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December 2016

December 12, 2016

1 Simple Way to Support Suicide Prevention for the Holidays

The world is full of people who feel hopeless. While the holidays may be a...

December 09, 2016

In the Delivery Room: An Advent Lesson

I’ll never forget walking back into the delivery room after my wife received her spinal...

November 2016

November 01, 2016

How to Order “Self-Care for the Wounded Soul”

I'm thrilled to tell you that my brand-new book, co-authored with Kate Pieper, LMFT, is...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

What to Remember When You’re Pissed at Grace

I'm left in awe that God, in all of His splendor and majesty and beauty...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

A Stoplight, Depression, and Words that Changed Me

When I shared glimpses of my darkness, well-meaning Christians said things they didn’t understand. Choose...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Finding Hope in the Now and Not Yet

Together, we are living in the gaps. With the tension of unfulfilled dreams. With the...

February 2016

February 14, 2016

I Saw What Love Does

A True Story about what Love Does...

February 04, 2016

Living Through the Aftermath of My Mom's Suicide

I was twelve when my mom killed herself. My parents were divorced. My dad was...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Happiness is the Enemy of Joy

It has been said that Hope is an anchor for the soul. And I think...

January 18, 2016

I'm Not Disappointed in You

The year had grown harder, week-by-week and month-by-month. There were days I couldn’t scrape together...

January 14, 2016

My Story isn't Over; An Exclusive with Project Semicolon

In my own experience, the cruelness of life tried to insert a period, but grace...

January 12, 2016

The One Thing that Saved Me after My Suicide Attempt

Often, I get asked what the one thing is that saved my life, following my...

January 07, 2016

The World Needs Dreamers Like You

The day my son tried to catch an airplane encouraged me to never stop dreaming....

December 2015

December 05, 2015

Love is the Most Audacious Way to Change the World

My friend Sarah's story is being featured today by The Good News Network. Her interview...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Craving Hope

In a previous job, I watched weekly training/motivation webinars from a guy named Grant Cardone....