BRAVEHEARTS

It started with a runny nose. Allergies? Within twenty-four hours I was glued to my bed with a centrifugal force. Aches, chills, and fever paralyzed me. I started coughing . . . and then I knew. The coronavirus was calling. I was fortunate. I recovered at home, and by the time I could smell and […]

Tags: belonging, belonging book, Blameshifting, coronavirus, Covid19, hold on, kiss the monster on the lips, laughter, let go, more than Normal, the Way back, we belong to each other

This is the next videocast in the Radically Redemptive Relationships series. We talk about betrayal, but the truth is that we can’t put words to it.  We were made to never be betrayed, and so we don’t manage it well. We rage at God, we hurt others, and ourselves.  Betrayal is the exact opposite of […]

Tags: Alcohol and Grace Abuse, Come out of Hiding, Erik Guzman, keylife.org, Steffany Gretzinger

“I . . um . . . I’m pretty sure . . . that I will never be loved.” Kyle told me those words about nine years ago when he began to see me after just being recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. It wasn’t the illness that Kyle blamed for being unworthy of love – it was […]

Tags: Brokenness, homelessness, Jesus had the final word, Love will have the final word, Mental Illness, Schizaphrenia, Wounds are Where Love Gets In