This is what happens when Jar Jar almost commits suicide

How to forgive after being bombarded with hate 

When Ahmed Best received the opportunity to be apart of a Star Wars movie, he knew his life would never be the same. The outcome of the experience, however, was the polar opposite of what he had envisioned. Jar Jar Binks would become the most hated character in the history of the franchise. The public’s criticism was ruthless; Ahmed had no preparation for the backlash. He eventually found himself standing on the edge of the Brooklyn Bridge ready to end it all. He tells his story honestly and beautifully here.

Today I want to take a closer look at learning how to forgive people who have hurt us. You may feel stuck in a pit of resentment, but there is always hope! Some of the worst victims of some of the worst injustices have learned how to forgive. Google amazing stories of forgiveness and you will find numerous situations of people who have learned to overcome incredible pain and become an agent of healing. If they can learn how to forgive, so can you!

How Do You Forgive Even When It Feels Impossible?

A simple definition of forgiveness is to release someone from your judgement. This sounds great in theory, but one of the most challenging aspects of learning how to forgive is the obstacle of feeling like what we’re actually saying is what they did was okay. But consider what forgiveness doesn’t mean:  

• It doesn’t mean you are saying what they did was okay.

• It doesn’t mean you need to talk to the person. 

• It doesn’t mean your feelings have to change about the hurt they caused. 

• It doesn’t mean you have to continue with the relationship.

• It doesn’t mean you’re doing them a favor. 

Learning How To Forgive Like A Boss

Now to be clear, as you learn how to forgive, it might be very beneficial for you to continue the relationship or be a blessing to them or have your feelings change for the better. But those aren’t necessarily required for forgiveness to be real inside of you. You can release someone from your judgment while still hurting inside. You can learn how to forgive and choose not to continue having them in your life if that’s what is really needed. 

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Forgiveness is an amazingly freeing gift. By learning how to forgive, you let go of your grievance and allow yourself to heal. And this is completely possible with the help of Jesus. 

How to forgive has a lot to do with acknowledging what happened and discovering how to resolve it inside of yourself between you and God. While sometimes forgiveness is a simple decision within ourselves, other times it is like running a soul marathon. This might be a journey that takes time through prayer, meditation, or counseling. Either way, forgiveness has more to do with you than the person who hurt you, for learning how to forgive is always a blessing to you.  

I once heard someone say, “Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and then thinking they are the one who will die.” This is important. Accept the reality that you’re doing yourself a huge favor by taking the steps to learn how to forgive.

Here are some important steps to learning how to forgive:

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• Acknowledge what happened. Don’t downplay it. It is what it is. Someone hurt you.  

• Admit that you’ve been holding this person in judgment. This isn’t to make you feel bad, it’s to simply admit your struggle to God. Confession is often an important step to inner freedom.  

• Think of the good that has come from the situation. There are usually some important lessons you can gain from the experience. What have you learned? How have you grown? 

• Think about Jesus. Think about how he was wrongly accused, humiliated, rejected, and abused. If he can go through all of that and still say “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” while nailed to the cross, you can forgive too. (Luke 23 // 1 Peter 2:21-25)  

• If you haven’t yet, choose to be a Jesus follower. Ask Jesus to forgive you for your sins and choose to allow him to be the Lord and Savior of your life. This is the start of truly learning how to forgive. By becoming a follower of Jesus you allow him to enter your life and give you the ability to live the way he designed, which includes learning how to forgive. (Romans 10:9-10 // Matthew 11:28-30)

• Pray for help. Something like, “Jesus, thank you for your forgiveness. I ask that you’d teach me to forgive the same way you’ve forgiven me…” (Ephesians 4:32 // Matthew 18:21-35)

• View the person that hurt you with compassion and/or pity. Think about how they’re a human with the same tendencies that all humans have. Recognize that hurt people, hurt people. If they hurt you that means they may be hurting themselves, or they may have been trying to meet a need within themselves in an unhealthy way.

• Release the person. Pray something like, “Jesus, I release this person from my judgment. I forgive them and surrender them into your hands. I also surrender my control over the situation. I choose to heal rather than to hate. I pray that you will bless this person with your love. Help them to know your forgiveness too.” (Luke 6:27-36) 

• If appropriate, you may want to express to the one who hurt you that you have forgiven them.   

