I found myself praying the same thing that has passed across my lips so many times before. “God, give them comfort in this time of need. Show them that you are there, that you love them, and you are present to see them through this.” A friend was in the midst of a family crisis. … More How God Moves On Behalf of Others
I can’t remember how old I was. Maybe 10 or eleven. Which would be around my own son’s age, now that I think of it. I can’t even remember what started the fight. All I can remember was my dad was mad and he had said something pretty damaging to my heart. This was song … More I Will Be Your Father
“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” JRR Tolkien The Israelites were running out of hope. Can you imagine the vortex of emotion they were experiencing? One … More If There is a Light Don’t Let it Go Out
When we communicate with each other, most of the time we listen in order to respond. We’re thinking about what we’ll say next, right? Instead of intently focusing on what is being said in order to understand. Empathic listening is a way of listening and responding to another person that improves mutual understanding and … More Empathic Listening – It’s Not About the Nail
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – Tolkien ‘The Lord of the Rings’ How do we reckon with the presence of … More To Deal With Tragedy We Need to Understand Our Own Story
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao Tzu Happiness is defined in the dictionary as: a state of well-being and contentment. But how do you stay happy in a messed up world? You turn on the … More Being content in a messed up world
In the movie Braveheart, Robert the Bruce stands before his leprous father with tears in his eyes. He has just betrayed William Wallace on the battlefield at Falkirk, and is now riddled with guilt. “Men follow me,” Bruce tells his father, “because if they don’t I’ll throw them off of my land and I starve their … More I Don’t Want to Lose Heart
Sean David Ealy 