
Is Worry a Sin?
I spoke at a church group this weekend on the topic of anxiety and tried to wrestle with this verse in Philippians: “do not worry

I spoke at a church group this weekend on the topic of anxiety and tried to wrestle with this verse in Philippians: “do not worry

I’ve been talking a lot with clients lately about rumination. There are many definitions, but I’ll throw out this provocative one to start the discussion, “a

Most of us think of worry as something we are incapable of changing. It can be tempting to think of worry as something that can

I thought of you at the Anxiety Disorders Association conference last weekend. What, you say? Me? Well, yes, in a way, you! At conferences like

Learning to treat anxiety is making me a better spiritual director. I didn’t expect that. Learning David Carbonell’s (an anxiety expert) Panic Trick has been
Last September I went to see the Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon”. Before the show started my friend and I noticed that Will Ferrell

I’ve been a fan of Jonathan Haidt’s work for some

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the

The enemy of fulfillment is…. Instant gratification… that comes to us primarily through…. I hate to say it, but it’s true…. don’t write me off

Me modeling my “lake hair” with my kids teasing me behind the camera After returning from my vacation in Idaho, I had a thought that

The text came from an old, dear friend out of the blue: “My daughter and I are going to Hawaii in 3 weeks, want to

It’s been a good parenting week. I got to share a meal in a restaurant with my son before seeing him perform in a jazz

Here’s my idea: Resolve to do Something Fulfilling Every Day I have given this assignment to so many of my clients who are really suffering

Well, you did it. Christmas happened; the gifts, the food, the guests, the cheer. Now for that wonderful and sometimes difficult let-down. This year, how

In just 7 weeks my book will start getting into the hands of actual human people. People are going to read it. People with opinions

This is a picture of my step-father, Howard, just 3 weeks shy of his 80th birthday, waterskiing. Seeing him ski made us all whoop, cheer,

I dearly hope that, at the end of the day, my book has essential integrity with the way I actually live. But man, there is

There’s a left-handed toilet in my new office. Never used one? This is what I experience; I’m sitting there—you know, on the toilet, reaching back

I’ve been a fan of Jonathan Haidt’s work for some

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the