Forever Love

“He has also set eternity in the human heart.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) This past week I was listening to a love song that spoke about eternal love as a bride and her husband started off their married life together. The melody itself was soulful, lilting, and even...

Are Your Desires At Stake?

    An excerpt from Souls Like Stars: Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, Unveil Your Shine by Margaret Nagib, PsyD.   God’s plan to give you the future you hope for involves allowing him to fulfill your deepest desires. You can’t know love without...

The Eyes of Christ

Eric Scalise, Ph.D.   What do you see when you look at your husband or wife? Your son or daughter? The next door neighbor when she pulls out of her driveway? The bank teller or postal clerk? The homeless man sleeping on a bench or the cashier at the grocery...

The Shared History of Coaching and Counseling

  Katherine Brazelton, Ph.D. Mental health professionals and professionally certified life coaches ask questions, listen, provide accountability, problem-solve, encourage emotional wellness, and offer resources that move hurting people forward (Holmes, 2016). Not...

Where is God in the Midst of an Eating Disorder?

Sara Newhard, M.A. Want to hear more from Sara? She will be presenting at the 2017 AACC “Break Every Chain” World Conference, which will be held September 27-30 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. Come hear Sara and hundreds of others at the...

Practical Suggestions for Legal Protections

Practical Suggestions for Legal Protections Basyle Tchividjian & Diane Langberg *This article originally appeared in the Vol. 17, No. 3 issue of Christian Counseling Today magazine, a quarterly publication of the American Association of Christian Counselors...
Choosing Your Soul Mate

Choosing Your Soul Mate

Eric Scalise, Ph.D. I once told a group of counseling students I did not really believe in premarital counseling. After the awkward pause and allowing the confused expressions to settle in, I smiled and said, “That’s because I believe in pre-engagement counseling.”...

Shame Off You

 Eric Scalise, Ph.D.   Every marriage and every home offers the opportunity to create meaningful relationships, to lay the groundwork for a secure and healthy self-identity and to incorporate scriptural principles that lead to a vibrant and active celebration of...