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Gossip! No big deal, Right? Wrong! In the middle of the book of Matthew are two verses that should give us all pause. Matthew 12:36-37 says, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be…

A patient was struggling with her marriage and asked, “I have a secret I have not told my husband. But if I tell him, it could end the marriage.” When I probed further, I learned that keeping the secret was eating at her. Yet, her fear in telling preventing her from saying the truth. She…

Will I see my pets in Heaven? This is me with my beloved poodle Zoe who is no longer with me. It’s not just a question children ask. It’s one many of us think about and the subject of my podcast this coming weekend. We want the answer to be, YES! But I am not…

Have you ever noticed this scene: A couple is out dining in a nice restaurant. Most of the evening, they don’t talk to each other. Instead, they are on their phones not interacting at all.  I have seen this so many times.  No conversation with their partner right across the table.  To me, that signals a…

You are tired of his shoes left at the side of the bed. You almost tripped getting up at night. So it starts, the argument, that is. “Why do you have to leave your stuff all over the place? Just put things away!” He glares at you and says, “Really? So you are Ms. Perfect?“…

It’s a tall biblical order–be anxious about nothing. About 40 million of us struggle to follow this command. Far too many reasons to feel anxious in today’s world,  right? Consequently, we must be aware of anxious feelings when they arise and then know how to eliminate them. In my book, Letting Go of Worry, I…

You want to say no to something because you do not think it is the right thing to do. Do you approach it with the thought, “If I say no, what will other people think?” Or do you say, “I need to stand fast on what I believe?” The first response involves the approval of…

Abby was called to a meeting by her boss. He was not happy with her work on the last project and gave her some critical feedback. Devastated, she left his office and began to question her competence. She felt like a failure. Maybe it was time to quit and do something different. Jared decided he…

Have you ever thought about the way couples are portrayed in most situational comedies? Typically we have the “I don’t have a clue” husband whose wife is constantly telling him what to do or reminding him what he needs to do. While we may laugh at this comedy routine, there is nothing funny about it…

“Trust” is a word we hear often today. Sadly, this is because we have lost trust in so many people and institutions. But nowhere is trust more important than in our relationships. Without trust, intimacy cannot develop or deepen. While trust is built over time, it can be broken in a moment. When this happens,…
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