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    • J. LeBron McBride, Ph.D.
    • J. LeBron McBride, Ph.D. is a retire, experienced ordained minister who is a certified pastoral counselor, as well as a licensed family therapist. He is also the author of “Pastoral Care From the Pulpit: Meditations of Hope and Encouragement”, “Living Faithfully with Disappointment in the Church” and “Spiritual Crises: Surviving Trauma to the Soul”.

“I hope I have learned a thing or two over the years!”

Following one person or one belief system and closing out all others is easy for humans to do.

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A Fable to Ponder

I am so disappointed; crushed is perhaps a better descriptor. I am so utterly defeated that it is more than physical and emotional, it has pierced jagged holes into my soul.  I thought he was the one. In fact, I knew he was the one. He was so authentic, so compassionate, so involved in helping those who were the unacceptable and the outcasts of the culture.

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Coming Back to Faith

The Journey from Crisis of Belief toward Healthy Engagement Meditative Signposts from the Christian Year

Coming Back to Faith gently leads on the journey of faith or back home to faith; provides a sensitive and compassionate guide for living life as a Christian; aids with facing hardships with fortitude and renewal; helps move from chaos and despair toward passionate vitality; can lead from disillusionment to hope; and can calm the reactive and reenergize the faithful.

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