A Present Grace: The Relational Bedrock of Pastoral Counseling and Care
I sometimes joke with pastors that pastoral counseling is easy…refer, refer, refer. While referring parishioners to trained mental health professionals is essential, it is sometimes not possible or...
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The Trinity, Attachment Theory, and the Self
There may be no greater challenge in pastoral ministry than loving others consistently while teaching others how to love as well. More than ever, people are in need of genuine loving connections; yet...
View ArticleA Psychologist Looks at Ephesians 5: Thoughts about Unity, Power, and Love
Some years ago, our family began attending a new church. One goal was to find a Sunday school class where my wife and I could study together. We joined a group for married couples in the middle of...
View ArticleIntegrating Counseling Practice and Theology
Imagine a typical counseling session where a counselee talks with a counselor about a particular life dilemma. If I were a fly on the wall, I could probably tell what theoretical counseling orientation...
View ArticleCultivating the Practice of Relationship: Learning to Dance
Pastoral care is a complicated skill. Motivated by compassion for others and a desire to be of service to God, pastors seek to bring the right ingredients for healing and growth to the lives of those...
View ArticleAccompanying a Friend through Trauma: Searching for Answers to a Mysterious...
A dear friend of mine, a capable, compassionate and responsible professional woman, thought she was going crazy after 9/11. She was not in New York on that dreadful day, nor in Washington D. C. Yet, in...
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Extended Christian Life and the Church
Question: “What does a prosthetic limb, a continuous glucose monitor, and a cell phone all have in common?” Answer: “They all extend human capacities beyond their normal limitations.” An artificial...
View ArticleNarcissistic Leadership in the Church
Narcissist. It’s a descriptor we’ve heard a lot in the last few years. Whether spoken about politicians or pastors, celebrities or social media savvy teens, it’s alive in our common discourse. But it’s...
View ArticleCultivating the Practice of Relationship: Learning to Dance
Pastoral care is a complicated skill. Motivated by compassion for others and a desire to be of service to God, pastors seek to bring the right ingredients for healing and growth to the lives of those...
View ArticleAccompanying a Friend through Trauma: Searching for Answers to a Mysterious...
A dear friend of mine, a capable, compassionate and responsible professional woman, thought she was going crazy after 9/11. She was not in New York on that dreadful day, nor in Washington D. C. Yet, in...
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Extended Christian Life and the Church
Question: “What does a prosthetic limb, a continuous glucose monitor, and a cell phone all have in common?” Answer: “They all extend human capacities beyond their normal limitations.” An artificial...
View ArticleNarcissistic Leadership in the Church
Narcissist. It’s a descriptor we’ve heard a lot in the last few years. Whether spoken about politicians or pastors, celebrities or social media savvy teens, it’s alive in our common discourse. But it’s...
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