Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

We all need time to slow down and re-center in the middle of overly-full lives. When we shift our focus back to Jesus, we can rest in his peace regardless of our circumstances. Come step into the rea…

Many of us have been taught that if we can only change our thinking, we’ll change our lives. Yet, this often leaves us with a disconnection between our head knowledge and our emotions. Jesus invites …

If you are a survivor of abuse, our Shepherd Jesus sees you. He feels your pain and fear and wants to comfort you and help you experience healing, freedom from shame, and new courage. We want to help…

We all have “implicit memories” of childhood distress that need divine compassion.  The Lord is near to bring his consolation and healing to us. Thankfully, a deep hurt offered to the Lord can become…

Sometimes we seek to avoid vulnerability and distract ourselves from areas where we may feel dependent. Yet in vulnerability there is a wonderful invitation into a different kind of life! Jesus has a…

Discernment isn’t just learning God’s will for our lives. We may have limited our understanding of discernment in the past, missing the opportunity to walk with and notice God in a deeper way through…

Sometimes considered weakness or coddling, empathy is often misunderstood. We may not think we need empathy, and we may underestimate its value in our relationships. Yet empathy is a major key to our…

We know that Jesus is loving, holy, compassionate, and powerful.  On closer examination of his life in the book of Mark, we see he repeatedly handles stressful situations with a relaxed approach. We …

Some of us are enduring chronic pain or suffering that can be exhausting. We may struggle to accept our own grief, loss, and lament around difficult circumstances that drain us of life and joy. But e…

Post-traumatic stress is a frequent topic of discussion in our culture today. Sometimes we may experience trials and are unable to see hope for our future. But there is another, less well-known side …

Some of us may have been impacted by spiritual abuse or church hurt. Many of us have hit a wall spiritually and experienced prolonged desert seasons. This doesn’t have to be the ending of our story—t…

As we go through various trials in life, we may experience different types of depression. This can cause us to turn our anger inward, judging and shaming ourselves into loneliness and isolation. But …

Many of us have either personally experienced mental health issues like addiction, or we know and love people who have. These struggles are a normal part of our humanity, and there is no shame in the…

Many people are held back in their lives by anxiety. Problems with anxiety are the most common mental-emotional disorder for American adults today. But here’s the good news: there is hope for people …

When we are leading conversations, preaching, or speaking to others, it can be tempting to rely solely on our own strength — on our own preparation, experiences, and knowledge. But the Lord has given…

When we're serving God with our gifts, it can be easier than we think to become overly dependent on our own abilities and energy without realizing it. 

In his graciousness, the Lord then often uses pe…

As Christ followers, how can we find true joy that mingles with the sorrow, stress, and other negative emotions that we experience in our lives? We know that the Risen Lord was a man of great joy! An…

When we feel overly-responsible for our own emotions and needs, we often carry anxiety, shame, or self-condemnation. It can be difficult to treat ourselves with the gentleness and kindness of Christ …