One of the things I point out in both premarital counseling and marriage counseling is that sometimes the reason for trouble in paradise is that expectations are messed up from the beginning. Here’s what I mean: I ask John and Suzy, how did you know how to treat one another before you were married? You […]
Everyone who has done any counseling at all has experienced this scenario: Billy comes in for counseling and complains that his wife nags him all the time and he can’t seem to do anything right. When you ask him if he is loving her well he says, “Yes. I take her flowers on her birthday, […]
Counseling can sound like a big & intimidating thing to do. Most Christians perhaps feel uncertain and ill-equipped to help others grow in Christ. In reality, Christian counseling is just another way of saying “discipleship”. Which, Scripture teaches us, is something every Christian can and should be doing. As believers, we should seek to know […]
I thought some might like to see Eileen’s Memorial Service. She was a wonderful and godly woman. Her faith was very childlike. He said it, she believed it, that was all she needed. “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, […]
I thought folks might like to see the video that Daniel Foucachon took of Eileen’s Graveside Service. You can find it here.
As I sit in my chair and watch my wife sleep, I have a lot of time to think. One thing I think a lot about is how the saints have drawn together to honor and bless our family. There are a few things people should know, however. Ours is not the only suffering family […]
Some of you may have noticed the recent post by Daniel Foucachon of the members of Christ Church and Trinity Reformed Church singing hymns to God outside our house last Sunday. It was an incredible blessing to my wife and our family to have them all there. They have asked if they can come back […]
Hello all, I thought I would update you on how Eileen’s CT scan went last week. Background: Last January we visited the specialist in Seattle. He advised us, because Eileen’s hands and feet were going numb, that we should cut back on the kind of chemo she was receiving. This was called a maintenance dose. […]
My recent post on divorce and remarriage prompted a few questions. Here are my answers: Would you consider an abusive marriage to fall into the category of desertion/abandonment? If so, would it follow that the abuser would be excommunicated and therefore be an unbeliever, and the wronged spouse would be free to biblically divorce and […]
The Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC), a reformed and evangelical ministry, empowers God’s people to support, encourage, and disciple those facing life’s challenges through the ministry of the gospel.
