This article is part of our new series on the family. In this series, our counselors are examining various difficulties of family life and sharing ways to pursue healthier family dynamics. A viral video in recent years captured the spontaneous tears of a teenage boy receiving a beautifully decorated birthday cake. Because this boy was adopted from Sierra Leone in Africa, … Read More
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This is the first article in our new series on the family. In this series, our counselors are sharing biblical solutions for family problems. Every family has problems, and the families in the Bible are no exception. The Bible paints family life in vivid colors, pictures of families just like ours. In the families of the Bible, feuds, disloyalty, dysfunction, … Read More
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Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing some of the recent research about anger. It’s fairly obvious to even the most casual observer that anger seems to be on the rise in our everyday situations. At a basic level, we know that we all get angry, but that observation isn’t very helpful. Controlling our anger is usually the … Read More
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Many professional counselors would prefer that “church people” not get involved in helping people with mental health struggles. Perhaps they have heard horror stories of uninformed friends who do more harm than good by contradicting good medical advice in favor of more prayer and faith. We also mentioned earlier in this series that many people seem reluctant to ever share … Read More
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A 50-year-old successful businessman named “Joe” is spiraling out of control, and everyone around him seems to know it, except him. He sold his company during the pandemic for enough money to allow him to enjoy a good life for the rest of his life. The golf course and his boat have become his refuges, but increasingly he seems angry … Read More
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