Marriage & Family
Basics
God intended for us to enjoy emotional intimacy in marriage. Many couples do not know what is keeping them from experiencing fulfillment. This 12 hour video/DVD series shares ten specific spiritual and emotional problems which, if resolved, will bring resolution to the problems and intimacy to the marriage. Each session includes testimonies of couples or individuals who came to freedom, using the principles taught. It is followed by a discussion of the problem and steps to understand and resolve the emotional or spiritual problems in one’s life or marriage. It may be used by individuals/couples, in counseling, home Bible studies or in a church setting. The Biblical Concepts Counseling Workbook includes charts to complete in each chapter to resolve the issue presented.
Intermediate
Many families are plunging into the world of adoption with romanticized views of the ideal family. Many other families are afraid of the unknowns of adoption. This paper will explore three important issues related to adoption. It will take a critical look at which families are right for adoption and which families should reconsider their plans to adopt. It will look at what to expect from various types of adoption. It will also examine the factors that tend to aide the adoption process and what helps children and families after adoption...
book by Dr. Gregory Keck
When a child is adopted, he can arrive with hurts from the past—pain that stunts his emotional growth, and your family’s life, too. At some point your parenting dreams can shatter, and raising a hurt child becomes more like a burden than a blessing.
But don’t give up. With time, patience, informed parenting, and appropriate therapy, your adopted child can heal, grow, and develop beyond what seems possible now. From insights gathered through years of working with adopted kids who have experienced early trauma, Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky explain how to manage a hurting child with loving wisdom and resolve, and how to preserve your stability while untangling their thorny hearts... (An outstanding attachment disorders resource)
That’s a compelling question: what about a baby crushed at the bottom of the Trade Center? What about any baby that dies? It’s an agonizing question. It’s a question that plagues Christians and non-Christians alike: “What happens to babies that die?” ...
There are three aspects to the statement of Genesis 2:24: 1. Leave - This indicates that in a family there are two types of relationships. The parent-child relationship is the temporary one...there will be a “leaving.” The husband-wife relationship is the permanent one (“let not man put asunder” (Matthew 19:6)). Problems occur in family life when these two roles are reversed and the parent-child relationship is treated as the primary relationship. When an adult child has married and this parent-child relationship remains primary, the newly-formed union is threatened...
Advanced
What is enuresis? -- Normal urinary control is usually established by 3 to 4 years of age. Lack of voluntary urinary control (wetting) in a child beyond 5 years of age is called enuresis. Is enuresis common? -- Yes. Approximately 15 to 20 of every 100 healthy children still wet the bed while sleeping at 5 years of age, and approximately 5% to 10% of children still wet the bed while sleeping at 10 years of age.
Bedwetting is a common concern, but in only 3% of cases is there a disease as an underlying cause...
Client Resources
book by Gary Chapman
Unhappiness in marriage often has a simple root cause: we speak different love languages, believes Dr. Gary Chapman. While working as a marriage counselor for more than 30 years, he identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. In a friendly, often humorous style, he unpacks each one.
Gary Chapman's website is also a valuable resource. It has free videos, study guides, articles, and worksheets on marriage family and anger issues...
Are you struggling with a Strong-Willed Child? Then this site was set up just for you!...
It is our fervent prayer and desire that you will find hope, encouragement and practical strategies for helping you communicate and understand your family, your colleagues and yourself...
book by John and Stasi Eldredge
This book encourages women to connect with their deepest desires. To facilitate this, the Eldredges reveal in the first chapter what every woman's three core desires are: to be romanced, to play a role in her own adventures and to display beauty.
If Christian men are going to change from a pitiful, wimpy bunch of "really nice guys" to men who are made in the image of God, they must reexamine their preconceptions about who God is and recover their true "wild" hearts, writes bestselling author John Eldredge in Wild at Heart: Discovering a Life of Passion, Freedom, and Adventure. Eldredge throws down the gauntlet--men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to authentic masculinity without resorting to a "macho man" mentality. Men often seek validation in venues such as work, or in the conquest of women, Eldredge observes. He urges men to take time out and come to grips with the "secret longings" of their hearts. Although the book succeeds best in its slant toward a male audience, it also strives to help women understand the implications of authentic masculinity in their relationships with men.
By Dr. Joann Roof
Childhood sexual abuse is a plague that is ravaging our country and our world. Current statistics show that one out of every three girls and one out of every six boys will be sexually abused before they reach adulthood...
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