Extended Reflections

Welcome to a space for deeper exploration of faith, Scripture, and the human experience. While Fresh Manna offers brief morning reflections, Extended Reflections provides opportunity to dive more thoroughly into biblical scholarship, pastoral care insights, and the intersection of faith with psychology, trauma, and healing.

These longer-form pieces draw from research, theological study, and years of chaplaincy work. Whether you're seeking to understand Scripture more deeply, explore questions of faith and mental health, or simply engage with thoughtful analysis of topics that matter to spiritual life, you'll find substance here for reflection and growth.

Each piece is written with care for both scholarly integrity and pastoral heart—bridging the gap between academic insight and practical application for everyday faith.

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Mental Health & Trauma

ADHD and trauma
Caging the Rage: Managing Anger with Clarity and Confidence
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Understanding and Supporting Sensory-Driven Children
Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Is there a connection between Child Maltreatment and Alexithymia Are They Connected?
Malleable: The Formation of Identity and Healing
OCD and Addiction: A Parallel Approach
Listening Beyond the Noise

Biblical Studies & Theology

Forgive Us Our What?
Fruit inspector
How to study the Bible
Jonah: A Call to Obedience and Compassion
Lilith
Microchimerism: A Biblical Perspective on the Biological Unity of Family
Washing One Another's Feet
Faith & Suffering

Antiquity: Healing the Past
God's will in suffering (What I am learning through this time of pain.)
Grief
Curse or Blessing?
I Don't Understand
God always sends the rain
Relationships & Life Issues

divorce and remarriage
Hero's
Mine! Mine! Mine!!
Nurturing a Healthy Relationship

ADHD and trauma
Caging the Rage: Managing Anger with Clarity and Confidence
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Understanding and Supporting Sensory-Driven Children
Malleable: The Formation of Identity and Healing
OCD and Addiction: A Parallel Approach
Listening Beyond the Noise
Other Child Syndrome
PTSD and the womb
PTSD
Biblical Studies & Theology

Forgive Us Our What?
fruit inspector
How to study the Bible
Jonah: A Call to Obedience and Compassion
Lilith
Microchimerism: A Biblical Perspective on the Biological Unity of Family
Washing One Another's Feet
The Two Faces of Cannabis: A Biblical Guide to God's Creation and Its Misuse

Faith & Suffering

Antiquity: Healing the Past
God's will in suffering (What I am learning through this time of pain.)
Grief
Curse or Blessing?
I Don't Understand
God always sends the rain
Relationships & Life Issues

divorce and remarriage
Hero's
Mine! Mine! Mine!!
Nurturing a Healthy Relationship
Health & Historical Perspectives

Sleep Apnea Through the Ages: From Biblical Times to Modern Science
The Truth About Pew Sitters: Seeing Beyond Assumptions