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Christ Centered Marriage
MARRIAGE COMMUNICATION Part 7 ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT A CHRIST CENTERED MARRIAGE By Norman and Ann Bales INTRODUCTION "It doesn’t take much sophistication to know that coloring and complexion are the results of biology, not spirituality. Neither hair color nor skin tone has very much to do with success for failure in life. When […]
Marriage: ‘Strangers In Many Ways’
MARRIAGE COMMUNICATION Part 8 “Strangers in Many Ways” By Norman and Ann Bales INTRODUCTION The motion picture industry’s academy award song for 1971 was titled, “For All We Know” – made popular by the Carpenters. The lyrics speak of a couple standing on the threshold of their relationship. Look at the two of us Strangers […]
Violence On Screen
by Mikal Frazier, LMFT, LPC "Mamma, when ‘Power Rangers’ comes on at the center we have to turn it off." This was the comment of my college daughter who works at a children’s enrichment center summers and holidays. The children become so rambunctious when this show airs that, to manage their behavior, they must not […]
The Gift Of A Real Friend
A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. A friend is a living treasure, and if you have one, you have one of the most valuable gifts in life. A friend is the one who will always be beside you, through all the […]
What T.J. Drew
A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her 8 year old son, Anxious to relate what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the […]
I Got Flowers Today
It wasn’t my birthday or any other special day. We had our first argument last night, And he said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he is sorry and didn’t mean the things he said. Because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today. It wasn’t our anniversary […]
Instructed By God
Read: Deuteronomy 6:1-19 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children -Isaiah 54:13 Our oldest daughter, Lisa, was preparing to get married, and I found myself doing things I don’t normally do. I paid for stuff I wouldn’t otherwise buy. I grew interested in things […]
Counseling Wisdom
The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.
The Hidden Hurts
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way (Psalm 139:23, 24). Most people I deal with have had major traumas. Some have been ritualistically abused to such an extent that they […]
The Haunted Forest – VI. Conclusion
Child hood rape is far more common than the community would care to admit. This is not only a sad fact in reference to children, but it also continues to plague the lives of adults who have had the misfortune to have had such a violation. Though the past may be past, it can and […]
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