Creating Better Human Beings From the Bottom Up

After this week’s talk for the Lent seminar series that I’m doing, I wanted to talk about reconciliation. The theme of it, obviously for Lent but also the sacrament of reconciliation. I wanted to give my interpretation of the sacrament as well as some common arguments that may come up…

We’re continuing our Lenten series, focusing on changing ourselves for the better and opening our hearts and mind through prayer and sacrifice. My journey is coming along, still being challenged by the same devils but I am getting some more insight into ailments, deficits, trials, strengths and personality characteristics. I…

I wanted to open this week with a chance to be vulnerable: I’m still struggling with surrender. Still figuring things out. There’s been a lot on my mind and I find myself asking questions. What do You want me to do? If that’s true, what does this mean for “x”…

I am going to be sharing thoughts reflections and experiences from my Lenten journey this year. I think it will serve as a wonderful opportunity to be vulnerable and also strengthen the community we have, knowing we are fighting a lot of the same spiritual battles. I plan on attending…

This week I wanted to share an experience I had with a patient on Saturday. She was very “experienced”, as I like to say about people that are older. She was 97 so had almost 3 times much life experience and wisdom as I had. We chatted about PT related…

I wanted to take an opportunity to change gears from the typical talk of daily things to something more ubiquitous; the need for community. I believe as humans, we all desire and thrive when we have a feeling of being connected. There significant evidence to show that isolation leads to…

I have been watching the Chosen recently and I wanted to share some thoughts on praying before a meal. It’s customary in many homes to pray before a meal, typically dinner, and my upbringing was no different. We did the standard “Bless us o Lord, for these they gifts…”, but…

“I don’t like your attitude. You’re rude, aggressive and pushy.” This was what a patient told me after an interaction I had with them in trying to make a plan for the day to work on getting them out of bed. The prior day, we had worked on it and…

I’ve been contemplating a lot recently on faith. The believing without seeing. The trusting without the evidence. The belief that despite heartache, loss, disappointment and rejection, we believe in God’s plan for our lives. We appreciate and admit his sovereignty over our lives. We can use this faith in the…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away…