by Tom King | Jun 30, 2026 | Integral Insights
A recent article in the Minnesota Star Tribune described unchecked sexual abuse that has happened within a particular protestant denomination, in different states across the country, that has spanned generations. Sexual abuse is always tragic, but the way it was...
by Tom King | May 31, 2026 | Integral Insights
I recently finished a beautiful book by Rachel Held Evans called Searching for Sunday. She uses Sunday as a metaphor for Christianity, the Christian church, and the Kingdom of God that Jesus talked about. Rachel described her own experiences of inheriting an...
by Tom King | May 1, 2026 | Developmental Journey
I have thought about and written about the awesome reality that the God of all creation has called us into relationship, which means God desires and chooses to be present with us, in all our joys, grief, victories and defeats. Our job is to awaken to this reality and...
by Tom King | Apr 3, 2026 | Integral Insights
The story of Easter is sacred and beautiful to Christians around the world and is the core of Christianity. It is a story of love. It is an ultimate expression of love and value in which God exclaims that we are worth dying for. It is a story that has the power...
by Tom King | Mar 2, 2026 | Integral Insights
I recently heard the term moral elevation on a radio podcast. In doing follow-up research I learned that this is a simple, yet important psychological concept, which is in essence that warm, uplifting feeling you get when you see someone do something good, something...
by Tom King | Feb 3, 2026 | Grace, Integral Insights
Author and professor of theology and ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, Lewis B. Smedes, who died in 2002, wrote an interesting book entitled Shame & Grace: Healing the Shame we Don’t Deserve. In this book, Smedes talked about “gracious grace” as well as...
by Tom King | Jan 25, 2026 | Integral Insights
This is not my usual newsletter regarding religious shame but I wanted to share my own thoughts and feelings about what is going on in this country because many of us are struggling with feelings of national shame and horror. As a therapist, I know how important it is...
by Tom King | Jan 10, 2026 | Integral Insights
These are challenging times we live in as we witness the eternal battle between good and evil being played out in dramatic ways before our eyes. None of this is new, of course, but today we have the impact of firsthand recordings of events and the immediate...
by Tom King | Dec 6, 2025 | Integral Insights
For Christians, Christmas is a season of hope, joy, and faith, with treasured traditions going back centuries. These are beautiful and meaningful for believers, yet of course, many struggle to believe or reject religion altogether. We all know that for...
by Tom King | Nov 1, 2025 | Integral Insights
1 Corinthians 13: 11-12 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. The apostle Paul understood the developmental process of growing mentally, emotionally, and...
