Marriage Counseling

The statement “You are appreciated” communicates to some individuals others understand them. Even If Assured They’re Appreciated, They Still Have Difficulty Believing They Are Understood if you have difficulty comprehending how this statement could be so important to someone, then it’s apparent that you don’t have this particular temperament type.  Often when we don’t share…

The statement “You are highly valued” communicates to some individuals that they are loved and approved of. Even If Assured They’re Highly Valued, They Still Have Difficulty Believing They Are Loved Or Approved Of if you have difficulty comprehending how this statement could be so important to someone, then it’s apparent that you don’t have…

“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”  Matthew 18:35 Jesus mandate to forgive as we’ve been forgiven is pretty clear, especially in verse 35.  What makes it so difficult for us to forgive others? When We Don’t Want to Forgive Forgiveness…

As Americans in the 21st century we certainly have no difficulty understanding what it means for a debt to be cancelled.  In all reality, most Americans probably wish some of their debt could be cancelled. Peter, the disciple, asked Jesus how many times he was to forgive his neighbor.  Jesus, as he often did, provided…

Storms Strengthen the Root System A few weeks ago, when I was mindlessly surfing the internet just to pass some time, I ran across a very insightful article that seemed to shed light on the necessary uncomfortableness of our journey of growth. A great experiment in the desert called the “biodome” created a living environment for…

The Blind “Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe.  They are unable to see the glorious light of the good news.  They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God” (2 Corinthians 4:4 NLT). Blindness is a…

In my previous post I discussed one common scenario of how and why married couples grow apart. My recommendations for both prevention of and counseling point to at least three realities the couple must reckon with: A man and woman / husband and wife must not seek to find their “completion” through their spouse.  Two…

In the past few months I have seen an inordinate number of couples who are experiencing marital stress, conflict, and anxiety within their marriages and families that look well put together on the surface.  Regardless whether it is the wife or the husband who contacts me, the reason for counseling is that the wife has…

The Heart Is the Conduit The soul and the spirit are inexplicably tied together by what the Bible calls the “heart.”  It’s obvious that God was not referring to our physical, flesh-and-blood heart when He included this term within the pages of His word. Throughout the Bible, writers seem to reference the heart in ways…

Can Freud’s Theories Be Trusted? Although Freud and his teachings were highly circulated, what he claimed completely flies in the face of what the Bible teaches about human identity. The natural extension of Freud’s “blank slate” theory would be that our identity is merely the sum total of our past experiences, both good and not…