Mental Health

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    Book Review: Sextinction

    Posted on May 5, 2026
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    In her book, Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy. Dr. Soh takes the reader on a journey through the research to better understand the truth of the sexual recession

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    Formed in Faithfulness: Joseph and Ecclesial Reordering

    Posted on April 13, 2026
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    Over the years, I have encountered Joseph in many articles, books, and sermons. We often remembered Joseph as the boy with the beautiful coat, favored by his father, resented by his brothers, and carried along by youthful certainty. We often tell his story as one of suffering, perseverance, and eventual vindication. Yet we do not…

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    The Bread of Life: Healing and The Eucharist

    Posted on March 3, 2026
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    The risen Christ showed his scars—healed and transformed—to his disciples. The Eucharist joins us to that same reality. Not to minimize suffering or explain it away, but to acknowledge it. The table knows that we often need care before we consciously recognize it.

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    Mercy in the Midst: Courage to Stay in an Imperfect Church

    Posted on January 7, 2026
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    As both a therapist and a parishioner, I have watched many weary believers seek refuge in liturgical traditions—drawn by beauty, order, and a sense of rootedness after years of spiritual fatigue within politicized or performance-driven church cultures. I have seen institutions rise to moments of grace and stumble into failure. The difference often lies not…

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    Shame in the Psalms

    Posted on September 30, 2025
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    All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face at the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger. Psalms 44:15-16 While some of the psalms exult in joy and praise, many others describe the more challenging aspects of the human experience—including shame….