Why Religious OCD Keeps Looking at You Instead of Jesus If you struggle with religious OCD, I’d bet you’ve stopped asking, “Who is Jesus?”, and you’ve started asking, “Am I really saved?” You examine every thought, motive, and prayer. You look at...
What Paul Was Really Teaching About Intimacy in Marriage I cannot tell you how many times I have sat across from a couple in my office and watched one spouse quote 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 as if it settled the whole argument. “The husband should give to his wife her...
Why You Can’t Stop Seeking Approval Have you ever walked away from a conversation and thought, why didn’t I just say what I was really thinking? You said yes when everything in you wanted to say no. Apologized for something that wasn’t even your...
What Do You Run to Before You Run to God? After nearly thirty years of counseling, there’s something I’ve noticed about myself and about the people who sit across from me. In the hard moments, we usually don’t stop and think. We react. A stressful...
What the Bible Actually Says Many people wonder: when does a thought become sin? “I keep having the same thought.” “If it keeps coming back, does that mean I secretly want it?” “What if these thoughts reveal who I really am?” I hear...
