Author: Charles Hodges

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year: Avoiding Post Holiday Blues

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year: Avoiding Post Holiday Blues

Posted by | Dec 27, 2021 | |

By the time this blog is published, we should be two days past Christmas, and another aspect of the season will be with us. Despite the reason for celebration, some of us do not view these days with joyful anticipation. Instead, for many reasons, Christmas can be a source of sadness. As a physician for over 40 years now, I have noticed a general uptick in visits for depression in the weeks following December the 25th. Continue Reading →

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Four Important Things to Know About Depression, Medicine, and Counseling

Four Important Things to Know About Depression, Medicine, and Counseling

Posted by | Sep 10, 2021 | |

One of the hardest things to learn in medicine, counseling, and life is the value of humility. When Benjamin Franklin was challenged about its absence in his original list of virtues, he added it. Later in life, he said of humility, that he could not boast of much success being humble but had a good deal of success with looking like it. Scripture commends humility to us. As James tells us, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble…Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.” So, as we consider a few important aspects of helping individuals who struggle with sadness and depression, it will be beneficial to bring humility along. Continue Reading →

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Four Lessons from the Pandemic

Four Lessons from the Pandemic

Posted by | Jun 4, 2021 | |

I graduated from medical school in 1975. I am just finishing my 46th year practicing medicine, and what a year it has been. Sometimes patients hesitate to tell me their story because they think I will have never heard a situation as unusual or distressing as theirs. I assure them that there isn’t much in medicine that I haven’t seen, heard, or smelled twice. And, that has been pretty much true—until this year. So, what new tricks has this old dog been forced to learn? What four things impressed me most? Continue Reading →

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The Importance of Science in Biblical Counseling

The Importance of Science in Biblical Counseling

Posted by | Apr 2, 2021 | |

It has been a while since I last wrote about the importance of science in biblical counseling. For years, I have encouraged counselors to follow ScienceDaily.com in order to keep track of what is happening in medicine that has an impact on counseling. I believe it is time well spent, and in this blog, we will examine how research can be useful in counseling. Continue Reading →

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Four Important Thoughts about OCD

Four Important Thoughts about OCD

Posted by | Apr 20, 2020 | |

This week’s mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this first article, Charles Hodges offers four truths that provide help to individuals struggling with OCD. In other contributions to the series, Lee Lewis explains the heart of Obsessive Compulsion and how the gospel speaks specifically to those heart variables, Steve Midgley discusses the grandiosity that is woven into the experience of OCD, which is connected to our desire to be like God, and Steve Hoppe considers OCD in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading →

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