The more you want someone to change, and the more you are pulling for them to change, the greater the temptation to feel pressure regarding your role in the change process. In such cases, you must know that if a person wants to change, he… Continue Reading …

It is not unusual for a marriage to be out-of-balance or spiritually off-kilter. There are many reasons for this problem. Here are a few ideas of how two partners can be so in love at the beginning of their marriage and drift apart within a… Continue Reading …

Shows Main Idea – Biblical counseling is formulaic in many people’s minds. What I mean is that the conventional thought is that if you can get a person to a counselor, the counselee will change. This idea is not necessarily accurate; transformation depends on several… Continue Reading …

Both husbands and wives can be mean to each other. This truth is sad as well as a call to mobilize your attitudes and actions to come alongside the erring spouse. How do you do that? How do you care for a mean spouse? Listen… Continue Reading …

Shows Main Idea – When expectations, hopes, and dreams for your marriage collide with reality, it can rest heavy on your soul and even tempt you to despair as you ponder the possibility of a “life sentence” with a spouse who may never change. Listen… Continue Reading …

God’s grace is sufficient. God can change anyone. The Spirit can empower a person to change. God’s Word is sufficient. So why do some people not change? Listen to the podcast Our podcasts are on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, TuneIn, or Stitcher. If you want… Continue Reading …

Shows Main Idea – Some people do not change or show no interest in improving when you talk to them. You wonder if you should continue to meet with them or stop. Are you wasting your time? Rick walks through this tension in this podcast.… Continue Reading …

Would you be willing to write about living with an immature husband and how to biblically respond to him? I need help; if you could give some advice, I would much appreciate it. Listen to the podcast Our podcasts are on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud,… Continue Reading …

Mable comes to you for counseling. She is open, honest, transparent and seems to be genuinely seeking help for a change. After the first two hours, it is apparent Mable has left no stone uncovered. She has told you everything. Listen to the podcast Our… Continue Reading …

I have worked in ministry as a hospital chaplain, and one of the big lessons that chaplains learn early in their training is the rigor of accepting the inherent limits in the pastoral care of patients, families, and staff. You may want to read Seven… Continue Reading …