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I was recently asked to comment on the term Soul Oneness.  When I inquired as to where the person had heard the term, he referred me to chapter 2 of Larry Crabb’s book, The Marriage Builder,[1] titled, Soul Oneness: Manipulation or Ministry?  I remembered skimming this chapter many years ago, so I took a second […]

First published around 2004, the book, Love and Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs gained immediate following. It has again come to the forefront of much Christian thinking in the area of marriage. One of the basic premises in the book is what the author calls the Crazy Cycle. The crazy cycle is that without love the […]

So, What is Abuse? The counselor cannot assume that a counselee is suffering actual injustice simply because the counselee presents with such a complaint. The topic is also difficult because the definition of abuse is so subjective. And, over the past few years the perimeters that have fenced in the definition have expanded from physical […]

In almost every marriage, either the husband or the wife feels sexually unfulfilled, at least at some level. What probably makes the situation more difficult are expectations. Based on what everyone else seems to be doing, as well as the cultural stereotypes, we probably have unrealistic expectations. These expectations are likely a huge barrier to […]

One of the main issues in the lives of couples, especially young marrieds, is in how to deal with in-laws. The problem often develops as a result of an improper understanding of God’s design for marriage, coupled with the cultural milieu in which the couple live. The lawyer league of Italy reported that the “Mother […]