Monthly Archives: August 2012
BiPolar Disorder and the Family
For several months, the question of what was wrong with Jesse Jackson, Jr., was a mystery. The Congressman’s office was very guarded about why Jackson was absent, first stating that he was exhausted, then adding that he was struggling with … Continue reading
Galatians
Galatians 5:19-26: 19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. … Continue reading
Marriage Counseling Can Be Hazardous to your Marriage – Part 3
One of the things I often encounter is a spouse who presents me with a psychological diagnosis of their partner. When I ask them how they came up with this diagnosis, usually the answer will be that it came from … Continue reading
Galatians
Galatians 5:16-18: 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the … Continue reading
Marriage Counseling Can Be Hazardous to your Marriage – Part 2
In our last posting we looked at how counselors who are not trained in working with couples or families can get overwhelmed when there is more than one other person in the counseling room with them. What they typically do … Continue reading
Galatians
Galatians 5:7-15: 7 You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? 8 It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. 9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads … Continue reading
Marriage Counseling Can Be Hazardous to your Marriage – Part 1
So how can marriage counseling be a hazard to someone’s marriage? William Doherty, who trains marriage counselors at the University of Minnesota, made a speech on this subject, and in that speech he quoted a national survey of therapists that … Continue reading
Perfectionism and Criticism: a Family Issue
I remember a couple I saw in counseling same years ago. Every time she came into my office, she first had to pick up any lint that might be on the floor or on the couch, then she had to … Continue reading
Galatians
Galatians 5:1-6: 5 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to … Continue reading
Galatians
Galatians 4:27-31: 27 As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives … Continue reading