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“The church is not built on the people that come and go. It’s built on the people who stay. And we all know the secret: We all could have left a thousand times because we’ve all let each other down. Because we’re all imperfect beings and that’s the beauty of community.” Erwin McManus This past […]
January 11, 2017
Since DVR’s came into common usage, I rarely see commercials anymore. If I do, it is either 1) in the gym (no audio), 2) during a football game (sadly watching the Chargers fall apart), or 3) the first commercial in the break is interesting enough to grab my attention before I can get to the […]
November 24, 2016
On Sunday, we had a guest preacher at our church. She is not only a pastor, but also a clinical psychologist and a seminary professor. The sermon, titled “The Lord Has Done Great Things” was an encouraging message about how in our sorrows and losses are the seeds of future joy. The scriptural basis was […]
August 8, 2016
“Why don’t you be you and I’ll be me?” James Bay, Let It Go Marriage and family therapy is a profession that has only been around for about 50 years. Prior to that, mental health practitioners solely focused on individual dysfunction. Most of the early theorists for marriage and family therapy were psychoanalysts who had […]
June 4, 2016
This post is a marital public service announcement of the sort you don’t see very often. To make my point, I need to be comparatively explicit. Consider this a warning of a PG-13 rating. In my practice, I frequently see middle aged couples who have encountered difficulties with their sex life. Often this takes the […]
March 19, 2015
I got to visit France for the first time last year. My wife and I traveled with my sister and my brother-in-law. I like traveling with them. Part of that, of course, is that we all get along well. The other part is that my brother-in-law loves to plan the trips (where we will go, […]
February 22, 2017
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