The night of Jesus’ betrayal, he prepared himself for his coming ordeal with intense prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. He took the eleven disciples with him, but asked eight of them to wait in one place while he took Peter, James, and John a little further. Jesus then went on still further, instructing those…
Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their…
I battle anxiety and depression. Years ago a friend told me that instead of saying, “I have anxiety” or “I suffer from anxiety,” he prefers to say he battles it. I have adopted his language, and so I say that, for me, anxiety and depression are a battle. It’s a much tougher battle than most…
One of my kids’ favorite days of the year is May 4. If you’re not a Star Wars fanatic, this day won’t mean much to you. For those who love and are obsessed with all things Star Wars, however, this is a holiday. May 4 translates in the Star Wars realm to “May the Fourth…
Although I’ll always have blurry spots in my memory of it, the trauma that shaped me has remained crystal clear. That’s what our minds do; they jumble information from our past when it becomes too hard to carry it. In processing unfathomable experiences, however, this can help us find our way through to the other…
What do you do with the messes of your life? Do you hide them? When your past pops up, do you push it down and away from your conscious mind? Do you think it’s easier to pretend certain things never happened? When we encounter the messes of life, the temptation is to isolate, to go…