Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
Even in Conservative Florida, Judges Do Not Get It Right
Example Case “Parental rights: A federal appeals court last week ruled against parents who sued a Florida school district for allegedly deceiving them about their teenage daughter’s preferred name and pronoun usage at school. A panel of U.S. Circuit Court … Continue reading
How Family of Origin and Cultural Exposure Shape the Grid of Expectations
Origins It occurred to me today afresh how popular secular thinkers teach people to have unrealistic expectations for marriage and other relationships. For example, Johnny and Mary emerged from families of very different origins. Johnny’s family was a close, loving, open communicators. On the other hand, Mary’s mother divorced when she was three. … Continue reading
Letter from a Martian
Introduction Satire can be viewed in two ways: as acid meant to excoriate someone or as a humorous poke intended to provoke thinking. I hope that readers will slot this brief blog into the latter category. A Recent Letter from … Continue reading
Using the Tools of Psalm 18 to Overcome Anxiety
Defuse Anxiety by Meditating on Psalm 18 1. Read Psalm 18: List the ways you can see God rescuing David from his troubles and terror. (Terror—a cause of panic/anxiety) like when Saul was hunting him down to kill him. … Continue reading
Deconstructing Their Faith
Introduction In recent months, I’ve been reading about your evangelicals (and some older ones) deconstructing their faith. This deconstructing is an interesting euphemism for departing the faith. The departing may be a literal, that is, a complete denial of the … Continue reading
Disciplemaking: A Compact Model
NOTE: This blog is a chapter of a forthcoming book, The Gospel of Mark: A Fast-Paced How-to Discipleship Model. Projected publication, late spring/early summer. Mark 6 Introduction This chapter provides a compact model of discipleship. Remember that wise men inserted … Continue reading
Paul the Counselor and the Voice of God
Introduction Some four or five years ago, two men, Bill Hines and Mark Shaw, I had the privilege to mentor, edited a book and honored me by dedicating the work to me. That book was Paul the Counselor. As I … Continue reading
GOALS, EXPECTATIONS, AND LIVING PRODUCTIVELY
Well, now, we are ending the first month of the new year. Here is a question to consider on the eve of the first day of the second day of 2025: What are your expectations for this year, which marks twenty-five … Continue reading
Communication: Symptom or Root Issue
Introduction Helping folks with marriage and family issues has been better than fifty percent of the counseling load throughout my career, both as pastoral staff and as a biblical counselor. Innumerable times, when asked to describe their presenting problem, married … Continue reading
Why Arguing Does Not Work
Introduction I had a well-educated professional couple in my counseling office many years ago. Both professed to be believers from childhood and regular attenders at evangelical churches. They argued in my presence and indicated that it was characteristic of their … Continue reading
