The Mystics
When I became a christian 25 years ago I knew nothing about God, or the church. In the early days of my christian experience I read lots of books about missionaries, and the christians that had made an impact on the world in the 19th. and 20th. centuries. I was always looking for ways to become better, or perform with more results. The church is very good at publishing reports of the ’successful’ christian, but not so good at letting those of us that have a bit of a hard time with things get an airing. Don’t get me wrong, …
The Temptation of Christ. The Temptation of Man
In the Gospel, Jesus was tempted three times by the devil. The devil promised Jesus food, power, glory, and protection by angels. Jesus was clever and strong in his responses. He never wavered from his devotion and loyalty to his father.
We too are tempted, although not so obviously. We are not offered food. We can easily buy it from the store. We are not offered power and glory. Instead we can choose our careers or our 15 minutes of fame to make us feel important. Think of the huge number of reality TV show “stars.” As for protection, we hardly …
A New View of a 12-Step Process
I recently was thinking about the 12 Steps as they have been shared with me by thousands of clients over the years. I’ve not been involved in addiction myself, but have worked with so many clients over my career as a therapist and a coach that I feel very familiar with the 12-step thinking.
And in my recent contemplation, I sat down and looked at each of the 12 Steps of AA and tried to feel the essence of what each step is saying and calling for. There is an underlying theme for each step that I’ve felt inspired by whenever …
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