In the fifteenth chapter of Solving Marriage Problems: Biblical Solutions for Christian Counselors (Zondervan 1983), professor and counselor Jay E. Adams shares a short summary of basic aims of marriage counseling. I share it with you below, preserving Adams’ formatting. The basic aims in marriage counseling are 1. To secure a commitment from both parties […]
Christian Counseling Resources
5 Free Online Gospel-Centered Marriage Seminars
Counselor Brad Hambrick of The Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina (where J.D. Greear pastors) has provided free videos of five Christian marriage seminars titled “Creating a Gospel-Centered Marriage.” Each seminar works through important topics relating to marriage in five or six sessions with each session ranging from a half an hour to about fifty minutes. […]
15 of the Best Christian Books on Grief, Death, and Suffering
Life in this fallen world is filled with suffering. Because of this, every Christian needs to learn how to suffer well. The following Christian books on suffering, grief, loss, and death will help you learn God’s view on suffering and be prepared when suffering enters your life. My prayer for you is that God would supernaturally equip […]
J.I. Packer’s 10 Tips for Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Our society generally doesn’t like talking about death. In many conversations, bringing it up seems like the boogeyman that shuts down conversations and causes eye contact to be averted. But death is real. It will happen to you, to me, to all of our loved ones, and everyone who ever lives. (That is, unless the Lord […]
7 Sexual Assault Statistics from Rid of My Disgrace (Infographic)
Justin and Lindsey Holcomb share the following definition of sexual assault and statistics on sexual assault in the infographic below with stats taken from their book Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault. Their definition of sexual assault and a few quotes from their book: Sexual assault is not just forcible […]
