Jesus is not just a Great Moral Teacher
I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I […]
Postpone Obsessing
POSTPONE OBSESSING The Rationale – if you respond to your obsessions by attempting to get rid of them instantly, to have them gone NOW and FOREVER, you will probably fail […]
The God-Centered Life
The God-Centered Life – Colossians 1:9-14It doesn’t matter if you are walking, running, biking, skiing (water skiing that is) if our center of gravity is off we will stumble and […]
FORGIVENESS IN ADDICTION RECOVERY
The idea of forgiveness can stir up a lot of emotions in a person but for someone who is struggling with an addiction, forgiveness can be a heavy topic. If […]
Overcoming Broken Dreams
Overcoming broken dreams or driving while looking at rearview mirror Broken dreams, everybody has them, but sadly most people have trouble resolving them. Picking our way through a field of […]
“Preach to Yourself “
“Preach to yourself” by D. Martyn Lloyd-JonesRead Psalm 42“Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead […]
Golden Rule of Relational Empowerment
Renewing the Relationship
“Relationship Empowerment” “The New Rules of Marriage” by Terry Real Your expectations of what an intimate relationship is – emotional sharing, mutual support, responsibility, vitality – belongs a new kind of […]
Serenity Prayer
by Richard Niebuhr “God give me grace to accept with serenity the things that I cannot change, Courage to change the things which should be change, and the Wisdom to […]
The Way of Tenderness
“Reflections for Ragamuffins” Brennan Manning February 6 2024 Brennan writes: “The betrayals and infidelities of my life are too numerous to count. I still cling to the illusion that I must be […]
Norman J. Townsend, LMHC/LMFT 