For Jonah
It feels like we’re under a sentence
So we must flee from God’s presence
We may think it sin
But ‘tis within
Ourselves that we struggle with absence
Tag Archives: healing
Limerick: Unclean Healing
StandardEveryone wants to be seen
Performing a healing that’s clean
Where it’s clear I am right
To all those in sight
And nobody knows where I’ve been
Much harder to go to a cross
And bear all the world’s shame and loss
But if we’re like Him
And want to kill sin
He’s gotta make gold from our dross
The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership
StandardEnd Notes
The Rogue Dialogues (aka “Diarogues“) are a series of stream-of-consciousness narratives I wrote while alone in my room from July 3-6, 2022, unemployed and quarantined with COVID-19. This was my attempt to make peace with the “part” of me that had an unfortunate history of sabotaging my relationships with authority figures.
Continue reading(Active) Listening to Part Of Me
StandardA Few Moments with KnowsMore
Ernest: Hi KnowsMore
KnowsMore: Hi Ernie
E. Thank you for doing this. Ready to begin?
K. Sure. Always happy to answer questions!
Continue readingExceptionally Interruptable
StandardJesus didn’t see Bartimeus
As an interruption
Because He was always looking
Always hungry
Always hoping
For the exceptional
Grace Conductor
StandardLord, make me the Third Rail of grace
Continue readingDBJ “AGONY” Edition
Standard- Absorb Scripture
- Guided Memories
- Observe Feelings
- Name the Pain
- Yield to Jesus
Breaking The Grievance Circuit
StandardSixSeconds EQ is named for the fact that the initial emotional response to an external trigger only lasts about six seconds.
I have noticed that certain triggers activate a self-perpetuating “grievance circuit” in my mind. This keeps a narrative justifying my resentment circulating in my mind; because I don’t know the appropriate action needed to resolve that trigger — and my psyche considers it too important to ignore!
This is vital information; but also a huge waste of resources. I must confess I don’t yet have a practice for reliably addressing this kind of problem, but here are some questions that might help:
Continue readingCommunion of the Betrayed
StandardSimilar to HeartSync or Sozo, Communion of the Betrayed (COTB) — also known as Soul Shift — is for inner healing of emotional woundings; but as a public co-devotional practice, inspired by DBJ.
COTB is designed specifically for people who feel they have been betrayed by someone close to them (as Jesus was). This is a very deep wound that requires extraordinary grace.
Special thanks to Jamie Winship of Identity Exchange for his input and encouragement.
Redeeming Aphrodite: Healing Hephaestus (Part 4)
StandardContinued from Part 3
Prologue
The arrow penetrates my heart.
I feel horror, but no pain.
I black out.
Hephaestus
A man wearing a toga and a sweatband stands over me.
H. How are you feeling?
E. Um, not bad for having an arrow in my chest. Can you give me a hand with that?
H. Hmm, I can probably cut off the end of the arrow. And rig up a brace to hold your cracked ribs together enough for you to breathe. That should keep you going.
E. Wait, aren’t you the god of healing?
My One Thing: Keep Growing Closer to Jesus
StandardAt this point in my Christian life my one aspiration is for all of us to Keep Growing Closer to Jesus (KGCJ), in terms of:
- Love: Relationship with Jesus (Worship)
- Likeness: Resemblance to Jesus (Character)
- Living: Real-World Impact for Jesus (Mission)
Previously I had used the phrase “Loving More Like Jesus.” However — while I still agree with that goal in principle — in practice it was starting feel more like Law than Grace. Hence the shift from “loving like” to “growing closer”
Continue readingDiscipling by Jesus to Align with Love
StandardThe premise of Discipling by Jesus is that uniting with Christ is what enables us to become fully human, as we learn to love our Selves and Others as Jesus does.
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Radically Happy 