Emotional health is vital for mission. Being on mission means doing the work of justice, healing, beauty, and evangelism. That healing starts in our own hearts.
COVID, Sick Days, Trust, and Healing at Work
As I type these words, I’m sick. I tested positive for COVID yesterday morning. My body ached all day Wednesday,…
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Healing from Learned Helplessness
One psychological and spiritual malady that we can find healing from at work is learned helplessness. Because this kind of…
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Healing from the Need to Win
Competition can bring out the best in us. The challenge posed by someone else doing excellently in our field makes…
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Healing the Wound of Rejection
In our last post, I wrote about how shame and fear generate bricks in the backpack we all carry, putting…
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Carrying The Work Lightly
All of us carry our work responsibilities with us. It’s like we have a backpack stuffed with our to-dos, pressing…
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When You Just Can’t Work: Depression, Self-Acceptance, and God’s Love
For me, one of my major spiritual wounds is bound up with work. My anxiety that my true worth comes…
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The Work of Healing
I often find it’s easier for me to think about God than to talk with God or listen to God.…
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Work to Be Proud Of
I’m writing this post from the lobby of an auto shop while waiting on an oil change. It’s a wet,…
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Letting Go of Work
There’s a tree in my neighbor’s yard that I sometimes watch across the backyard fence. I’m no expert, but I…
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