Starving Christians

  • Lemonade: Uncomfortable Grief

    “you can always have another one” “be grateful, at least you still have…” “It could be worse” “you’ll get through it” “God won’t put more on you, than you can bear” “Just try and take care of yourself” “It’s just hair”… Although they mean well and your intuition tells you… Listen ⇢

  • Are You The Rock in Your Family? Unmask the Superhero in You

          Being a Pastoral Counselor intern at a hospital, I come across a lot of scenarios where patients who are recently diagnosed with a certain type of cancer form two immediate concerns: 1. What does this diagnosis mean to my way of living now?  2. How will my… Listen ⇢

  • The Deadpool in Your Life

     I love Batman but that is pretty much the extent of my superhero knowledge. So, lately I’ve been watching a lot of superhero, villains and Japanese anime shows. Last month,  I watched the movie Deadpool, and although it’s not your usual family friendly superhero movie I still saw a very interesting… Listen ⇢

  • Book Review: the Will of God as a Way of Life

    If you have ever read and loved a Paulo Coehlo or Florence Scovel Shinn book, then this book, The Will of God as a Way of Life by Jerry Sitter, will be yet another “aha moment” for you after you read it! This book has totally become the exhale of… Listen ⇢

  • Good Grief

    My condolences extend to anyone who has lost a family member, a close friend and/or colleague(s) during this time. This subject is a sensitive topic to talk about, however we can agree that through prayer, encouragement, and support there is healing. We hear cliche’s like ” there will be light… Listen ⇢

  • The Miracle Play For Your Life

    The Complainer’s Team. This is the self made team that I have put myself on, as I have been complaining this past week of all the things that have been going wrong in my life. One could even say that I have been a devoted teammate to The Complainer’s. (hehe)… Listen ⇢

  • Sitting on the Answers to Your Prayers

    One of my favorite movies is Eat Pray Love. The main character, Liz, played by Julia Roberts says: “There is a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man, who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint, begging ‘Dear Saint, please, please, please… Listen ⇢

  • The Danger of a Single Story: Taking Distorted Thoughts into a Functional Way of Living

        Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a feminist and author, went on TED Talks to discuss the importance of perspective and how “impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story, particularly as children”. In light of this, she suggested that we tend to negatively internalize, generalize and view… Listen ⇢

  • Trapped by Sexual Abstinence; Released through Purification

    There is a quiet pain that is evident within the walls of our church when we hear about someone in leadership who has had premarital sex and becomes pregnant or has gotten someone pregnant. As a result, we have seen these persons begin to hide themselves, stop going to ministries… Listen ⇢