Now is a Good Time to Soar in the Counseling Journey 

You’re not alone! If you’re trying to learn how to forgive or if you’re stuck in the midst of depression or guilt, there’s always hope! You can learn to heal and become a healing agent! I would be honored to come alongside you on this journey.

How to Be Happy on Valentine's Day

Embracing new practices that will dramatically transform your happiness

Whether you’re alone or are with someone but still feel alone, Valentine’s Day can be tricky for some people as they struggle with how to be happy. You’re not alone in that. The desire for happiness is a universal want in all humans. Everywhere. In fact, learning how to be happy is such a strong desire that, at one point, the class Positive Psychology became the most popular class at Harvard University. This class was pulling in 1,000 students each week! 

Here’s what some studies have shown about our happiness:

• 50% is determined by our genes (our genetic set point)

• 10% is circumstances (money, social status, health, age, where you live, etc.)

• 40% is intentional activity (actions you choose to do)

Think about that last stat… 40% of “how to be happy” comes from intentional activity. That’s a lot! Compare that to only 10% being determined by our circumstances! This means whether or not you’re happy on Valentine's Day (or any other day for that matter) can have much more to do with intentional activity than you might have thought. This is good news friends; this means you have a lot of control over how to be happy! 

So, yes, a person can experience deep and genuine happiness with bad circumstances, but it does come with a catch... that person is going to need to be willing to work for it. Intentional activity doesn’t happen by itself, in a vacuum or by osmosis. We have to be willing to practice.  (By the way, to see more on this check out Galatians 6:9 in the Bible… it’s the verse I’ve built much of my life upon.)

7 Things You Can Practice NOW to Learn How to be Happy

1) Get a Dopamine Hit

Dopamine, a chemical neurotransmitter in the brain, is necessary for feelings of pleasure and happiness. You can seek out healthy experiences that release dopamine. Want to know one of the easiest ways to achieve this? Aerobic exercise. That’s right, cardiovascular conditioning (fast walking, swimming, running, cycling, etc.) is one of the best ways to release dopamine, especially if you do it in novel ways (a simple Google search will reveal lots of ideas). 

2) Get In the Zone

In the 2011 documentary Happy, Filmmaker Roko Belic travels to more than a dozen countries, searching for the meaning of happiness. He found something called flow - “a kind of synergy of different aspects of consciousness where you wish you could go forever because you're good at it, nothing else matters in that moment, you forget yourself and love life…” What he learned is that people who experience flow on a regular basis are happier than those who don't. 

3) Recover from Adversity

Surprisingly, one of the keys to learning how to be happy is found in bouncing back. This might seem like a daunting task, but honestly, a lot of it has to do with our mindset.  (Check out Galatians 6:9 , James 1:12 and Romans 5:3-5 for some inspiration). 

4) Be Content with What You Have

This is one of the most striking aspects of the documentary, Happy. Roko talks about The Hedonic Treadmill, which is “adapting to material things and then wanting more...then more...then more…  because you keep adapting to the next thing”. The truth is, once you have your basic needs met, more money doesn't buy more happiness. Yes, the difference in happiness between the person who earns $5,000 and $50,000 is dramatic, but the difference in happiness between the person who earns $50,000 and $50 million is not dramatic. As it turns out, Hedonic Adaptation is one of the main enemies of happiness. In other words, if we can learn to be content with what we have rather than having to purchase yet another “thing” on Amazon, we will finally begin to learn how to be happy. 

5) Have a Close, Supportive Community 

There are two types of goals we pursue in life: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic goals are satisfying in and of themselves. They have to do with important psychological needs that all people have. The three main intrinsic goals are:

• Personal goals (trying to be who I really am)

• Close, connected relationships 

• Community feeling (wanting to help the world be a better place)

By committing to cultivating healthy relationships, you will be learning how to be happy. This is especially true if the people you associate with are trying to help the world become a better place! (For more on this see Hebrews 10:24-25)

6) Decrease the Value of Things that Aren’t Worth It 

Extrinsic goals are those things that are external… possessions, rewards, praise, etc. Do these things matter? Yes, to an extent. The problem comes when we put too much value in them. The three most common are:  

• Money (financial success)

• Image (looking good)

• Status (popularity)

All three of those have their place in the world. But honestly, their place should take a back seat to many of the things in life that matter most (God, people, family, mental health, physical state and emotional well-being). As you practice lowering those on the priority list you’ll be teaching yourself, and others, how to be happy. (For more on this see Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6)

7) Intentionally change your brain with certain practices

Consider the following practices as potential action items to include as part of your life experience to learn how to be happy:

• Believe in something bigger than yourself (Jesus is much bigger than me and I’m so thankful!)

