Navigating the Christian Counseling Path to Healing Without Exhaustion Imagine coming to someone with your burdens who is truly never tired of listening to you, never weary from the weight of your suffering, able to endure every tedious detail and keep every tear. This is Christ our Savior—the one who invites us to "come unto … Continue reading Christian Counseling: A Journey, Not a Sprint
Death of a Spouse, Part V: Rising Hope in a Risen Savior
Preface: "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." - Romans 8:18 Four years later, I am still rummaging through Heidi’s personal effects. Trinkets, cards and notes she wrote and received, gifts and other items that hold no substantive … Continue reading Death of a Spouse, Part V: Rising Hope in a Risen Savior
What to Expect in Your First Counseling Session
Welcome If you've never undergone a formal counseling journey, that very first counseling session might prompt some mild anxiety, uncertainty and even doubt. Those thoughts and feelings are not out of the ordinary, however. In my view, it takes courage to seek help, especially if you're new to asking for help from a complete stranger. … Continue reading What to Expect in Your First Counseling Session
Death of a Spouse, Part 4
Preface: This segment is dedicated to the friends of widows and widowers. If you are the friend of someone who recently lost their spouse, the aim of this article is to assist you in supporting your friend who is now a widow or widower. Beginning with the Word of God 13 But I do not … Continue reading Death of a Spouse, Part 4
The Sufficiency of God’s Grace in our Everyday Weakness
* * * * 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of … Continue reading The Sufficiency of God’s Grace in our Everyday Weakness