PureTalk | Why Does My Body React Before My Mind?
Trauma isn't only about what happened to us. It's also about what happened inside our nervous system because of what happened.Sometimes the danger ends, but our body never gets the message.
Podcast S1 E1 | The Polyvagal Theory
The Living Pure Podcast - Season 1 - Episode 1 - The Polyvagal Theory
When (the Lament Song) | Featuring Marsha L. Brown
When (The Lament Song) is an original song written to remind us not everything in our lives is joyful,. Things happen to cause suffering, it's okay to lament or to cry out to God about our struggles. What the Psalms in the Bible teach us is we then call on God to save us and He always comes through for us, perhaps not the way we ask, but He always hears the cries of His people. But no matter what, we praise Him, in every season. Our circumstances, never dictate our worship.
The Vegetable Medley | Kaylyn Aiello
The Vegetable Medley, by Kaylyn Aiello. Getting separated from your mom or dad is scary. Come along with Hudson as he navigates the grocery store while looking for his mom with the help of some friendly vegetables.
Fred and the Fish | Marsha L. Brown
Fred and the Fish, by Marsha L. Brown. Fred the Fish craves friendship, and he seeks it out with everyone he meets. Many animals he met refused to have friendship with him because he was different. He grows discouraged until a fish comes along. This book teaches us that you can build friendships with anyone. No matter how different you are, it's nice to be friends.
PureTalk Special | No Man Called Me, and No Man Can Uncall Me
The ongoing debate surrounding women in ministry has left many gifted, faithful women feeling unseen, unheard, and undervalued. As discussions continue within denominations such as the Southern Baptist Convention, I find myself reflecting on a simple truth…
Looking Back
If we always look into the past instead of moving forward, we may feel anger, hurt, and bitterness about the life we expected to have but don't. Looking back at the past when God tells us precisely to move on could harden us, just like it did Lot's wife. We might feel that betrayal and bitterness continue to grow if we keep looking back. It hardens us.
God Reigns Supreme
I think chaos is still a problem in the world. As Timothy K. Beal pointed out in his book Religion and It’s Monsters, “Perhaps it takes a chaos monster to kill a chaos monster.” Beal describes the way monsters are lurking in the biblical texts, put there by God himself. Did God create chaos, or did it come because of the fall?
THE AWAKENING
When I was thinking about this verse, I thought about how I feel lying in bed with my eyes closed. If, someone turns the light on, this creates an urgency to open my eyes. I need to find the source of that light and see what is happening.
This is Me
As Christians that is our role. We must realize that life happens to us all. All people hurt others. Sometimes they can’t help it. When they sling bullets it’s due to their own pain. We must move past it and reach out for someone else who is hurting and save them.
Your Story Matters. Part 2
Last week, I told you about the man who asked, “What’s Your Story?” I want to tell you about when he asked me the same question.