The Splankna protocol is a model for trauma resolution. But trauma isn’t always dramatic. We often use the phrase, “trauma, lower case ‘t'”. We mean that there are moments of trauma that can deeply change the heart but look unimportant on the outside. Yes, the death of a...

The aggressive underdog refuses to celebrate Christmas because it’s a “pagan holiday.” He scorns the Easter bunny and any church body that would stoop to hunting eggs. He assumes that if it’s got a heavy backbeat it’s probably trashy and cries, “Show me...

Bitterness is more than meets the eye. It is a demonic stronghold. If you struggle with a bitter heart, it will not break by simple willpower. Bitterness is unforgiveness that has gone deeper, hardened, and then become an automatic response. A bitter heart needs Jesus himself to break it down....

Critics of Splankna Therapy will often use what we call “the origins argument.” Basically, they assert that if something has tainted origins, then none of its developments, outgrowths, or uses can be redeemable. So if energy psychology was originated (i.e. first considered or...

We can no longer afford to be uninformed on new-age topics. Our society is drowning in them unaware. These postulates are subtly laced into commercials, billboards, self-help books, and sermons. We must own the responsibility of a lucid response. We must clearly discern the lie in order to offer...

There’s a new age philosophy called “pantheism.” Pantheism asserts that nature is god; that the observable universe and god are identical. God is thought to be the generic life force that permeates all things. There is no real matter, for all things are manifestations of...

How many times have you heard let’s keep Christ in Christmas? Be careful; don’t say Happy Holidays or Season’s Greetings. Make no mistake; we absolutely need to keep Christ in Christmas.

More importantly, we need to keep Christ in Christian.

Have you heard the quote: “The...

Kevin McFarland of Manna International tells a story of observing a young boy in an airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The boy was watching through the window as people boarded their planes and flew off into the sunset. The odd thing was that each time a plane would fly off, the boy would break...

The other day as we were all standing around the kitchen after dinner, I posed a question to each family member. “Who in this family do you think likes you the least and why do you think that?” I hear Ethan say sarcastically, “This isn’t going to end well.” For half...