LifeLift

Kintsukuroi. Google it. It’s a Japanese art form in which broken pottery is repaired. Rather than restoring the piece to look as if it’s never been damaged (which is, really, impossible), the artisan injects gold into...

Sometimes, Jesus heals instantly. Other times, He teaches people how to be well. Sometimes, Jesus touches us and we are dramatically changed in that moment. Other times, He imparts His wisdom to us so that we can...

What if grace is something that we impart on behalf of God— not just something God imparts? — for the past few years or so I’ve studied PTSD + Moral Injury (guilt + shame). A lot of people we think are struggling with...

Moral Injury occurs when our conscience (which tells us the distinction between right and wrong) becomes broken… It happens in MANY ways— 👉 when soldiers are commanded to (or must) do something which violates “rules”...

In music, the rests are as important as the notes you play. Life is the same way. There’s a definite beat to Creation that works well for us when we embrace it. Here are the main ideas: ✅ The created order is built on...

When I used to play sports, I learned quickly that we somehow “revered” and honored the injured. A few times a year, at wrestling tournaments, for instance, someone would “get the wind” knocked out of them. Either...

To change the fruit, (first) take care of the root— 🌳🌳🌳🌳   In this talk we discuss the topic of soul ties. Here’s why: Issues arise when we attach our hearts, for any reason, to the wrong place. When we do, bad fruit...

Maybe it’s time to change the story in your head… … not to deny reality, or step away from it… … but so that you can, rather, actually see MORE of what ACTUALLY… You see, many times we see what we've already decided...

We’re designed to grow by exploring the world around us. But, we bump into painful experiences as we do. So, we create (often unconscious) rules to protect ourselves from future pain. Some of the rules are functional...

Physical therapy isn’t for the purpose of staying physically injured, it’s for the purpose of walking in health + wholeness. Emotional therapy is the same… Perspective: Emotional health (in fact, health in general)...

The power of the mind is that you see exactly what you’re looking for… True story- In the book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (now, think about that title!), Ori & Rom Brafman write about the...

We tend to look at symptoms, but the Bible calls us to look at the root causes. So, yes, Jesus said things like, “You’ll know them by their fruit…” That is, you’ll know what kind of people they really are by what...