A million times I’ve beat myself up with the words, “You’re just throwing a pity party. Thousands of people are going through much harder things than you.” Here’s what I’ve discovered: It’s not self-pity to acknowledge that you’re going through a hard time. Yes, it’s true that you can probably find thousands of people going…
If there is an emotion that is common to each person on planet earth, it is fear. I haven’t yet met a person who didn’t battle fear. Fear paralyzes us with thoughts of “What if….” Images flood our mind with worst case scenarios and horrors that we’ve only ever seen on films. To ease our minds,…
How do we move from anxiety to rest? What steps do we need to take to calm our anxious heart to the point that, despite the circumstances surrounding us at the moment; despite the fact that we still don’t have clear answers to our questions, our heart is in a state of perfect peace? How…
If there is anything I know about in my short life of just shy of 50 years, it’s anxiety. I’ve struggled with worry, fear, and anxiety (my dad, Dr. Hackett, calls it WooFA) all of my life. I recall as a child laying in my bed paralyzed with the worst kinds of fear about things so…
Evangelical Christianity has reeled the past few years as shock wave after shock wave of high profile Christians declare they are abandoning their faith. And others who aren’t prepared to say that they are walking away, yet their beliefs defy the Word of God. Former pastors now proclaim themselves as atheists, leaving us to wonder…
Have you ever been in a situation where you know that things will never be the same again, and yet all you want is for life to go back to normal? There are times when God will allow situations that drastically alter our future, and our response will determine the path we take. While we…
