What is Love? Baby Don’t Hurt Me

“Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses.” (Proverbs 10:12) “What is love? Baby don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me. No more.” As I have been reflecting on what to write about love this month, I cannot get this high school song from Haddaway out of my head!...

Loving an Abusive Person

“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’. They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.” (Psalm 14:1) In my counseling practice, people would often come into the office asking me how to deal with a person – friend, husband,...

Homosexuality in Females

“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) I had the wonderful opportunity of hearing Ricky Chelette, the executive director of Living Hope ministries and former homosexual, speak on the topic of homosexuality again focusing on women this...
Did I Marry a Jerk?

Did I Marry a Jerk?

Shawn’s* story: When I got married I had this idea of what my husband was going to be like. I imagined someone gracious and talkative when I introduced him to friends and family. I imagined everyone recognizing how wonderful he was. I would beam when I...

Marriage: Are You Willing to Wait?

“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;”  Isaiah 40:31 Have you been waiting a long time on God to fulfill His promises for your life?  The months have literally turned into years.  When you seek God about your situation, He can give you one of three...