Marriage & Relationships
Posted on March 5, 2023
by Susan Shields, LMHC, LIMHP, LPC
A toxic relationship is a relationship characterized by behaviors on the part of the toxic partner that are emotionally and, not infrequently, physically damaging to their partner.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on February 9, 2023
by Toni Larson, LISW
Social media in and of itself can be very useful and is not the problem. It is how we use these tools that can be the problem.
COVID-19
Posted on April 23, 2020
As spouses of an essential worker, we may still worry, and that is okay. Keep praying. Keep helping. Keep reading your Bibles. This is just a point in time, and it will pass.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on September 9, 2019
Have you read up on your marriage manual lately? God knew exactly the circumstances, trials, and joys you would experience as a married couple. The answers you are looking for can be found in the God-breathed pages of His Word.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on January 28, 2019
Jimmy Evans, CEO and founder of Marriage Today, often speaks of four crucial habits that emotionally healthy couples have. He states that couples have to make good habits and disciplines central to their relationship.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on December 7, 2017
by Lynnette Aschinger, LISW
When one is experiencing a personal crisis such as serious marriage problems, it is very difficult to know where to turn for help. Many times, couples wait before doing anything and the end result can be one of the following: divorce, chronic marriage problems, or living with a life time of pain and hurt. A marriage is worth the effort and of course marriage counseling is one of those options, but for the spouse who can’t enlist cooperation from the other spouse, don’t settle! Do something! There are resources out there to help and I want to highlight a few, especially when a partner will not attend counseling with you.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on November 3, 2017
by Sarah Walters
As I write this, I am just five days away from getting married myself, so you’ll have to excuse me for having marriage on my mind. Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about how great the hem on my dress turned out or how good of a deal we got on the church decorations, or […]
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on December 22, 2016
by Kristi Manley, LMHC, LCPC
“Good fences make good neighbors” – Robert Frost Many people wonder about what the American poet Robert Frost meant in his poem: Mending Wall, when he repeats the old proverb: “Good fences make good neighbors.” In the context of the poem, two neighbors get together once a year to “walk the fence” that divides […]
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on October 17, 2016
Being single, like being married, has its perks and its difficulties. One of those difficulties can be doing traditional family activities alone. Attending church is often looked at as a premiere family activity. A family may rarely be all together during the week but many times they make a special effort to be together for […]
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on August 29, 2016
by Rev. Michael Wolfram
Marriage Really Does Matter! The past six months I have been sharing findings from the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values as adapted from Why Marriage Matters: Thirty conclusions from the Social Sciences. The goal was to show that marriage does matter and that Godly marriage makes a difference not […]
