by Steve Lowe | Feb 28, 2019 | Counseling, Grief Management
By: Bill Wattenbarger, PhD In his Letter, James the Apostle and brother of Jesus gives some troubling advice regarding trials and tribulations. He says we are to be grateful for trials and look for endurance, which leads to perfection. We are told the deficiency...
by Steve Lowe | Jan 31, 2019 | Counseling
By: Ali Metcalf, Director of Communications As a teenager, I knew I was called to serve the Lord. It was evident I had a servant’s heart for ministry. Lucky for me, my high school sweetheart and I had separately pledged our lives to serve the Lord in full-time...
by Steve Lowe | Dec 20, 2018 | Counseling
By: Abby Elam, BSW It’s that time of year again, everywhere you look people buying gifts for loved ones, getting engaged, getting married, sharing baby announcements, and posting pictures of beautiful family bliss. It really is such a joyful season. There are...
by Steve Lowe | Oct 30, 2018 | Counseling
By: Bill Wattenbarger, PhD Why seek counsel? The most common answer: to dispatch our problems by gaining understanding. We think that when life presents a challenge which leaves us confused, uncertain and unhappy, maybe someone else, perhaps with special knowledge,...
by Steve Lowe | Sep 27, 2018 | Counseling
By: Darren Lane, Director of Residential Therapy Some of the hardest lessons in life include betrayal. Like when you think a relationship is one way, and then discover that it isn’t like that at all. Betrayal can feel like you’ve been completely tricked (even foolish)...
by Steve Lowe | Jun 26, 2018 | Counseling
By: Darren Lane, Director of Residential Therapy Try not to punish the relationship when trying to correct the child. I had a chance to see an example of this not too long ago. The situation was a well-known, typical scenario: a teenager broke a rule. It wasn’t the...