• Cooperate with people (evidently, cooperating with another human can feel just as good as a drug!)

• Show compassion (show people that they're not forgotten, they are loved by God and are precious!)

• Random acts of kindness (do this regularly and you will definitely be on the path to know how to be happy!)

• Laugh (laughter is good medicine!)

• Mindfulness (meditation that cultivates compassion might be more effective than antidepressants!) 

• Journal (every Sunday night write down 5 things you're thankful for and contemplate them...count your blessings!)

• Serve the person right in front of you (helping others carry their burdens can lighten your own load!) 

• Forgive (releasing people from your judgment will allow freedom for your soul! Practice forgiveness!)

All of these practices help us cultivate healthy spiritual emotions. If we put these into action we can intentionally change our brains! The paradox here is that if we’re worried about our own happiness, it can become a selfish endeavor. However, if we concern ourselves with the well-being of others and care about something bigger than ourselves, our life can grow! (For more on this see Romans 12:1-3, and really chew on verse 2!)

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If you’ve been hurt and your love tank is running on fumes

take a few moments each day to cultivate happiness.

You'll transform your brain, and your heart, in very positive ways!

Don’t give up! There’s always hope! 

If you are still struggling with how to be happy or content in your life, I’m here for you! 

This is what Happens when you Brainstorm Valentine Date Ideas

Love lost? Did you run out of great date ideas?

Several years ago my wife expressed the all-so-familiar-words that millions of men around the world have heard: I need you to romance me. I need to know that I matter in your life and that you want to connect with me. I need you to take me on a date!

Nearly every guy I’ve ever counseled recalls a similar conversation with their girlfriend or wife to me at some point. They’ll say something like, “she needs me to come up with great date ideas all the time and I’m embarrassed that I can’t think of anything.” It’s true, coming up with romantic date ideas might have been easy in the first year of the relationship. But then it is like reality subtly sneaks in and steals all the creative dating juices out of our brains! 

Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get creative with your date night. Strapped for cash? Take it from me, cheap Valentine date ideas abound.

After my wife, Harmony, expressed these words to me, I began to brainstorm. This was before high speed internet, so I didn’t even think to Google it! I just started writing down as many unique date ideas as I could possibly think of. The outcome was rather encouraging.

The following is a mash up of my “great date ideas” list and my “inexpensive date ideas” list. Thanks to high-speed internet, I also threw in some cool date ideas from Google. Some of these need good weather, while others can be done during any season (like Valentine’s Day!). I also sprinkled in love connection ideas that aren’t exactly dates, but spark the love emotions (see numbers 11-15).

Finally, consider combining some of these ideas together… you might mash up a seriously awesome date night! You could even choose your date ideas together - a kind of “choose your own date adventure” experience. Keep at it! There’s always hope!

113 Great Date Ideas for the Desperate Lover on Valentine's Day

1. Go out for breakfast.

2. Look through old photo albums.

3. Roast marshmallows around a backyard fire pit.

4. Take advantage of offers to try out free martial arts or exercise classes.

5. Volunteer together.

6. Go out for coffee.

7. Participate in a local astronomy club's stargazing event.

8. Go sledding and warm up with hot cocoa afterward.

9. Look through travel brochures and plan your next vacation (or your dream one).

10. Hold a movie marathon.

11. Write a love note (what you love about them, etc.). Go somewhere without them knowing and bury the note. Hold hands while going on a walk and “stumble” upon the place and dig up the note…

12. Same as above but add (or replace it) with a gift card to your favorite coffee place or restaurant. Say “surprise” this is where we’re going when we get back home. 

13. Write as many “I love you because…” as possible on sticky notes. Wake before them and put them all over their morning routine (bathroom mirror, coffee mug, etc.). Put a letter/card from you where they eat breakfast that asks them on a date. 

