Mental Health
Posted on October 17, 2024
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
If you want to avoid being swept down the cultural river toward the ocean of disordered minds, fractured relationships, and listless lives, these are the significant life changes you need to do. If you want richly meaningful lives defined by a mature spirituality, robust relationships, and profound wonder and gratitude, these are the changes you must make.
Parenting
Posted on October 14, 2024
by Karen Gotto, LMHC
Anger is a normal emotion we all experience, from infancy through old age. It is, however, a feeling that often gets labeled as “bad.” Starting to work with children at an early age on how to recognize and manage their anger is an important way to eliminate bigger anger issues in the future.
Mental Health
Posted on September 30, 2024
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
Since 2010, when smartphones became ubiquitous and social media usage began to explode, we have seen double and triple digit percentage increases in loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide among young people. Imagine if we discovered that something in our water was causing similar increases in cancer. Would you remain indifferent?
Parenting
Posted on September 6, 2024
by Amber Dopler, LISW
Back-to-school season can leave parents feeling exhausted, burned out, in a whirlwind of constant transition, and perpetually behind. We need to remember that parents are also children, sons and daughters of the God the Father who is at work in all things.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on August 20, 2024
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC
If we are honest, most goodbyes involve some type of grief. We may be seeing that person tomorrow or weeks from now, but there is some sadness that the goodness of our present time together is over. Goodbyes for any reason can be hard to know how to handle, but with the right tools goodbyes can be both happy and healthy.
Parenting
Posted on July 16, 2024
by Cassie Beltz, LMHC
Most parents want a strong relationship with their children so that when the difficulties of life happen, parents are able to help their children as best as possible.
Parenting
Posted on June 17, 2024
by Cassie Beltz, LMHC
Summer is here and that means summer break. This is a great time to take it easy and enjoy your children without the pressures that sometimes accompany the school year. However, summer break can also be a difficult time for some children and families.
Parenting
Posted on June 4, 2024
by Angela Kollbaum, PLMHP, DCE
Relationships are complex and in them we often encounter the good, the bad and the unexpected. Looking specifically at fatherhood, we see that, though cultural associations and expectations fluctuate, God’s forgiveness and love stand firm.
Godly Living
Posted on July 17, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
This post is the first in a two part series: A Way to Think and a Work to Do; Processing and Responding to Bad News. School shootings. A war in Ukraine. Rumors of war between China and Taiwan. A drug overdose crisis in America. The news hasn’t been good lately. On the one hand, the […]
Parenting
Posted on September 20, 2021
by Bethany Kuhlmann, DCE
Discussing sexuality and porn with your child can seem like a challenge. However, it’s better to help set a firm foundation in God’s truth for sexuality before they encounter porn than after they’ve been exposed. Use the six tips and resources below as a guide to talking with your child about porn.
