As a therapist who works primarily with Christians, and as someone who has served in various ministry contexts – I have noticed a common thread at times throughout our faith communities. There can be a reluctance to unpack, and to grow in knowledge of the Self. There is an unspoken belief which I bump into …
At the beginning of the Israelite’s wilderness experience – before the commandments, the calf, the manna and quail – there is the first great obstacle. The Passover has just occurred and the people of God have begun their great migration out of Egypt. I can imagine how they might be, dazed and unsure as they …
Recently I was reading the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark chapter 4. I have read this story countless times, and can rattle it off in a flannel graph like stills across the fingers of one hand: Scene 1 – Jesus and His disciples get in the boat. Scene 2 – The storm …