Monthly Archives: April 2011
BOUNDARIES
This is the path to real love: Communicate your boundaries openly. -Cloud and Townsend I have recommended the book, Boundaries, by Cloud and Townsend to no small number of individuals I have counseled over the past few years. I am … Continue reading
Filed under Psychology
Anti-Sex Slavery Campaign- Critiquing the Critics
I receive emails from the Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking, and this week I received this one about Demi and Ashton’s Anti-Sex Slavery Campaign. First, let me just say I think it’s hilarious Demi and Ashton call their Foundation DNA (Demi … Continue reading
Filed under gender, media, Psychology
A Good Song
No creativity points for the title of this post. Acknowledged. Mike Crawford and His Secret Siblings are a Christian band I’ve come to love for the combination of scriptural reference and cultural relevance in their lyrics. They’re a band lead … Continue reading
Filed under spirituality
A Counselor’s Prayer
We occasionally sing a song in church with the lyric “break my heart for what breaks yours”. Confession: I typically remain quiet during this line of the song. I wonder if others have a hard time with this line, or … Continue reading
Filed under Psychology, spirituality
God of the Secular
This morning over warm cranberry-orange muffins and dark french press coffee, my friend, Mel, and I shared conversation that had a richness in common with our beverages. Seated at my small dining room table in my bohemian-esque apartment with Nancy … Continue reading
Filed under spirituality
Blogger Insecurities
By far the strangest and most unsettling aspect of blogging is the fact that I don’t know who reads my blog. My blog statistics show that 147 people have visited my blog today. I assume that a huge majority of … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Where Have the Good Men Gone?
Contrary to what the title suggests, I promise that this is not a male-bashing post. Admittedly, I have spent a large chunk of my life feeling like there were no good men in the world (and surely you men realize … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
