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Category: Self Care

  • Why Am I Feeling Burnt Out?

    Christians and Self Care Are you taking care of yourself? It’s a simple question, but often the answer is very complicated. God made us all with limits. God is God,…

  • Dealing with Needs in Healthy Ways

    Some Thoughts on “Shrinking the Integrity Gap” by Mattson (11-Conclusion) When people feel they do not matter to their parents, they feel like they do not matter at all. The…

  • Arrogance, Transparency, and Loneliness

    Some Thoughts on “Shrinking the Integrity Gap” by Mattson (chapters 7-10) Arrogance is similar to narcissism. Arrogance sees the individual as greater than others around them. They often do not…

  • Self Awareness and Trauma

    Some Thoughts on “Shrinking the Integrity Gap” by Mattson (chapters 3-6) Many of our current emotions, especially those which are not naturally related to the current situation, may be connected…

  • What is an “Integrity Gap?”

    Some Thoughts on “Shrinking the Integrity Gap” by Mattson (Chapters 1 and 2) This week’s reading covered the first couple chapters of Shrinking the Integrity Gap. This introduced the idea…

  • How to Complete with “Margin.”

    Some Thoughts on “Margin” by Richard Swenson (chapters 11-15) This set of chapters finished out the book, Margin. Margin is needed for proper help in the life of the Christian.…

  • How to Live Free With “Margin.”

    Some Thoughts on “Margin” by Richard Swenson (chapters 6-10) This week, Margin continued to discuss what a practical margin in one’s life should look like and what it should not…

  • Where Do Christians Need Margin?

    Some Thoughts on “Margin” by Richard Swenson (chapters 1-5) This week’s reading covered the first five chapters of the book, Margin, which seeks to cover the importance and protection of…

  • Self Care and Self Protection

    Some Thoughts on David Pooler’s: “Pastors and Congregations at Risk: Insights from Role Identity Theory” Self care is certainly difficult, and asking for help is even more so. Making time…

  • Is Self Care Christian?

    Some Thoughts on Jeffery Gates’: “Self Care: A Christian Perspective” Unfortunately, one of the most widespread problems in Christian ministry today is the lack of self care. Many Christians in…