Jack, Jack, and Fred
There’s been a lot written this week (at least in the blogs I read) about men. Whether it’s why men don’t go to church, or how to be a real man, or the difference between men and women, lots of people seem to be struggling with how to help males learn to be men. [...]
Men and the Church
There’s an interesting conversation going on among the blogs I read. A thread is running through some blogs; others seem to be addressing similar subjects independently.
It all started (for me) with this post from Rhett Smith. Rhett, a minister to college students, picked up on an article in Maxim magazine (he was very [...]
Psychological Spelunking
One of my clients is a young man whose wife sent him to therapy. Desperate to save his marriage, he complied. “How can I help you?”, I asked during the first session. “I don’t know”, was his answer.
After a few sessions his wife agreed to come with him to a session (not [...]
Men, Psychology, and the Church
“As the influence of psychology has grown, it has become a big deal in the church — we no longer have a God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, we have a God of “wholeness.” I’m not surprised the men are staying away. Sorry ladies, but for the most part, we don’t have a clue whether [...]
Affair Recovery: A Roller-coaster of Emotions
In a blog I’ve been reading, We Survived An Affair, the writer speaks of experiencing a roller-coaster of emotions:
“For the next few weeks, I bounced back and forth between fury and self-loathing.” And then later, “In the 2 or 3 months immediately after (discovering the affair), I was two people. One was at peace that [...]
We’re Hiring!
Christian Family Institute needs to add to our support staff! We have an opening for a full time person (Monday through Friday; 8am to 5pm). The position includes direct patient contact in the form of scheduling and managing phone calls. Email Terri for more information. (Please don’t call: we’re short-handed!)
Affair Recovery: Asking for help.
Continuing my perusal of We survived an affair, I was struck by the husband’s statement that he “just didn’t know why” they were having so many problems.
We had been having serious trouble for over a year. Really, longer than that, but I had known about for a little over a year. After our son was [...]
Six Basic Questions
Rhett Smith, a college minister in CA, recently attended a seminar where the questions of how/why you do your quiet time was discussed. He writes:
1) What is the purpose, or what is it that you want to achieve through your quiet times?
2) How often do you do your quiet times? What length?
3) What do [...]
Affair Recovery: The Goal
I’ve been reading an anonymous blog (We Survived an Affair); so far, it’s been an intensely personal story detailing the inner struggles of a man whose wife had an affair. It’s now four years later and We Survived states:
“Today, we have a good life together and love each other very much.” He [...]
Affair Recovery
I found an interesting blog over the weekend: We Survived an Affair. The writer is anonymous, male, an attorney, and blunt. But I don’t think the story wouldn’t be much different if a woman was writing and her husband had the affair.
I like the hope with which he begins his story:
“It’s been almost [...]
