Marriage

Taking Steps Back to Church after Trauma and the Pandemic

Taking Steps Back to Church after Trauma and the Pandemic

John Felageller recounts his recent experience with one of the biggest challenges facing families of disability: the ability to find and become part of a welcoming church community.

Everything Old is New Again

Everything Old is New Again

One year after the pandemic began, there is still a great amount of fear and uncertainty involved in our daily lives. Reflecting on 2020, there were so many days and weeks that led me feel completely abandoned by God. So having ‘faith’ in God may seem like shallow words, when one is dealing with intense crisis and pain. But one thing that has helped me have faith is to reflect on those times when God showed up, even when I didn’t expect Him to. I had such an experience recently, where I found myself in a familiar place, having my faith tested very much as it has been in the past.

Caring for Your Marriage as a Caregiver

Caring for Your Marriage as a Caregiver

Caregivers are always on, and while that’s necessary, it’s also exhausting. And often our marriages suffer.

So today I want to offer a solution—setting a feeling-based goal for our marriages. Instead of the goals you may have set at the beginning of the year that were easy to track and see success or failure, this one is about changing the mood of your marriage.

Now I Am One of You

Now I Am One of You

Last November I had the pleasure of attending the one-man show of a friend, based on the life of Father Damien, who served the leper colony on Molokai, Hawaii. One week later, the day after Thanksgiving, the final words from the play took on new meaning for me, in a way I never saw coming.

How to Know if You Need a Marriage Mentor or Marriage Counselor

How to Know if You Need a Marriage Mentor or Marriage Counselor

Some marriages have moments of disappointment, some have challenges that are discouraging, and some might even be in dangerous and dysfunctional situations that can be devastating. whether you have a loved one with special needs or not, all marriages may show tire marks on the road that give us cause to stop and see what is needed to make the relationship better. Here are lists to help determine if you need marriage mentoring or counseling, and what each can accomplish.