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Our sexuality is an expression of the innate desire, the longing we all have to connect with God, others, our deepest selves, and...
Lawrence Taylor
Oct 28, 20236 min read


Dragons & Monsters
“This is the end–for me the beginning of life.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s last words before he was hanged in the Nazi concentration camp of...
Lawrence Taylor
Oct 28, 20234 min read


Spiritual and Psychological Wholeness
Trivia bubbles to the surface in the senile. For all of us, that which was too difficult to understand at the time it happened stays...
Lawrence Taylor
Oct 13, 20236 min read


Men Over 65 Are at High Risk for Suicide
Men over 65 have the highest rate of suicide in America.[1] Why? Lack of purpose in retirement, loneliness, lack of independence, worry...
Lawrence Taylor
Sep 26, 20234 min read


Healing Light
Shadow Work We all have a shadow side. It’s not necessarily bad; it’s just hidden. The shadow side consists of those parts of ourselves...
Lawrence Taylor
Sep 16, 20233 min read


Mighty Cachalot
Eighty-foot-long King of the Seas , sperm-whale, Physeter macrocephalus Must live in the depths, diving over 7,000 feet, Doing battle...
Lawrence Taylor
Sep 7, 20231 min read


Burnt-Out Pastors
During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States experienced a great resignation. Unemployment was at an all-time low but people...
Lawrence Taylor
Sep 5, 20233 min read


Discerning Your Calling
Jesus bids us follow. Much of what it means to follow Jesus applies across the board to every apprentice of Christ – all of us are called...
Lawrence Taylor
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Shall We Take a Walk?
At times, it seems like a fairy tale. Peace on earth. All things made new. Thy Kingdom come. The meek inheriting the earth. The last...
Lawrence Taylor
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Lost in the Music of Love
Wandering loner Broken by Life Pharmaceutically numbed Descendant of slaves Chibuike’s mistake was speaking out Against the regime, which...
Lawrence Taylor
Aug 12, 20236 min read


everything radically new
Our broken world needs well-integrated, psychologically healthy people – people, in other words, who are kind, tolerant, and nice. We...
Lawrence Taylor
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Don't Be Afraid of the Gardener
Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” (John 15:1) The metaphor is beautiful: Jesus is the trunk, we are the...
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 29, 20232 min read


Complicated Grief
What is complicated grief? Although only a minority (around 10-15% according to research) of people experience complicated grief after a...
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 25, 20234 min read


Grief is Hard Work, but it's Normal
Grief over the death of a loved one is not pathological. It is normal. Most people who are mourning don’t necessarily need a course of...
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 23, 20232 min read


Experts
George Campbell Morgan, a well-known British preacher in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, once attended a small country church...
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Discovering Authentic Faith
Tear Down to Build Up Discovering an authentic belief system that gives purpose and meaning to life is a high priority for many people....
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 15, 20234 min read


When it Feels Like God Isn't There
Why does God seem hidden sometimes? If you’ve been a spiritually oriented person for any length of time, you’ve experienced seasons when...
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 11, 20232 min read


Lawrence Taylor
Jul 8, 20230 min read


The Dark Side of Bipolar Disorder
The Dark Side of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder is currently classified in two types, distinguished by the severity of the episodes....
Lawrence Taylor
Jul 2, 20235 min read


Deconstructing Your Faith
Skepticism is often seen as a lack of faith. Understandably -- we long for certainty. That’s why simplistic answers appeal to us. We like...
Lawrence Taylor
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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