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When considering the relational options couples can take to improve how they communicate, there are few that help them develop needed levels of understanding like empathy. It serves as the underlying foundation for concepts such as curiosity, listening and validation, which are all important in their own right, and enables them to be effective. This article defines empathy and shows how couples can apply in to their relationship.
The beauty and power of our reconciliation with God through faith in Christ is not alway easy to fathom, since many of us would expect a just God to strictly punish us for our sins or failures. Yet, through Christ paying the penalty for our sins through his suffering and death on the cross, those who have chosen to have faith in God are forgiven of those sins and brought into a needed and life-giving fellowship with Him. This article is a brief exposition on the implications of this reconciliation on our ability to honor the Lord and choose life in the midst of the numerous temptations we face daily.
Christian marriage counseling is a distinct resource for couples who desire to work towards building a healthy relationship in an environment where their biblical values will serve as an integral part of the treatment process. It fuses a Scriptural approach to marriage with empirically based methods aimed at helping couples improve their communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen their overall emotional connection. Read more...
Pornography is not something that has to bind the heart, mind or life of an individual. However, if we are serious about dealing with this phenomenon as a whole, we must understand the true starting point of such an endeavor, and it's not with pornography. Read more to learn how we can become and remain free of the bonds of pornography by quickly turning away from temptations drawing us toward it.
Communication is central to our ability to connect well with our spouse and to work with them in resolving presenting issues that arise in day to day life. Though there are many facets of communication, this post focuses on one specific area married couples are often unaware of that can make a significant and positive difference in how they communicate with each other: slowing down.
Premarital counseling serves as one of the most unique and important elements of a couples visionary journey, by helping them wade through the deep waters of their love, and learn to carefully traverse through the daunting peaks and gaping valleys of their differences. Taking such a journey is one that requires the help, knowledge, and wisdom of those who are skilled at helping others navigate through the joyous and difficult parts of such an endeavor.
Many individuals desire to break patterns of pornography use in their lives, however they are often uncertain how to begin that process. This article addresses how vulnerability can be a powerful first step in this regard, while also addressing how one's Christian faith can help them navigate through a culture saturated with pornographic content.
Love is choosing to be other-centered for the benefit of our spouse, so that what is important to them becomes important to us. This article expands upon this definition of love within a marriage, explores how it can help us develop a stronger marital bond, and challenges us to see our Christian faith transform from a simple belief into something that is expressed daily in our relationship with our spouse.
Healthy marital communication doesn't simply happen. It takes the use of certain skill sets, such as curiosity, to help us begin experiencing a more fulfilled marriage. This post takes a closer look into the application of curiosity, its impact on the development of healthy communication that serves to build trust and intimacy within a marriage, and it's relevance to the application our Christian faith on a daily basis with our spouse.
Fulfilled Christian Counseling has officially launched! Read more about how this exciting adventure started, while exploring the calling behind Fulfilled Christian Counseling that fuels who we are as an organization. We look forward to joining with you in the days ahead as we aim to build families, strengthen marriages, and help others break free of the bonds of pornography in their lives.
