• Home
  • Therapist
  • Counseling
  • Services
  • Approach
  • Rates
  • Questions
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Blog

Living The Hope

Washing cars in the rain?

9/12/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
I could hardly believe what I was seeing.  It was raining (hard to see from the photo) but standing on the corner were two young men advertising a benefit car wash.  Who, I thought, would be crazy enough to stand in the rain to advertise a car wash?  I drove around the block to see if they had given up, but even though the rain had increased, they were still at it.  I thought, "there must be a lesson here."  But when they smiled and waved as I took their picture the lesson that had initially come to my mind quickly changed.

Read More
0 Comments

sacred rhythms

9/5/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Over thirty-five years ago I did research for my Doctor of Ministry dissertation which was titled, "The Effectiveness of Various Spiritual Disciplines in Facilitating the Emotional Healing Process."  It was a look at how the personal practice of spiritual disciplines (prayer, Bible study, journaling, meditation, etc.) assist us  in the healing of our damaged emotions.  In the 70's and 80's very few protestants ever spoke about "spiritual formation" or "spiritual guidance."  At that time, I had to rely heavily upon Catholic and Episcopal writers.  But today, as evidenced by the book Sacred Rhythms (written by Ruth Haley Barton who studied at Wheaton College) and Celebration of Discipline (written by Richard Foster from Friends University) people from almost all theological backgrounds are interested in this topic.

Read More
0 Comments

    Author

    Dr. Allen Schneider is a United Methodist pastor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist presently serving the Sapulpa and greater Tulsa communities.

    Archives

    October 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    February 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    July 2017
    March 2017
    September 2016
    April 2016
    May 2015

    Category

    All
    Christian Living
    Christmas
    Easter
    Family
    Grief
    Inspiration
    Marriage
    Mental Health
    Patriotism
    SFBT
    Solution Focused
    Stress
    Suicide
    Wise Living

    RSS Feed

Come:
​1401 E. Taft, Sapulpa, Ok.
Call:
918-914-HOPE (4673)
Contact:
Link to Contact Page
Connect:
Sign Up For Newsletter
Photos used under Creative Commons from Base Camp Baker, amateur photography by michel
  • Home
  • Therapist
  • Counseling
  • Services
  • Approach
  • Rates
  • Questions
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Blog