14. Same as above but the sticky notes say kind words (You are so quick to forgive, You work so hard for us, You’re an incredibly creative chef, You are intensely beautiful, You are super responsible with money, You are an exceptionally good steward of what we have, You are an amazing mother/father, You put up with so much, Your hair reminds me of a warm safe place…)

15. 10/10 List - this one is risky, but can be very helpful to connect at a deeper and honest level… on one side of paper write down the 10 things you love best about them. On the other side write down the 10 things that drive you crazy about them. They do the same. Share your responses graciously. You could modify this to be a 10/5 list, or 10/2/10 (10 good/2 negative/10 more good), etc.

16. Go fishing.

17. Dip fondue. (Cheese and bread and strawberries, marshmallows and pretzels!)

18. Browse the farmer's market.

19. Rent a canoe.

20. Sing in a karaoke bar.

21. Make a fancy popcorn recipe and eat it while you watch a movie.

22. Attend a presentation at your local library.

23. Play cards or board games.

24. Go for a run.

25. Snuggle in a backyard hammock.

26. Cheer on the high school sports team.

27. Bake cookies.

28. Take a peek at homes in your community during real estate open houses.

29. Camp at a state park, which often has lower fees than a privately owned facility.

30. Drive around to look at holiday lights.

31. Take a walk in the park.

32. Cook dinner together.

33. Go for a scenic drive -- especially nice when the autumn trees are in full color.

34. Eat takeout by candlelight.

35. Conduct a taste test. Comings suggests driving to three or four local bakeries, picking up one chocolate chip cookie from each, then tasting and rating them to decide which the best is.

36. Stroll through a college campus.

37. Visit a historic site in your area -- admission is usually inexpensive.

38. Go out for ice cream.

39. Attend a free concert in the park.

40. Invite another couple over for a game night.

41. Go fantasy car shopping. Browse the lots and dream about which ones you'd like to own.

42. Visit an apple orchard or a you-pick berry farm.

43. Attend a high school or college play.

44. Walk hand-in-hand through the downtown streets.

45. Go bowling.

46. Fly kites.

47. Grill a pizza in your backyard.

48. Massage one another.

49. Play Frisbee.

50. Browse a secondhand store for new-to-you treasures.

51. Head to happy hour. Enjoying a drink or two together won't break the bank.

52. Play Name 5. Take turns calling out categories and seeing if the person can name five things that fit (five Tom Hanks movies, five pizza toppings, etc.).

53. Take a yoga class that focuses on relaxing.

54. Attend a poetry reading -- you might even consider reading your own compositions.

55. Collect shells at the beach.

56. Take a bubble bath together.

57. Have a special dinner at home. After the kids go to bed, dress up for late-night dinner in and bring out the fancy china

58. See a movie at a drive-in theater.

59. Play on a playground 

60. Go indoor rock climbing

61. Do a trial Crossfit week together

62. Have an alphabet scavenger hunt. Challenge yourselves to kiss in front of an item that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

63. Browse the stacks at the bookstore or library.

64. Watch your wedding video.

65. Visit free- or low-cost museums. Small-town museums often have low admission rates while large, city institutions often have free or pay-what-you-wish hours.

66. Play 1-on-1 basketball.

67. Go geocaching.

68. Play Pokemon Go.

69. Tackle a household project together.

70. Drive through ritzy neighborhoods and look at the houses.

71. Take photos of one another in a scenic location.

72. Go bird-watching.

73. Challenge each other to a video game competition.

74. Browse a home-improvement store and dream about renovations you'd like to make someday.

75. Draw pictures of one another -- stick figures are allowed!

76. Pick up a pizza and eat it in the park.

77. Attend the zoo or the aquarium on a free day.

78. Read aloud to one another from a book or magazine.

79. Set up your own wine tasting, with several single-serving bottles.

80. Have a lunch date. Many restaurants offer lunch-hour specials.

81. Hike the trails at a nature preserve.

82. Window shop at the mall. Treat yourselves to a soft pretzel or a giant cookie.

83. Hit up a used book sale.

84. Do crosswords or other word puzzles.

85. Go hunting. If that's not your thing, go wildlife watching.

86. Test your smarts at a trivia night. 

87. Attend a carnival or town festival.

88. Go mini golfing.

89. Set up an indoor picnic. 

90. Ride bicycles.

91. Take advantage of buy-one-get-one-free meal coupons for local restaurants. Keep an eye out for deals like these in the newspaper, the phone book and online deals sites.

