Identifying With the Sufferer Without Excusing His Sin
Have you ever been in a situation where you really wanted to identify and empathize with the suffering that one of your counselees was facing but you were afraid to do so lest you make excuses for your...
View ArticleHomework Follow Up For the Suffering Journal
In the last post (Identifying with the Sufferer without excusing his sin), we suggested a couple homework assignments. In this post I would like to follow up on that homework – specifically on the...
View ArticleCounseling a Wife Whose Husband is Involved in Pornography
Dear Amy: I’m counseling a woman whose husband is involved in pornography. She is a Christian, her husband is not. She recently discovered he is caught up in pornography. He told her it is all her...
View ArticleI Don’t Need This Right Now
Self-pity is a curious beast. Almost all of us would say self-pity is wrong, yet almost all of us indulge in it at times, even if only in small ways. (I don’t need this right now. I don’t have time...
View ArticleI can’t go to sleep!
You’re exhausted. You can’t wait until you get to bed. You know that as soon as your head hits the pillow you will fall asleep. You barely make it getting ready for bed, you are so sleepy. At last,...
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Cutting: Bleeding the Pain Away
If you’re a cutter, you know what it’s like to feel the pain welling up inside you. It feels like any second you’re going to explode. In the past you may have cried, gotten angry, accused, complied,...
View ArticleMinistering to Those Struggling With Infertility
Whether you have struggled with infertility or not, I would hope that the previous posts have encouraged you to see how large the struggle actually is and that you would not want folks in your church...
View ArticleMedical Options for Those Wanting a Baby
I (Rob Green) have tried to address infertility from a spiritual perspective (3 short articles beginning with “Infertility: Silent But Very Painful Suffering.” I have attempted to offer some hope and...
View ArticleTrials that Just Won’t Go Away – Living in a Besieged City
More than likely all of us have had short term trials that appeared, were incredibly painful, and then went away. The car accident, the move of your best friend to another state, the broken arm, the...
View Article5 Things Infertile Couples Want Friends, Families, and Churches to Know
Let’s face it: infertility is awkward for everybody involved. Friends and family members often don’t know whether to broach the subject at all, let alone know what to say. Childless couples want some...
View ArticleWhere is God in All of This?
Photo by Cristian Newman on Unsplash We all experience trials during this life on earth. Some trials are harder than others. Those of us who counsel people during such times are able to share much...
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Warnings for Counselors from the Book of Job
One pearl of wisdom from my father is indelibly imprinted in my memory. “Son,” he said, “I can’t change mistakes I’ve made in life, but there’s no reason for you to repeat them. If you learn nothing...
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Grow in Perseverance
Life is tough right now. Many of us are weary and discouraged because our lives are really hard. Some of us are facing circumstances we never thought we would have to face—failed or failing...
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