Listening IN

We hear the client with our ears, a passive activity, but we listen to them and formulate our responses, our powerful questions, and calls to actions that we hear from them and the Holy Spirit. 

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The Truth About Church Hurt and Church Wounds Podcast

The Truth About Church Hurt and Church Wounds with Pamela Mertz | Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast There was a lot of misinformation about who God truly is. There are many wounded and hurt people in the church AND Jesus loves the church. God calls all things to work together for good but God doesn’t…

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Love Never Dies

It has been a while since I have taken the time to sit and collect my thoughts into print to share.  So much has happened, and it’s been a season like no other in my life.  Like many in the world today, there are multiple crises happening all at one time, and it can be…

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Cleaning Your Lens Podcast

Submitting to the Holy Spirit in Coaching This week I was privileged to be able to speak with Joe McGarry, at Christian Coaches Network International. On this podcast I am talking about how we submit ourselves to the work of the Holy Spirit in coaching. What are some of the ways you listen to the…

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Love God

This is a command, given to us by Jesus and we see it all over in Scripture.  The Israelites received the 10 commandments in Exodus 20 and the first command was to honor God, and how to do that.  To have “no other god” before Him. He is it, the One and Only.   The…

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Learning More About Love Part 2

Love is…to be received first… To build upon the newer revelation of Attachment Love, I have been looking through that lens as I read about LOVE in the Bible.  There is so much to learn about how we do this, and what if this newly revealed concept of attachment love is the key to unlock…

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Take Courage

Courage. What does this word evoke in you? Courage is something that can be exciting, inspirational on the brave “edge” of the blade. But it can also be something just out of reach, something that is desperately craved in a moment of uncertainty, a moment of need. Many have written, spoken, and described COURAGE in…

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Who are you listening to?

Who’s voice are you listening to?  Like many, I purpose each new year to settle into fresh habits.  I exercise more, eat cleaner, and focus on getting enough sleep. One of my favorite things is to begin again in reading the Bible through in a year.  (I almost made it last year and only had…

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Significant Season of Change: Empty Nesting

Change….One thing in life that is constant, right? We hear that all the time…but do we really embrace change for all it’s worth in our lives? I am in a significant season of change, and I am looking at it through the lens of a coach this time. Having so many options in front of…

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What Is Your Designed Life?

What Is Your Designed Life? June 27, 2018, by Pamela Mertz What would it look like to live the life you were DESIGNED to live? Did you even know it was possible to know what you were designed to do?  If you could wake up every morning and be excited as your feet hit the…

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