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Joyful Giving

When I was running my financial advisory firm we always gave a Christmas gift to our clients. In...

The Overlooked Discipline of Having Fun

During a coaching session not too long ago, I received an unusual answer to the question “what do...

IT’S NOT ABOUT FEELING BETTER—IT’S ABOUT FEELING

I had a great discussion the other day with a friend who asked some probing questions about...

Side Effects of a Relationship with Jesus

Back in 2007 when I first made my Facebook profile, I distinctly remember pausing a bit when I saw...

Turning On Your V-C-R

Last week I had an incident that caused some emotional pain and I wasn’t sure if I was triggered...

3 Things We Need for Emotional Health

Imagine this for a moment: you’ve been tasked with building a model airplane, but you’ve never...

10 Ways Life Model Works Builds Relationships

Over the years, many people have been attracted to Life Model Works for the benefits of joyful...

3 Steps to Avoid Relational Speed Bumps

There is no way to avoid it, we all need relational skills. The problem is most of us don’t...

Adoration: Living Life Aware of Immanuel's Presence

Through our 40+ years of church leadership, Terri and I never felt as though we “fully fit” into...

A Wilder Mission Trip Update - The Last Half

WEDNESDAY IN BERLINToday our host Martin picked us up in his car and took us to visit some of the...

Moving Relationships from Bitter to Sweet

In one of my favorite moments as a journalist, years ago I joined the friendly banter of a popular...

Navigating The Emotions of Life Toward Maturity

Recently I read an “inner healing” sales pitch that promised “Freedom From Negative Emotions” and...

A Wilder Mission Trip: Update

The effort to bring peace to Syrian refugees and their children has reached the halfway point!Dr....

Understanding the 3 Transformative Stages of Teenagers

Whether you manage a teenager in your business, teach a youth Bible Study, coach High School...

Secure Prose

SECUREHeart feltSomethingIt did not understandAll the momentsPrecedingLeft a gapBeing foundAs a...

Share Joy - Relational Skill #1

It’s all about JOY.Every time I begin to work on my own relational skills, and every time I...

5 Steps to Talking with God on the Good Days

“I don’t want to talk about you, like you’re not in the room… I want to look right at you, I want...

Joy-filled Parenting

I have been a mother for 51 years and a grandparent for 27. I have been a nanny and a counselor. I...

Working Through My Triggered Reaction

I’m going to be honest, when I first read Dr. Wilder’s recent blog saying that an important part...

Pillar of the church...or, is She?

Somewhere down the road from where I am sitting, there is a church that is falling apart.  The...
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