Marriage & Relationships
Posted on August 21, 2023
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
How to rewire your mind towards compassion and love. Looking for love, or “whatever is lovely” in your life and relationships? Read on! The pain-body Like static overpowering a radio signal, negativity can block us from tuning in to the positive healing of love, whether it be with God, in our relationships, or within ourselves. […]
Godly Living
Posted on July 24, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
This post is the second in a two part series: A Way to Think and a Work to Do; Processing and Responding to Bad News. Click here to read part one: A Way to Think; Processing Bad News. Do Promoting and protecting human flourishing Now, what should we do? How should we as a people, […]
Lutheran Family Service News
Posted on June 5, 2023
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC
Ruth Barz is a counselor, wife, mom, and one of the newest members of the Lutheran Family Service mental health counseling team. With a deep love of God’s Word and His truth and master’s level training as a mental health counselor, Ruth brings vast experience and insight to her practice. Read on as we discuss navigating life transitions, the power of relationships, different types of trauma, when to seek counseling, and the healing and hope found in Christ alone.
Church Worker Wellness
Posted on May 24, 2023
by Rev. David Gunderson, tLMFT
Find strategies to create more margin in your life. After hearing the words, “Dust you are and dust you shall return” during an Ash Wednesday service, Billy, a four-year-old boy asked his mother “what does that mean?”. His mother explained that God created people from the dust of the earth, but when they die, they […]
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.
