Christian Counseling Blog

Note: Before you read on, please consider that there may be content here that is triggering if you have experienced trauma related to sex or sexuality. Proceed at your discretion. It can be challenging to discuss the topic of sex with your spouses, children,

“A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away” (Ecclesiastes 3:6) We are a couple weeks into the New Year. Did you catch our last blog about setting a “vision” for 2019? If

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 A New Year I know you’re reading lots of New Year’s posts and

Colossians 3:13 “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Let’s be honest for a minute. We all have one, or maybe a handful of family members who can make

Real Life This will be the first Christmas without two of our grandfathers. My wife lost the pillar of faith and booming presence of her Grandpa Dick after several medical complications. I lost my steadfast, hardworking, consistent Grandpa Wendel just weeks before him over the summer.

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Where are you from? Tell us a little bit about you and your family. I grew up in Ovilla, TX, which is a small town right outside of Dallas. My parents took a leap of faith and moved us there from central Arkansas, where

This is part two! If you’d like to check out part one first, click here! 6. I am (becoming) less selfish No one really tells you that when you become a parent, you will go through a crash course on “how to lose your

My wife and I were hanging out with some friends earlier this week and reflecting on the story of how we met along with all of the adventures that come along with dating, engagement, and the first few years of marriage. As we reminisced,

Empathy vs Sympathy & Compassion: What’s the Difference? Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ?  Any comfort from His love?  Any fellowship together in the Spirit?  Are your hearts tender and compassionate?  Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other,