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Author, speaker, editor, leadership coach. I help people get clear on their calling and fully engage in life with guiding purpose. Author of ‘Blessed Are the Unsatisfied: Finding Spiritual Freedom in an Imperfect World,’ ‘Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry’ & ‘Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission.’ Christ follower, mental health advocate, purpose junkie, nature lover, dog enthusiast, sports fan, voracious reader, and friend of aardvarks everywhere.
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in Church, Church and Ministry, Compassion and Justice, Leadership, Mental Health, Mental Illness
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Every year in the United States, about 20 percent of adults live with a diagnosable mental illness. That’s about equal to the total percentage of people diagnosed with cancer, those living with heart disease, people infected with HIV and AIDS, and those afflicted with diabetes—combined! Although many church leaders aren’t aware how pervasive mental illness […]

When I was training for my work as a professional coach, one of the things I learned was that when you’re avoiding something that scares you or you feel you can’t endure, that very fear will run your life. And it’s true! Ironically, if the idea of something in your life–or a possibility you don’t […]

in Faith and Doubt, Jesus, Marriage and Family, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
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At some point, as it has for many of us, life probably has confronted you with the devastating truth that it was not going to live up to your visions and dreams. You had plans for the way your daily life would look, expectations of what your church life would be, and assumptions about the […]