Category: Redemption
Posted on March 19, 2017
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I have discussed core beliefs on this blog (Core Beliefs and Double Distortions, Gridlock and Core Beliefs, Core Beliefs) . After my “career” in therapy, I thought I’d covered all the ground until I landed on core beliefs. I learned that after putting in…
Category: abuse in families, domestic violence, emotional abuse, encouragement, Healing, mental health, personal development, PTSD, Redemption, therapy, traumaTags: core beliefs, deep programming, family culture, Recovery, therapeutic process, trauma
Posted on September 25, 2016
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The Jewish New Year is fast approaching. In the Jewish calendar, the month before Rosh Hashanah is called Elul. In Jewish thought and tradition, the month of Elul is considered to be a time when God is “in the field”. He is to be…
Category: Faith, forgiveness, God, Judaism, personal development, RedemptionTags: atonement, Elul, Faith, forgiveness, God, healing contemplation, Judaism, making amends, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Posted on April 24, 2016
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We are in the middle of celebrating Passover. That means lots of matzo. If you’ve ever eaten matzo, then you’ll notice that it gets on everything. I have crumbs everywhere. It is the perfect food for fairy tales and getting lost in the woods….
Category: Faith, God, Judaism, personal development, RedemptionTags: dialectical tension, encouragement, Faith, God, matzo, Passover, personal empowerment, slavery vs. freedom
Posted on January 11, 2015
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What’s it like to read the same story over and over again and know the ending? Children seem to love this. My daughters each had a favorite story that they insisted I read them repeatedly. Each time I read it they were wide-eyed with…
Category: Christianity, encouragement, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Moving Forward, RedemptionTags: Christianity, Faith, feeling abandoned, God, grief, healing process, journeying with God, personal God, restoration
Posted on December 5, 2014
by MJ
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I don’t know how many people are familiar with the idea of “generational sin”. There are many ministries in different streams of the Christian faith today that deal with myriad flavors of this idea. The foundation of this notion is that we are affected in…
Category: encouragement, Healing, Judaism, Moving Forward, RedemptionTags: a more powerful narrative, Conversos, Crypto-Jews, encouragement, Faith, healing, Jews of Iberian Peninsula, Judaism, narrative, origin stories, Sephardim, thriving
Posted on February 18, 2014
by MJ
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I nearly dropped my cup of coffee this morning when I saw the Rainer Höss had commented on yesterday’s post. I choked out a loud, “Holy crap!” As it turns out, Rainer has a website and Twitter account, and he, too, has written a…
Posted on October 9, 2013
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I spent time with a friend today. The weather is beautiful here right now. Autumnal perfection. It’s easy to sink into contemplation when straddling seasons. It feels a bit like summer but not quite. The bright, red Maple leaves announce the coming fall temperatures….
Category: Christianity, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, mental health, Moving Forward, Redemption, therapyTags: authenticity in faith, Christianity, Faith, God, healing process, Jesus, man by the pool of Bethesda, reconciliation, Recovery, relational Christianity
