Marriage Expressing Your Emotions to Your Spouse 7 Dec 2016 Why is it so hard for us to reveal how we feel to those we love? Some people are reluctant to say they are upset, scared, frustrated. Their presentation of…
Counseling The Importance of Good Paperwork 6 Dec 2016 There are various types of counseling relationships and each is incredibly valuable in its own right. We counsel one another in friendship and marriage. We counsel informally in discipling relationships…
Books A Review of “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance 5 Dec 2016 "Surveys have found, working-class whites are the most pessimistic group in America" (4). J.D. Vance know something about this truth, since he grew up within a white work-class family. In…
Personal Monthly Love: November 2 Dec 20162 Dec 2016 Here's what I loved for the month of November: 1. Good & Angry by David Powlison This is a phenomenal book on the topic of anger. It addresses the important…
Uncategorized Next Week 2 Dec 20162 Dec 2016 Check back next week for these posts and more: 1. A review of Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance This has been an absolutely fascinating read. I have laughed and cried…
Recovery Ministry Addiction and Emotions: Paranoia 1 Dec 2016 Long-term drug usage has the potential to deteriorate a person's ability to discern reality. The average person is usually able to discern rational and irrational fears, but drug/alcohol abuse does…
Counseling On Blaming Ourselves for Someone Else’s Sin 30 Nov 2016 Why do other people hurt us? It can be very difficult to process and understand the sins of others, especially when they sin against us. The question is asked by…
Marriage On Loving Your Spouse As Yourself 29 Nov 2016 "The heart is deceitful above all things,"the prophet tells us (Jer. 17:9). As fallen humanity we are able to rationalize and moralize all kinds of sin. We do it subtly,…
Books A Review of “Relapse” by Mark Shaw 28 Nov 2016 Most works on relapse focus on self-awareness and avoidance strategies. These are important techniques for fighting the temptation to return to a life of addiction, but they are missing a…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 26 Nov 2016 Every week I collect the most interesting articles from around the web and share them here. Check out this list and see what interests you: 1. "Are Christ's Human Limitations…
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