Grief. The very word turns us off. It has a negative tone and implies suffering and unknowns (both things we harbor an aversion to, precisely because we don’t k... Read More ...
That meal was a "point of no return" for my parents, but in faith, I know lines can be un-crossed
My parent's marriage was rather a mixture of success and fa... Read More ...
All of us have looked at a situation and asked, “Why?” It might be about something relatively insignificant: "Why does our favorite sports team always seem to l... Read More ...
Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series. See The Value of Affirmation for part one.
When a person has not been adequately affirmed, he lives l... Read More ...
When we talk of “true love” most of us have an ideal in our minds of what that means…someone who will love us unconditionally for who we really are- not for our... Read More ...
I’ve reached the point where hearing the first few beats of Beyoncé’s infamous Single Ladies introducing the bouquet toss at a wedding reception makes me cringe... Read More ...
Many people have a tendency to be too hard on themselves when they make a mistake. We tell ourselves that we shouldn’t have slipped up and that we should have k... Read More ...
We live in a very feelings-based culture. Reacting perhaps to repressive attitudes of the past, the 1960s began a feeling revolution in the US and across the wo... Read More ...
Christian therapists often hear patients lament that they are betraying God by coming to therapy. When asked why they feel this way, patients tend to give an an... Read More ...
For the practicing Christian, the only thing that matters in life is getting to heaven. However, for those who truly want to overcome their faults and make the ... Read More ...
Those of us who have spent time with couples in marital therapy quickly discover an unfortunate reality: most couples have little preparation going into their m... Read More ...
Martin Scorsese’s recent movie Silence debuted last week to critical acclaim. The movie, based on the book by Shusaka Endo, is the fictional story of a Jesuit p... Read More ...
