by Paul Burns | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Illustration 220960591 © Elena Medvedeva | Dreamstime.com One of the nine metrics of the GPS Spiritual Inventory© is communication with God. Communication with anyone, including God, is a two-way street. In my 15 years of ministry, I have observed that most people...
by Paul Burns | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Did you feel drained of energy in 2021? You are not alone. We are all suffering some level of fatigue largely because of the covidic world we are living in. Here are some of the sources of our energy drain: Fear. When we live in a constant state of fear, our...
by Paul Burns | Jul 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Photo 33119916 © Tmcphotos | Dreamstime.com I have been coaching people on their faith for 12 years now and have been a pastor for 14 years. Through my doctor of ministry dissertation I developed a model and assessment for spiritual health:...
by Paul Burns | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Christian thinker Dallas Willard once said that “the main test for Christlike character is whether one spontaneously responds to one’s enemies with love.” Ever since I read that I have been thinking about this question: Can Christ’s character become like an instinct?...
by Paul Burns | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
The church and the world desperately need more spiritually healthy leaders. Spiritual healthy leaders lead by offering a safe and trustworthy presence to the people God has entrusted to them. By doing so they give people space to be vulnerable enough to begin the...
by Paul Burns | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Friends, I was recently interviewed by Emily Turner, the communication director at Retreat House Spirituality Center. In it she writes about her firsthand experience with the GPS Spiritual Inventory Give it a read! “A Love Mission” by Emily Turner Paul...
by Paul Burns | Nov 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Photo 3178905 © Melissa Schalke – Dreamstime.com John Bowlby, the pioneer of Attachment Theory, a branch of psychology that focuses on how our earliest relationships influence our current and future relationships, wrote that there are three outcomes of having a...
by Paul Burns | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lack of receiving or giving forgiveness, a key metric in the GPS Spiritual Inventory©, results in lower scores in emotional regulation, vulnerability, listening to others, feeling what others feel, loving action, communication with God, nearness to God, and trust in...
by Paul Burns | Nov 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
To what degree do you agree with the statement “I often feel a great sense of joy”? This is one of the assessment items found in the GPS Spiritual Inventory©, which measures our current level of spiritual health. As I go through a person’s results for their GPS I...
by Paul Burns | Oct 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the final episode of Neuro-Psycho-Theology, Dr. Paul Burns and Dr. Ken Logan discuss the significance of the ascension of Jesus for followers of Christ today. Just as children are able to move from an in-person only awareness of their parents to the ability to...
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