By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. What if instead of judging yourself, you fully accepted yourself as does God? The Christian concept of grace is based on the finished work [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10a). The same emotion can either be positive or negative in the Bible. The Bible may command [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Many choose to forgive because forgiveness has benefits for the forgiver. Forgiveness is a canceling of a “debt”. One can [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. While doing right leads to healthy relationships, the Bible also promotes the opposite: healthy relationships lead to doing right. Healthy [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. When you have been wronged it can be hard to consider mercy, but when you are the one who has done wrong, mercy can be what saves you. [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Many present a split between emotions and actions. In this way we tell ourselves that we are not able to change our feelings but that is [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. There are many commands to have or not have particular emotions in the Bible in a given context. Many Christians focus on what they do or [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. God works through the heart (Jeremiah 31:33). It is out of the heart that we connect with God (Romans 10:10). We are told not to lose [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. The Bible says the heart is deceitful. Mental health practices, however, often encourages one to listen to the heart. The Bible also talks [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Here’s a Top Ten List of helpful approaches to stress management, incorporating Biblical approaches. “The Lord is close to the [...]
