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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 […]

A couple non-original thoughts on Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend From a colleague Lee Walti, Though I’ve never read the book thoroughly, I have skimmed through it. I was curious because it spread like a wild fire through many large Christian ministries like Crusade and others. The biggest problem with this type of […]

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 […]

To properly counsel Biblically, the counselor and counselee must have an accurate view of repentance. Counselees come from various backgrounds, churches, even religious denominations. The counselor must ask good questions to help determine the root of heart issues, and part of this process is helping the counselee understand their accurate and inaccurate understanding or remorse […]

Last week ACBC had a short “Truth in Love” podcast on personality traits. It was a helpful opinion from Jeremy Pierre that whet my appetite to write a bit more on the subject. My time in the business world included taking the Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and the DISC assessment. The Myers-Briggs evaluate personality “types” based on […]