Man’s Search for Meaning

I’ve been reading a wonderful little book titled, Man’s Search for Meaning, by psychiatrist and holocaust survivor, Victor Frankl. Dr. Frankl coined the term Logotherapy, which helps patients identify what they long for in the depths of their beings, exposing what gives their life meaning, what encourages them to live and press on. This was quite […]

The greatest lesson I ever learned about marriage

If we come to marriage hoping our partner will satisfy our deepest needs, desires, that they will love us unconditionally; if we hope our regrets, angers, resentments, bitternesses will find healing or relief in marriage, we are setting ourselves up for disaster. We bring those things into our marriage; we do not lose them nor […]

Becoming a man

Rudyard Kipling, the author of The Jungle Book, wrote this poem: If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by […]

Longing is a sign of homesickness

I recently finished The Longing for Home by Buechner. There is something he said, that I would like to quote, and then leave a comment. He writes a book on the various events and seasons in our lives which create or flame only what he can define as “longing.” And in his pure honesty, like a […]

How our wounds can benefit us long-term

“What will a man do with his wounds?” in Adam’s Return by Richard Rohr (pg. 46-47) When life is hard, we are primed to learn something absolutely central. The place of the wound is the place of the greatest gift. Our wounds have a chance to become sacred wounds. As C.G. Jung succinctly put it: ‘Where […]

When lonely, overspent, and depressed

An F5 tornado struck Tuscaloosa April 25-28, 2011. I wrote the following entry in my journal and have since edited it for a public audience: For the last three weeks I’ve helped with the tornado relief. The first nine days were spent working 6am-6pm, and then answering phones until 10pm. Our ambitions, goals, the tasks we […]

Date a boy who travels

The young woman who wrote this is right on. This article could be written about girls as well. Date a boy who travels, by lainnnes. Date a boy who treasures experience over toys, a hand-woven bracelet over a Rolex. Date the boy who scoffs when he hears the words, “vacation”, “all-inclusive”, or “resort”. Date a […]