92. Feed ducks at the pond.

93. Go swimming -- or just spend time in the hot tub.

94. Watch the sunset. This can be done from the beach, the hood of your car or your own front porch.

95. Attend an art fair or art show.

96. Enroll in a class together. You can find reasonably priced programs through your community college, parks and recreation department or community center.

97. Browse a flea market.

98. Dance -- in your living room for free or look into low-cost lesson options.

99. Binge watch as many episodes of a show you both love as you can in one night.

100. Watch a concert by your community band or orchestra.

101. Play racquetball or tennis.

102. Listen to podcasts.

103. Go roller skating.

104. Watch planes take off and land at the airport.

105. Visit a hobby store to pick out supplies for a project you can work on together, like a vacation scrapbook or a model car.

106. Play Google Roulette. Involves plugging random words into a search engine and picking an activity from the results.

107. Build a snowman or a sand castle -- depending on the time of year.

108. Visit a garden center or arboretum. Make plans for your own landscaping or garden.

109. Go out for slices of pie.

110. Go to museum during free time

111. At home spa – bubble bath, candles, face mask

112. Arcade night at the local arcade

113. Video game night

But I need better date ideas immediately!

Just because you didn’t see your favorite inexpensive date idea doesn’t mean it’s not out there. Grab a pen and paper, do some research and start brainstorming yourself! Coming up with meaningful, inexpensive date ideas might be easier than you think!

And then do all of us men a favor and share your Valentine date ideas in the comment section below!

Is it time to focus on couples counseling to spark the love life?

A final important word: if you’re in a difficult season in your relationship please consider getting couples counseling. Not only will it benefit your love for one another, you’ll also be cultivating inner peace for yourself as an individual. Great date ideas is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to improving relationships. There’s so much more to discover to waken your souls to one another! You just might be surprised how effective couples counseling can be! I’m here for you. There’s always hope!

When your Cranium gets Crammed with Colossal Craziness

Emerging your self-talk to new heights

The power of positive thinking is real. Everybody I know wants to know how to be happy, and most of us understand that positive thinking is a crucial part of the equation. If positive thinking has become a priority for you, well done! Keep reading…

You know what it’s like when you hear a song for the first time and it strikes a chord in you so deep that you get emotional? That’s how it was for me the first time I heard NF’s The Search. Here’s the specific lines that caught me attention...

Last year I had a breakdown
Thoughts tellin me I'm lost gettin too loud
Had to see a therapist then I found out
Somethin' funny's going on up in my house
Yeah started thinkin' maybe I should move out
You know pack my cart take a new route
Clean up my yard get the noose out
Hang up my heart let it air out

The point I'm makin is the mind is a powerful place
And what you feed it can affect you in a powerful way
It's pretty cool right?
Yeah, but it's not always safe
Just hang with me this will only take a moment okay
Just think about it for a second if you look at your face
Every day when you get up and think you'll never be great
You'll never be great
Not because you're not but the hate
Will always find a way to cut you up and murder your faith

Nathan Feuerstein (NF) communicates so well what it’s like for someone struggling with positive thinking. Our brains are an amazing masterpiece of creation that have the power of life and death, and if left untamed, will lead to unfortunate places. That’s why books on how to think positive are aplenty, everyone wants to know how the secret to positive thinking! 

Is it possible to rewire our brains to embrace positive thinking?

Here’s an excerpt from National Geographic regarding the fleshy computer in our skulls:  

You carry around a three-pound mass of wrinkly material in your head that controls every single thing you will ever do. From enabling you to think, learn, create, and feel emotions to controlling every blink, breath, and heartbeat—this fantastic control center is your brain. It is a structure so amazing that a famous scientist once called it "the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe."

