Monthly Archives: June 2023

What Is In A Name? Challenging Disobedience in Marriage—Part IV-B

Nature of This Account Scholars have argued that this story cannot be but parabolic. There is no way God would ask His child to knowingly enter a marriage that would become a marriage of disobedience. This presentation is about building … Continue reading

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HOW MUCH OF WHAT I AM THINKING REFLECTS WHAT I READ AND LISTEN TO FROM THE CULTURE RATHER THAN THOSE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE FEAR OF GOD?

My astute friend and colleague, Dr. Kevin Carson, writes what he calls “The One Minute Monday” in his daily blog, which you can read regularly at KevinCarson.com. This morning’s minute bears a special observation in our current culture, where most … Continue reading

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Three Children, Three Names, Three Prophecies, Three Applications- Part IV-A

Setting Up Part IV​ The marriage turned adulteress relationship between Hosea and Gomer produces three children. God designates their names and announces their prophetic character. As we consider these in our Hosea model of marriage counseling, we can make three applications … Continue reading

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The Pauline Model for Biblical Marriage and Family Counseling

A Model for Biblical Counseling As I was considering material for this project, I was rereading the book of First Corinthians. In the process, it occurred to me that we observe Paul counseling the family and the church within this … Continue reading

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A Paradigm for Restoring Relationships

Models of Biblical Marriage Counseling-Part Two Introduction You were lost. You were stumbling through life incomplete. You knew you desired love and often looked in the wrong places. Then one day, this lovely woman appeared in your life, or this great … Continue reading

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Three Biblical Models of Marriage Counseling Part I of IV

The Preface to the Blogs God is the designer of marriage (Genesis 1 & 2). This book is not about demonstrating the place of marriage in the grand scheme of theology (Ephesians 5:32). It is about how this institution functions … Continue reading

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