What to Expect From Early Onset Dementia to the Final Stages
Getting the news that a loved one has early-onset dementia is a life-changing moment. Whether the diagnosis comes suddenly or after a period of uncertainty, it’s a lot to take in. If you’re a family member of someone who was just diagnosed with early-onset dementia, you’re likely wondering where to begin. You probably feel overwhelmed, fearful, or confused about what this diagnosis means for the future. Dementia is a progressive disease, meaning it will worsen over time. As you go through it, you [...]
Teenage Problems That Require Counseling
The teenage years are challenging. Most of us remember that time and either sigh or cringe. Teenage problems today are essentially the same as they were in the past, with a few new additions. Children today have to deal with every mistake being aired on social media, while also trying to manage their free time between school, extracurricular activities, church, community service, and other responsibilities. Consider Christian counseling for these teenage problems: Children are often ill-equipped to handle teenage problems as adults would. [...]
Lessons You Can Learn From Premarital Counseling
The time between popping the question and the happy couple saying “I do” is often tense and packed with myriad activities. The happy couple not only has to pull together a wedding, decide who to invite, what color schemes to make use of, and figure out how to work out differences of opinion, but they also have to start working out details of their new life together, such as where they’ll live and how to relate to their in-laws. Throughout all of this, [...]
How Are You Doing Loving Your Spouse and Kids?
One of the best-known Bible chapters on love is 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, with a beautiful description of what love is – and what it is not. These poetic verses are often shared at weddings, as two people come together to pledge their love for each other. But these verses are not only prose to share at a celebration, but also a mirror to view how we each are doing at loving the people in our lives. Below, we’ll look at each verse as [...]
Dating Advice for Men: Tips to Consider
Dating advice for men can help or hinder, so it’s worthwhile reading and researching the right resources – and then carefully considering whether the advice offered is in line with a Biblical worldview. For the Christian man, there are several key factors to consider – and the dating advice for men which follows can be considered and applied before you start to date as well as during your dating relationship. Dating Advice for Men from a Christian Perspective Ask, and answer: How can we [...]
Identifying Codependency in Friendships: Causes and Signs
There’s a biblical proverb that says, “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24, NIV). Not all friendships are created equal; some friends are unreliable, while others share a bond stronger than even familial relationships. Your friendships could ruin you, but they can also be a necessary support for a rich and fulfilling life. The result of all this is that friendships are great, but you need to exercise caution. [...]