Moving Forward

Facilitating Personal and Relational Growth

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  • What is Leadership?

    What’s leadership? Inviting you into exploring this question today…share your feedback on what you think! #leadership

  • Surrendering Your Whole Self

    Cold weather is a great time for reading. I’ve been intrigued by what I have been reading lately and want to share what has stuck out to me, especially as it relates to men and men’s growth. From digesting some solid reading content, I have begun to understand that these attributes flow out of a…

  • Stepping Into Stories

    A Letter for Healthcare Providers Stories, I believe, are the most powerful way to connect with another person.  As patients’ lives and stories are brought to where you work, you have an opportunity to connect in a way that will bring lasting impact to their lives. You become the face of your organization when you…

  • Redeeming Divorce: Time For Dads 

    Moving Forward aims to build up men and women; here we hope to build up divorced dads for stronger father-child relationships and families. ______________________ For men, divorce is often filled with feelings of guilt and shame. For fathers, it may also come with a loss of time with children, which can feel crushing. In my…

  • Confident Prayer

    I love that we have access to evidence of Paul’s prayer life! His prayers are confident, powerful and specific. I personally wanted to better understand how Paul prayed because I believe it will shape my own prayers. I am sharing this in the hopes that it will also influence yours.  I have found that the…

  • Powerful Prayer

    I recently found myself reflecting on prayer, and wondering how to pray more effectively and specifically. In this 2-part writing and video series, I want to share what I have been learning through exploring parts of the New Testament and Paul’s prayers. I hope it will positively impact your prayer life.  Unpacking Powerful Prayer The…

  • Do You Want To Leave An Impact?

    If I asked you to share a time when you experienced joy, what would you think of?  Was it recently? What happened? Is joy a regular part of your life? If it is hard to answer this, you are not alone. But what is the importance of finding and experiencing joy and contentment, and how…

  • Kind Communication: Is It Possible After Divorce?

    photo credit: shutterstock The dynamics of divorce, and the fallout–especially with children involved–can be complex, challenging, and even hair-pulling. Communication can sometimes feel like mudslinging. You may often feel that things will never get better. In situations when post-divorce conflict and conversational difficulties continue, it is easy to wonder if it is possible to ever…

  • Ready To Go Off-Script?

    What do you want to give someone today?  As the holiday season arrives, I often find myself considering this question from a material perspective. My aim in sharing this today is to invite you to consider giving something that has the potential to leave permanent value. As a home health PT, I’ve been in and out…

  • A Man’s Path Towards Purity and Wholeness

    The word “purity” seemed to lose its cultural appeal in the early 2000’s with the Purity Culture movement and sex; it definitely doesn’t seem to be a popular choice for a blog title, conversation topic or headline.  But today, in conversations with men and in exploring the depth of this word as it relates to…