Americans are the most overworked, exhausted, stressed, under-rested people in the world. And American Christians are no better, for the most part. In...

Moses misinterpreted how and when God wanted to use him to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. God comes to him when he is in a time of...

Many stories of the Bible have amazing insights about mental, emotional, and relational health and wholeness. Next to the stories of Jesus, the most i...

We sing that at Jesus’ birth “all was calm, all is bright”.  But underneath the details of the Christmas story there is another side to it, a tale of ...

In this episode Joe uses 3 examples from his counseling practice and 2 stories from the Bible to illustrate what forgiveness means and what it looks l...

In order to have relationships of depth and intimacy, and to truly “accept one another”, we have to learn to navigate our differences. This is especia...

The longing to be accepted and the fear of rejection are two of the most powerful motivators of human behavior. Few things in life feel better than kn...

An imbalance of power is a major reason why workplaces are often toxic emotional environments. In this episode Joe discusses why that is true, and wha...

Joe (who doesn’t like giving short answers to people’s struggles) gives a long answer to a listener’s important question about codependency; “How do I...

Too many people, including many followers of Jesus, have an identity crisis. They are failing to believe and live like they are a deeply loved child o...