Preventing regret: Alice’s dilemma Robert and Alice met through an online dating service. He lives in Minnesota, and she lives in Alabama. Alice’s husband divorced her seven years ago, saying they had grown apart and their lives were on two different paths (he was not a Christian). Robert’s wife was killed in a traffic accident two years ago. Both are committed Christians, … [Read more...]
What do pastors have to offer psychiatric patients?
Dr. Mark Cheltenham is a Christian psychiatrist practicing in Raleigh, NC. In this interview, he shares both the limitations of psychiatric care and the impact that the gospel and pastoral care can have in the lives of people struggling with common issues such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. American culture is becoming increasingly secular in its … [Read more...]
FREE ebook: Caring for the Depressed
Sign up for the CareLeader Weekly newsletter to download your free copy Already a subscriber? Just submit your email and download your free copy. About the book Depression is a complex experience for people to understand and talk about. In this book, Dr. Jeff Forrey explains how we might understand the experience of depression in terms of what the Bible says … [Read more...]
Responding to relapse: a pastor’s questions
Jim had been married to Rachael for eight years when she caught him viewing Internet porn, which he told her had been happening several times a week during the previous two months. Rachael was appalled and in shock! For the ten years she had known him, he’d seemed like an outstanding, moral Christian man. Jim agreed to seek counseling with their pastor. Jim and Pastor Paul … [Read more...]
Responding to relapse: dealing with the shame
Jim was introduced earlier this week in Responding to Relapse: A Pastor’s Questions. His wife of eight years, Rachael, had been shocked to discover he’d been regularly viewing Internet porn for about two months. In all their years together, he had seemed like an upright Christian man with strong morals. After Jim had started meeting with their pastor, Paul, he’d stopped viewing … [Read more...]