Like all wonderful things in life, we must be careful to be good stewards of our brains. Our minds are extremely powerful, and therefore, as Stan Lee taught us, with great power comes great responsibility. If you’re like me, you’ve had seasons in your past where you forgot to be a good steward of you self-talk and positive thinking became a forgotten pipe dream. The ramifications can be devastating, but there’s good news! Your brain, with some diligent practice, can be transformed into something beautiful again! Here’s how the Apostle Paul put it…

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
(Romans 12:2)

How to train your mind to think positively

Picture yourself on a trail. Pretend the trail is a path that you’ve realized is leading toward a certain doom. On your left with an incline covered in dense plant life and trees. You decide to take out your machete and start building a new trail. How much work would that be? How long would it take? Right. A lot of work and a long time. However, would it be worth it if that new trail led to certain life? Absolutely. 

Our brains are very similar! We have the ability to create new pathways in our minds! It’s going to take a lot of practice, but it will be completely worth it. The more we practice healthy self-talk the more the build a new pathway upstairs. And the other cool part about this process is that the negative trail begins to get overgrown. In other words, our brain figures out that we don’t need that trail anymore and the new trail becomes the “go to” pathway. 

If you’re struggling with your thoughts, be encouraged! There is hope! You can practice healthy thinking and become “transformed by the renewing of your mind”. Positive thinking can become a reality for you! You can embrace the thought life that your Creator intended for you to have; a thought life that brings exactly that… life!  If you’d like to talk more about this please consider scheduling an appointment with me. I’d be happy to come alongside you as your Christian Counselor and teach you more tools to develop healthy, gracious self-talk. There’s always hope!

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

Suddenly My Calling Was Too Strong to Ignore

Here’s how a brain injury and birds led me to open a Christian counseling practice 

It was in high school that I began noticing how often people came to me for “counsel.” I was somewhat shy and insecure so I didn’t know how to cultivate this gift yet. However, in college, this part of me began to flourish as friends and dorm-mates consistently came to me for advice about faith, prayer needs, emotional struggles, and relationship counseling. 

After graduation, I spent the next 18 years as a youth pastor in Michigan and then Vancouver, WA. As part of my ministry during those years, I was frequently engaging in Christian counseling. Everything from depression and anxiety to marriage and divorce became regular appointments. I found great joy coming alongside these hurting souls and seeing them bravely take steps to grow healthy hearts and minds. During this time, I was asked many times for a referral to a Christian therapist. I gladly recommended the wonderful faith-based therapy associates I knew of, little knowing that I myself was moving towards my own Christian counseling practice.

In the summer of 2015, I suffered a brain injury that took me out of pastoral ministry for nearly a year. When I came back to work, the church graciously changed my role to Associate Pastor as the demands of youth ministry were too difficult for my still-in-recovery-brain. This new opportunity opened the door for even more people to come to me for mentorship, coaching, and spiritual direction. Suddenly, I found myself constantly occupied with couples counseling, parenting counseling, youth counseling, and recovery counseling. These conversations spanned topics like alcohol, drug, and sex addiction, questions about faith, and people’s pursuit of vocational calling.

Even though this aspect of ministry was not technically in my job description, I couldn’t get away from it! In fact, at one point I was asked, “please stop meeting with people one-on-one as your time will be better spent reaching larger groups of people.” But even they eventually saw that my true gifting was in Christian counseling rather than church leadership. 

During the long recovery of my brain injury, I began appreciating birds. Yes, birds. This discovery had been growing in me for years, but now it was in full swing. Besides the fact that they fly, sing and have feathers, I became fascinated with their behaviors, migration habits, and survival techniques. Through the process of trying to identify every bird in Clark County, I started to dwell on the teachings of Jesus regarding birds. He taught us to “look at the birds.” I soon realized that God designed birds to, among other things, teach us not to worry, help us remember we’re loved, and remind us He’s always with us. It was as if the two beautiful worlds of Christian counseling and bird-watching were colliding to make an epic scene of compassion in my life. Thus was born the idea of Sparrow Christian Counseling. 

In pursuit of this calling, I became a licensed and credentialed pastoral counselor through the International Fellowship of Ministries and began taking classes through the National Christian Counselors Association to pursue my MA. I obtained my credentials through Prepare-Enrich to offer more effective couples therapy and learned from the Genesis Process how to help in addiction recovery. It has been an extremely encouraging journey to learn how to better serve the hurting people in my community by providing affordable Christian counseling.

Whatever it is that lead you to Sparrow Christian Counseling, know that hope is near.
You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s talk.