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​​Personal burdens CallingGiftsResponsibility

​​Personal burdens

Gifts and burdens are flip sides of the same coin. We have a unique way…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 27, 2025

Righteous jerk CourageLoveWarrior

Righteous jerk

No one likes being thought of negatively. And certainly there’s no need to be intentionally…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 26, 2025

Sexual literacy Sexual FormationStewardshipWisdom

Sexual literacy

Knowing the mechanics of sex is not the same as experiencing a sexual encounter. But…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 25, 2025

Lead the way AwarenessIntimacyLeadershipVulnerability

Lead the way

We want change and perhaps we can rightly name the change we want to see…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 24, 2025

When love is a punch in the face CourageLoveWarrior

When love is a punch in the face

Love is patient and kind while remaining bold and courageous – doing whatever it takes…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 23, 2025

Security clearances DiscernmentStewardshipWisdom

Security clearances

Not everyone has the same rights or privileges to access the different parts of our…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 22, 2025

Hidden impact Larger StoryStewardshipWork

Hidden impact

We all want to make an impact for good and to realize our personal legend…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 21, 2025

On aspirational values HumilityLeadershipWisdom

On aspirational values

The rights and privileges of one are not always the same for everyone. And this…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 12, 2025

Unfair realities AcceptanceCourageEnduranceMeaning

Unfair realities

Life is not fair. We will regularly find ourselves in situations in which we must…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 11, 2025

Shifting gears GriefHopeSpiritual Formation

Shifting gears

Life comes with many unexpected plot twists. What seems like a reasonable expectation is not…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 10, 2025

Focus on the original AwarenessSexual FormationWisdom

Focus on the original

No one likes being fooled by a cheap imitation. And much time and energy is…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 9, 2025

Being influenced AwarenessChangeTrue Self

Being influenced

We each have our gifts for doing certain things well. But this also means we…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 8, 2025

Strength renewed Body wisdomResurrectionStrength

Strength renewed

Perhaps it’s only natural to want to protect limited resources.  And there is wisdom in…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 7, 2025

Stories as antidote to shame FreedomRedemptionShame

Stories as antidote to shame

The sins of our youth are embarrassing and perhaps outright shameful. And more often than…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 6, 2025

On what has come before AwarenessLearningWisdom

On what has come before

No one else has lived our life. And the time and place given to us…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 5, 2025

Necessary repetitions DisciplineGrowthStewardship

Necessary repetitions

Repetition is tedious. It’s hard doing the same thing over and over again. But this…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 4, 2025

Take your place DiscernmentFatherHusband

Take your place

Love often requires us to take the lowly position – willingly giving up our comfort…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 3, 2025

Prepared beforehand CallingLarger StorySexual Formation

Prepared beforehand

Hindsight is 20/20. But we don't yet see how everything in our life is working…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 2, 2025

On being Scrooge ChangeMasculinityStory

On being Scrooge

Scrooge has become synonymous with being a cranky, old cheapskate. And it’s easy to dismiss…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 1, 2025

Accepting the good and the bad EnduranceLarger StorySuffering

Accepting the good and the bad

 It’s certainly easier to be grateful when life is going well. But life is also…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 31, 2025

Being one who loves IdentityLoveSpiritual Formation

Being one who loves

It’s easy to love those who love us, and to repay kindness to those who…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 30, 2025

Wanting to be needed DesireIdentityTrue SelfWork

Wanting to be needed

We were created with a deep desire for weight and significance – to know our…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 29, 2025

Marriage as a partnership (not a project) ConnectionHusbandMarriage

Marriage as a partnership (not a project)

Relationships are designed to bring out the best in us, and, of course, this includes…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 28, 2025

Pruning our gifts DiscernmentGiftsStewardship

Pruning our gifts

God has created us each for doing certain things well. We each have our own…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 27, 2025

When Peter Pan’s tragedy is our own MasculinityMaturityStory

When Peter Pan’s tragedy is our own

Boyhood is a magical and adventurous time of freedom and joy, without the weight of…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 26, 2025

​​By this time tomorrow FaithHopeTime

​​By this time tomorrow

God’s time is not like our own. A day is like a thousand years, and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 25, 2025

Remember Hagar FaithSpiritual FormationStewardship

Remember Hagar

It’s not enough to trust God’s promises without also trusting his timing. The vision God…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 24, 2025

The cross cannot be bypassed ForgivenessIdentityShame

The cross cannot be bypassed

Our new life in Christ frees us from the guilt and shame of our past.…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 23, 2025

Spiritual vaginismus and men Body wisdomGraceSpiritual Formation

Spiritual vaginismus and men

Vaginismus is a condition where the muscle of the vaginal wall involuntarily tightens, making penetration…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 22, 2025

Spiritual impotence Body wisdomSpiritual FormationStrength

Spiritual impotence

We were created to bring more life and goodness into the world – to be…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 21, 2025