Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
Myths About Marriage
Myths About MarriageHoward Eyrich, MA, ThM, DMin.Please, Do not publish without prior permission. Introduction: If you read my book, The Art of Aging, you will find a discussion of the myths of aging. I have found that identifying the myths … Continue reading
How Does A Marriage Die?
(Hosea 13:1-3) Models of Marriage Counseling–Part-IV-D A marriage dies in the same way a nation dies. Remember that the marriage of Hosea and Gomer is an actual event that is used to typify a nation in its relationship with God. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
From OCS to Special Forces Training
Luke 9 Introduction Chapter eight closed with 9:1 as the next step in the training of the Apostles. Jesus Models How to Assign an Internship He provides the resources (1) Authority … Continue reading
How to Assault the Kingdom of Evil Modeled by Jesus
Luke 6 Introduction His reputation as a teacher drew a following wherever he went, and he went by walking. In our time, teachers/doers garner a crowd digitally, but the magnetism of these folks is the same principle.i So here is … Continue reading