Family Victory: Celebrate with Him
At my home church, there is a statistic that is frequently brought into focus, “In a 5 mile radius of this church, 33 thousand people do not have a church home.” I suspect this statistic is typical for most church congregations in Western Pennsylvania. There are many families that are disconnected from Jesus Christ and […]
Family Victory: Evaluating Priorities
In our fast paced society, we are bombarded with a multitude of different activities, events, and choices that all beg for our attention and time. Our culture encourages us to take the smorgasbord approach, sampling every philosophy, activity, and desire until we are full. Culture prescribes how we should spend our time and direct our […]
Family Victory: Turn Off the Autopilot
Have you ever thought about your family history? How many times have you realized (maybe after a big argument with your spouse), that you are carrying bad habits from the past? Upon further reflection, it is easy to notice how this habit is very similar to something you saw your mom or dad do while […]
Family Victory: 3 Essential Tips
In our previous articles, we gave two guidelines for creating an exceptional family environment: (1) Create a home base, and (2) Develop Family Cohesion. This week’s article focuses on 3 additional guidelines for building exceptional families: (1) Establish Meaningful Traditions, (2) Communicate with Purpose, and (3) Have a Plan for the Tough Times. Establish Meaningful […]
Family Victory: Working Together
Cohesion (n) – The action or fact of forming a united whole. Building cohesion in the family is key to its overall success. Being in a family requires working together. Families that make cohesion a priority will have great relationships. The family that loses sight of this task will struggle, and be in danger of […]
Family Victory: Make the Family Home Base
A core task in creating a great family environment is to establish your home as a place of nurturing and acceptance. The goal is to make your family a “home base” for all of its members. As your children grow up to face the challenges and uncertainties of life, let them have at least one […]
Family Victory: 7 Tips for Divorced Families
Many families struggle in the aftermath of divorce. In the following paragraphs, we will explore how to overcome some of the most important roadblocks that “re-formulated families’ experience. Please know that at Christian Counseling Associates we have a heart to help families who are struggling to do the very things we will suggest in this […]
Home for the Holidays?
Let me start this series by expressing my hope that your Christmas celebration was a time of great blessing and joy for you and your family. For the next 12 weeks we will be talking about achieving victory as a family. If you are “home for the holidays,” it is likely that you have spent […]
When to Turn to Christian Counseling
Every person and relationship goes through hard times. These hard times can vary greatly, from needing help communicating with a spouse to coping with the death of a loved one. Christian Counseling can also be used to help a person cope with such issues as well as severe trauma from abuse, violence or sexual assault. […]
Healing Attitudes – A Final Word
Over the past several months, we’ve been dealing with the topic of attitude change. God has designed us to cultivate certain types of attitudes in our daily living. Foundationally, this is described in Philippians 4: 8, Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of […]
Healing Attitudes – Submission
Ever tell yourself something like, “I am tired of that person telling me what to do.” Here is the attitude spectrum to reflect on this week: Pride and Rebelliousness ← ———— ↔ ———— → Humbleness and Submission This week reflect on the following scripture to help you discover the truth about the healing attitude of […]
The Rebellious Attitude
My childhood home was at the bottom of a hill that ended in a horseshoe turn that would curve back around and then go up the hill again. Since the street did not have an outlet, there was not a lot of traffic. Therefore, it was relatively safe to play in the front yard. There […]
Healing Attitudes – Faith
“Only when faith replaces doubt in the life of a believer can the joy of knowing God become a reality.” James McDonald Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (KJV) The healing attitude of faith can make all the difference in how we experience […]
The Doubting Attitude
Doubt = the absence of faith. The doubt attitude in a person’s life has significant consequences. At Christian Counseling Associates, we have the great opportunity of helping people with depression, anxiety, issues of addiction and substance abuse, marital problems, and much more. The doubting attitude can affect many aspects of our life, even our emotional […]
Healing Attitudes – Love
The Attitude of Love Of the themes that men have known One supremely stands alone Love is the theme, Love the supreme. Sweeter it grows, glory bestows. Bright as the sun, ever it glows. Love is the theme,The eternal theme. Author Unknown In our last article, we explored the “Critical Attitude” and the potential it […]
The Critical Attitude
Criticism = dwelling on the perceived faults of a person or situation while excluding what is good. Biblical example – Numbers 12:1- 12 (please read and meditate on this section of Scripture) In the above passage, we find an example of Miriam’s criticism of Moses. Moses (guided by God) was leading the people of Israel […]
Healing Attitudes – Contentment
We live in a land of great abundance. It would make sense that with all the opportunity and resources that are available to us, one would have a great sense of satisfaction. Instead, we find this culture of abundance to be very challenging. Because we have so many choices and so many possibilities, it is […]
The Covetous Attitude
originally posted 6/14/2013 by Richard Hoffman Ph.D. The attitude we choose, can have big consequences. When we can identify wrong attitudes, with God’s help, we can begin a process of replacing them with the attitudes God has designed for us. This can be healing. Attitudes can be responsible for the way we think, feel, and […]
Healing Attitudes – Thankfulness
When I was about 10 years old, I went on a beach vacation with my father. It was a fabulous time. I loved the ocean. I was a good swimmer, and would enjoy going out past the breakers and then swimming back to shore. One day, my father had wanted to go back to the […]
The Complaining Attitude
An angry guest came down to the front desk of a cruise ship demanding a different room. The attendant tried to calm him down and find out why he disliked his cabin so much. He responded: “I paid a lot of money for this cruise and was promised a sea view, the only thing I […]
