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I’m Just Not Motivated!
I know I should get off my rear end and get some work done…but I’m just not motivated. I often find myself in this position. That is, sitting on a lazy boy watching TV or being in front of the...
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No Thought, After Thought & Fore Thought: The Process of Loving Well
“Wow, that didn’t even occur to me.” This is the thought that occurs when a person asks a question about something that doesn’t even cross their mind. It doesn’t have to be something important, just a...
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Christ-Reflecting Biblical Counseling: Part 1
In preparing for a Biblical Counseling Conference, I stumbled upon a blog from a woman who had been raised in a fundamentalist Christian Church. In reading her experiences as well as some experiences...
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Christ-Reflecting Biblical Counseling: Part 2
In Part 1 of Christ-Reflecting Biblical Counseling, I shared how true Biblical Counseling reflects Christ in that it is to be 1) administered humbly, must include 2) sharing God’s Word as it is...
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Father’s Day Worship
In college I was pressured to declare a major. What did I want to do with my life? I had no idea. I took a course called “Interpersonal Relationships” and while taking it, my heart jumped as I...
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Praying With Your Spouse
I had the pleasure of speaking at a Couple’s Seminar this past week and spoke on a topic I had previously not spoken about: Praying together as a couple. Not a week later, I was approached about this...
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When You Are Disappointed in Your Spouse
As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, disappointment was a weekly occurrence in 2012. Just when my hopes would raise on a great play, someone fumbled or threw an interception. Real fans remain fans, even in...
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The Teen Challenge – Life As A Christian Teen
The following blog is from my nephew, our guest blogger, David DeLeon (16). The battle of being a Christian teen is challenging. When a battle is fought and won, our character grows because we have...
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From Bitter to Better
The term “bitter,” when used in the Scriptures, is not typically a word used with favor. In fact, “bitter” is typically used to describe one who holds contempt for another, or how awful something is....
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The Thanksgiving Day Dilemma: To Shop or Not to Shop? That is the Question
On Facebook, I’ve seen petitions for businesses to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day to allow people to stay home and spend time with their families. Businesses, they claim, are only open to make more...
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Grace For the Broken: Gossip
“Go. Ssssip” said the serpent… (see what I did there? OK. Just checking.) Pastor Matt Mitchell is one of our speakers at the Grace for the Broken Biblical Counseling Conference on March 29, 2014...
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Considering Suicide (Part 1)
Yes. I’ve considered it. I was 12 or 13 at the time. New home. New school. No friends. I was shy and overweight. Girls? Well, I was just starting to notice the girls, but they didn’t really...
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Considering Suicide (Part 2)
The following blog is Part 2 of “Considering Suicide.” (Please read Part 1, (click here) first.) OK. Let’s get caught up: The jailer was ready to kill himself, but he stopped midway through his...
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Tips of Grace
Not too long ago, LeSean McCoy, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, was singled out by a restaurant owner for leaving a lousy tip. The receipt was pictured and placed on the web to embarrass and...
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Confessions of a Professional Christian
If you’ve been around the Christian environment long enough, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “It’s not about religion. It’s about a relationship.” This is a true statement. Many people just go to...
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Confessions of a Professional Christian – Going to Church
I was about 7 when I was pretty much forced to go to church (this pic is actually where I went to church!). I didn’t want to go. But after a short time, I actually wanted to go. Why? Because I met a...
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What Does Recovery Look Like After Traumatic Experiences?
Please click the Link below for an article / blog by my friend and former Biblical Seminary Professor, Dr. Phil Monroe. Phil does a fine job briefly articulating recovery after trauma and compares it...
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Encouraging Words
Our teen years may have been pretty tough…From internal pressures to being accepted and liked, fears of rejection, hormones, desires, demands, etc…All of it was a bit much…but we got through it. What...
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Is this the Real Peace of God?
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of counseling many people from both the church and at Foundations. When going through struggles personally or in marriage, many of the clients shared at some...
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DESIRE: The Cry of our Hearts – Audio Sessions
As promised to those in attendance to our Annual Conference, the sessions below are being made available for free to those who attended. Most of these sessions will only be online until the end of...
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