Restoring Hearts Blog

Two Opposing Voices

“Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.” Jonathan Edwards There are primarily two voices we can choose to listen to:...

Deconstruction - Pathway to Worthiness

“We don’t ultimately become who we are; we unbecome who we are not.” Kelly Flanagan Deconstruction is the act of tearing down in order to...

Healthy Attachment to God Part One

“Our need to be seen, soothed, safe, and secure never stops.” Dr. Curt Thompson Much of our trauma, shame, judgments, and vows that keep...

The High Stakes of Shame

“Evil seeks to devour beauty at every turn, and it does so by wielding the traumatic experience of shame as its primary weapon.” Curt...

True Confessions from a Responsibility Addict

“It is almost as presumptuous to think you can do nothing as to think you can do everything.” Phillips Brooks Oh, Father, heal me of my...

Becoming Free from Judgment

“Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer Last week I wrote about shame. Our knee-jerk reaction...

A Solution for Shame

“Healing shame requires our being vulnerable with other people in embodied actions.” Curt Thompson Shame is one of the enemy’s most used...