faith – Harvesting Insights

Water the Seeds, Not the Struggle

We’ve spent centuries trying to control each other. Maybe it’s time to understand each other instead.

The Power of Words: From Division to Unity

Language shapes thought. Thought shapes belief. Belief shapes behavior. The words we choose become the world we live in, and when our language divides, our hearts follow. The beautiful truth in that means that when our language unites, our hearts follow too!

Can Love Still Live Here?

Over the years…behind the bar, across coffee tables, and between late-night confessions…I’ve heard one question more times than I can count:

“Should we stay together for the kids, or just end it and move on?” But that’s the wrong question.

The Art of Holding Space

To demand silence or “decorum” from the wounded is to ask them to suffocate their own humanity for our comfort. But I will not withhold my presence, my compassion, my love until you are palatable. I will love you until.

Shifting Focus: From Criticism to Grace in Our Lives

Why is it that bad news spreads so much faster than good news? Why do we feel so compelled to share the failures, the scandals, the little annoyances in our daily lives? We’ll complain to anyone who will listen, about the barista who messed up our coffee. We’ll gossip about the athlete who got arrested,Continue reading “Shifting Focus: From Criticism to Grace in Our Lives”