Are Online Counseling Services Effective?
If we could choose an upside to the pandemic lockdowns, it would be that mental health and online counseling services became normalized. Due to COVID-19, there was an upward trend toward anxiety and depression, and the mental health community contributed with an ability to reach licensed counselors from the comfort of home. These online counseling services continue flourishing, but are they as effective as traditional in-person sessions? That’s what we’re exploring today. Online counseling services compared to traditional counseling Research has shown that [...]
3 Reasons to Forgive Someone Who is Unrepentant
One of the commands God gives throughout Scripture is to forgive. God says if we don’t forgive others of their sins against us, He will not forgive us of our sins against Him. Depending on the nature of the offense, it may be difficult to forgive someone. This may be especially true if we’ve forgiven someone once and that person continues to be unrepentant, continuing the same pattern of unhealthy behavior. It may be easy to justify not forgiving someone if they’re unrepentant. [...]
The Joy of Being Made Whole – Bible Verses For Forgiveness And Repentance
There is deep joy in finding, creating, or nurturing meaningful connections with others. Something deep within us desires greatly to have relationships that mean something, spaces in which we can love others, and find ourselves known and loved in turn. Wealth, success, beauty, and power cannot fulfill this deep need. This shouldn’t be surprising because the God who created us in His image is a relational God who is love (1 John 4:16). As creatures that image or reflect Him, it’s no wonder [...]
How to DIY Your Own Personal Development Retreat
Personal development is something that benefits every human being, even if we don’t recognize our need for it. Here is why. Personal development gives you a sense of purpose, drives your motivation and goals, and reminds you that others care about more than your achievements in life. They care about you as a whole human. When our personal development skills lag behind what we need, it can show up in odd ways. Think about the movie “Groundhog Day” when Bill Murray’s character wakes [...]
Eight Questions to Ask When You Are Getting Over an Affair
When infidelity breaches a marriage, the bond of trust that is interrupted is difficult to recover. Many marriages end in divorce after an affair, with it being biblical grounds for ending the marital covenant. If both spouses are committed to saving the marriage, it can be a long and painful journey toward healing. Yet, many couples have been able to heal; their marriages have survived and even thrived after getting over an affair. Infidelity extends beyond just sexual intercourse, and the nature and [...]
Overcoming Challenges With Co-parenting
The connection forged by a marriage lingers long after that marriage ends in divorce. This is even more true when the relationship created children, as those children bind their parents together by their very existence. However one may feel about their ex, those children are a tie that binds them together, at least in the need to share responsibility for the well-being of those children through co-parenting. Marriages begin and end in different ways. Some end quickly and relatively painlessly, while others end as [...]