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My new book, Your Ark in the Storm: Everyday Practices for Resilient Living, brings together evidence-based resilience skills and the reimagined story of Noah to help anyone bounce back from the hardships that buffet life.
The insights of a love-centered, open, and relational theology offer a fresh perspective on the views of ancient Hebrews and a path to meet today's challenges.
Each chapter offers practical methods of building emotional health and spiritual depth in our modern, turbulent era.
Set sail on Your Ark in the Storm for a voyage that will strengthen your faith and health!

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In this episode of Tracks for the Journey, I walk the fire-scarred trails of California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park and discover four ways these ancient trees recover from disaster. I discuss how four words (Roots, Bark, Ashes, Wind) become practical strategies for our own hard seasons: building real community, setting healthy boundaries, reframing disappointment into new dreams, and opening ourselves to the Spirit's quiet breath.

Along the I shares a personal story of a painful rejection early in his ministry that turned out to be a hidden rescue, and he closes with Job's striking words of hope for a tree that sprouts again "at the scent of water."

You'll come away with a simple, memorable framework of four words you can carry into any crisis. Most of all, you'll hear a hopeful reminder that setbacks don't get to write the final chapter of your life.

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This episode unpacks the concept of “attunement” from relationship researcher John Gottman, a practice of noticing, honoring, and responding to a loved one’s emotions. I tell the story of Leo and Melinda as a kitchen-table moment goes wrong, then gets replayed and done right.

You’ll find the four building blocks of attunement that build love: awareness, non-judgmental listening, curiosity, and compassion. We can connect the ideas to Jesus’s encounter with the woman at the Samaritan well as a reflection of how God is attuned to us.

Think of one person in your life who needs to feel tuned in to today — and try the four steps in your next conversation with them. Then share this episode with someone who could use the reminder.

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