top of page
Support on your Journey
to Well-being
With Larry Payne, D.Min., LPC
Subscribe to Signposts on Substack to receive the free weekly newsletter!
TRACKS BLOG
Search
Women Bashed by Southern Baptist Patriarchy
The Southern Baptist Convention is now in a frenzy of purging churches who dare to have a female pastor. I feel so sorry for the...
Larry Payne
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Texas Shame: The Law that Abuses Transgendered Youth
The passage of Senate Bill 14 by the Texas legislature should bring shame to every Texan. I believe banning gender-affirming treatment...
Larry Payne
Jun 7, 20234 min read
A Weeping King
Tears come easily for some people, while for others a tear is rare. Each drop conveys a message to our body and to others. Science knows...
Larry Payne
Apr 3, 20231 min read
MY NEW BOOK!
MY NEW BOOK! Actually, my Chapter in a new book. "Love Does Not Control: Therapists, Psychologists, and Counselors Explore Uncontrolling...
Larry Payne
Mar 4, 20231 min read
Want to bounce back?
All of us will have tough times that seem to knock us down. We can bounce back by turning to those we trust. Dr Sydney Ey, Professor of...
Larry Payne
Feb 15, 20232 min read
3 tips to start your well-being journal
Journal writing is a powerful tool for well-being. I discuss this thoroughly in my podcast and Youtube video, "Diary Your Way to...
Larry Payne
Jan 28, 20231 min read
JUST PUBLISHED!
Just published! A must for your 2023 reading list: the TRACKS FOR THE JOURNEY 2022 Kindle edition. I've assembled all the Tracks podcasts...
Larry Payne
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Chronic illness and new hope
The woman was in tears as she talked with a chaplain. She had been a patient more than 200 days, enduring countless test and five...
Larry Payne
Dec 7, 20224 min read
A prayer of love
In her uplifting book, Prayer in the Night, Tish Warren shares reflections on each phrase of a prayer from the Compline service of the...
Larry Payne
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Not a good report
The recent podcast on "Gals, Guys, and God" had the following section on the church and misogynistic practices. "The Christian church has...
Larry Payne
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Escaping and Changing
Some of the most disturbing stories of evil in modern culture are stories of imprisonment. The world was shocked in 2018 when a Canadian...
Larry Payne
Sep 18, 20221 min read
40 Billion and counting!
I’ve been travelling lately and having a great time. When you add it up, I’ve travelled 40 billion, 600 million miles at over 100,000...
Larry Payne
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Sin, Secrets, and Sex
I left the Southern Baptist Convention in 2001, believing it had gone the wrong way theologically, ethically, and politically. This post...
Larry Payne
May 24, 20223 min read
Balancing Labor and Life
Whether you are working a first job, or nearing retirement, balancing work and life is a challenge. When we add to this a pandemic has...
Larry Payne
May 9, 20221 min read
Sex is Okay with God
Sex commands center stage in our society today, filling the headlines with debate and the websites with erotica. Can we find a healthier...
Larry Payne
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Trust and Trustworthy
What is this quality we call “trust?” In the realm of our relationships, a basic idea is relying on the other person to behave in a way...
Larry Payne
Feb 25, 20221 min read
My grief and Life after Death
What do you believe about the afterlife? Americans hold a broad belief in the path to a happy afterlife. A poll by the Pew Organization...
Larry Payne
Feb 15, 20222 min read
2021 REVEALED!
The year 2021 held challenges galore. You lived through the pandemic, job changes, vaccines, births or deaths... each of us faced unique...
Larry Payne
Jan 22, 20221 min read
Finding Bible truths
Are you using the Bible the way it was intended? Most would answer, “Of course! I find truth there about God, salvation, ethics, and the...
Larry Payne
Jan 7, 20222 min read
A Disgrace?
In the Christmas story, we find some emotions that never make it to our pageants. We prefer beautiful angels, worshipping shepherds, and...
Larry Payne
Dec 13, 20211 min read
bottom of page