How do I honor a dishonorable father?
Leslie Vernick offers guidance for honoring a dishonorable parent.
Is your emotional account overdrawn?
As a woman, do you feel pressure to be a Betty Crocker mom, a Victoria Secret wife, and a Martha Stewart house-keeper, all while working to help provide some family income? We tell ourselves that we ought to home school our kids, and then we feel selfish if we don’t or can’t. In addition, we want to pray and study our Bible,…
When your brain keeps you awake
Ways to settle your brain and silence that brain chatter that keeps you up at night.
Get rid of it
Like many of you, I’m simplifying my life. I’m getting rid of stuff I don’t need, don’t use, can’t take care of or don’t want. Recently I ran across an old letter I’d saved, written by my mother. Throughout my entire life, we had an emotionally destructive relationship. Even as an adult, as a Christian and as a professional counselor,…
Seeing into the future
What can we do now to protect our eye sight in the future?
How to break free from the fear of man
We have watched in horror and sadness the unfolding of what happened in the small town of Steubenville, Ohio. Just in case you’ve not been watching the news, two high school football players were found guilty this past week of sexually assaulting a young woman who was too intoxicated to know what was happening to her or give her consent…
How’s your balance?
Young and old alike, the ability to balance on your own two feet—one at a time—can decline markedly without you ever noticing.
Do you know how to ask for what you want or need?
In my last blog I talked about a woman who wanted to get her friend to stop commenting to her about her parenting style but she feared offending her friend and losing the friendship. Sometimes it can be tricky to express our feelings and needs wisely. One of most useful skills we can learn when we want to know how to express our feelings…
Got pain? … bromelain
Do you, or someone you care about, suffer from the pain of chronic inflammation? If so, your doctor may have prescribed an anti-inflammatory medication such as Celebrex® or Naproxen® to combat the discomfort that accompanies your arthritis or disc degeneration. For most people, these medicines do the trick. Sadly though, there…
Handling disappointment
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…
The science of being charming
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…
Are you mindstuck and need to change?
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…