It is amazing to me that in this life, there is no end to our growth with God. There is no end to understanding how our hearts work, how they hide and how God moves toward us. Growing up, I thought that you would eventually hit a point where you had collected enough information about [...]

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what the counseling process is like. A lot of people see it simply as advice. Others see it as teaching or training. Still others see it like a meeting with a consultant. While counseling can operate in all of these capacities, I do not think it [...]

It amazes me what people remember whenever I have the opportunity to teach. The things I am positive will have impact often don’t. Things I think will have mild impact often resonate deeper then planned. I think it speaks to the work of the Spirit whenever we are given the chance to teach.
At the UPC [...]

I have had a Blackberry now for about a year and totally love it. It helps keep my life sane. As a counselor, I have a lot of appointments to remember. Prior to my Blackberry, I had a cheap old PDA. Prior to that, I used to store them in my head. Amazingly, I never [...]

My wife and I had the oppourtunity this past weekend to chaperone some high school students at Rock the Universe. My friend Dusty just recently started a position as Youth Pastor at Crossway Community Church. Dusty put together a great discipleship weekend that led up to some fun at RTU. It was an awesome weekend. [...]

Yesterday, I spoke at UPC for a Life Group Leader Training event. My time was devoted to an overview of listening skills. I think listening is one of the most overlooked skills a person can have. It is far too rare to find someone who really listens to you. It is funny to me how [...]

A couple of days ago, I had the oppourtunity to speak at the orientation day for Circle Christian School. They wanted me to speak briefly about teenagers and what they are capable of. To do this, I shared some of my story. I was a good kid. I did everything right. I got good grades, [...]

I recently had the oppourtunity to be the client again. It is a strange feeling to walk in to a counselor’s office and sit down to talk about your heart. After years of being in the counselor’s seat, I had lost sight of what it is like to be in the “hot seat.” Week in [...]

My wife and I just got back from South Carolina. We had the chance to go on a getaway to Bowman. If you don’t know where Bowman is then you are like the majority of the world. It is a very small town. But, it was only an hour or so from Charleston and not [...]