Losing a Child Increases Risk of Mental Illness
WebMD has an article about how Losing a Child Increases Risk of Mental Illness. “(The) risk of mental illness is much greater among parents who have lost a child. And once again the risk was greater for bereaved moms than dads… The risk of hospitalization due specifically to depression-related causes was almost double for bereaved [...]
Grief
If Terri Schindler-Schiavo dies many will grieve her passing. In fact that grieving has already begun. I’m not referring to sympathy for her parents, but grief over personal loss. (Certainly not the same as those who actually know her, but real nonetheless.) According to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, loss (no matter how large or small) is experienced [...]
Sexual Purity
Mike at Batesline writes about “abstinence plus” or “abstinence based” education. It appears that as parents are calling for more abstinence education programs, other sex education programs are incorporating some verbiage aimed at abstinence without actually teaching the need for sexual purity. Batesline, primarily a political blog, challenges the reader to get involved in local [...]
Cutting
10 to 20 years ago, I could safely say that cutting on oneself was 1) fairly rare and 2) a symptom of an underlying personality disorder. Today I’m not sure that either one of those statements is true. A youth minister friend of mine posted this on cutting: “There is no one reason why people [...]
Marriage is Work?
I saw a couple for marriage counseling the other day when one of them insisted that “You have to work hard at a marriage”. What a dismal view of marriage. This couple was a little surprised when I told them I didn’t share that view. Yes, marriages need attention. We really should nurture our relationships. [...]
Parenting
The other day I had to discipline one of my daughters. Not that big a deal, but big enough to warrent parental attention. We talked. She cried. I am a horrible human being. When I shared this sentiment with my wife (always supportive and compassionate), she laughed at me. “You mean all the girls have [...]
No Fault Divorce: Part 2
Albert Mohler, in a post titled No Fault Divorce… The End of Marriage writes about the impact of no fault divorce laws on society over the past 30 years. The tone of the message is that we might be better off if there were a return to a time when divorce had to be justified [...]
No Fault Divorce
Albert Mohler writes about “No-fault” divorce in his blog today. Thoughtful and well written, there is only one problem… it’s old news. No fault divorce has been the norm all of my adult life (and I’m no longer considered young). Dr. Mohler asks, “Without clear leadership from the pulpit, the issue of divorce has simply [...]
Commitment in Marriage
Commitment in marriage is taking the long-term view. Like investing in the stock market, the longer the horizon the more likely it is we will see positive results in the end. I think Christians seek a divorce when they become convinced of two things: staying in this marriage means being miserable the rest of my [...]
Pre-Marital Counseling
Before my wife and I were married (24 years ago) we saw our pastor for premarital counseling. Only it really wasn’t… it was pre-wedding counseling. The only thing he said that touched on marriage was his advise to not marry someone whose parents were divorced (mine had divorced a couple of years earlier). The rest [...]
