QUICK SUMMARY: For this episode, I am going to continue the discussion about being benched by God. For this to make the greatest impact on you, and make the most sense to you, it is best that you go back and catch [...]
PODCAST VERSION: Want to listen? QUICK SUMMARY: Have you noticed that God does things his own way? He makes little sense to us because of his greater perspective. And he plays a long-game that confuses my immediate and short-term sight. I learned this the hard way early in my pastoral career. I had worked for [...]
What Do New Grandchildren Have to do With Spiritual Life? PODCAST VERSION: on The Spiritual Coaching Podcast SHORT VERSION: Like the ups and downs of a heart beat (or the season of life, or the day/night daily cycle), so too our spiritual life will and must encounter highs and lows. We cannot escape confusion and [...]
I remember, a few years ago, attending a funeral for a mother of a friend who had taken her own life. The call came on an ordinary South African summer afternoon when I was sitting in the office at my computer. Even though it was a hot day, the news made me cold to the [...]
“Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God” – James 1 v 19-20. Look no further than the events of the past week in the United States of America, and you can see that we live in a [...]
Gareth and I first visited New York City in the fall of 2016. While I’m not certain about how people living in Binghamton feel about the city, most of the people I’ve spoken view it as a place to avoid. Yet for me, NYC had been a dream that I thought would never come true. [...]
