Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
Contemporary Parenting
This brief news clip in World.org’s September 19 inbox report, Relations, by Juliana Chan Erikson, triggered my thinking about parenting. She reported, “…that first-time dads experience brain shrinkage as they adjust to fatherhood…. Researchers found new dads experienced most of … Continue reading
10 Steps to Killing A Relationship Destroyer
Momma was right, “Anger never fixes anything; it only makes things worse.” 1. Use your head before your mouth James 1:19 While the context of this exhortation is listening to God before speaking and getting angry, the principle certainly applies … Continue reading
Can A Marriage in Shambles Be Transformed?
Our Marriage Is in Shambles! Jim and Sherrie came to counseling with that, unfortunately, well-worn phrase. The same phrase use used by both Jim and Sherrie on their PDI (intake form). Another phrase that often appears on this form, they … Continue reading
Cultural Parallels
Ancient Israel, Culture, and Judgment Establishing Israel and A Moral Culture The nation of Israel was God’s specific covenanted community. They were His chosen people emanating from the loins of Abraham (Genesis 12 & 17). He led them into Egypt, … Continue reading
Sixty Years: A Puff of Smoke, But A Lifetime of Joy
Setting Sixty years ago, this week and next, you would have found me climbing ladders practicing a trade my friendly paint store manager made possible. I worked for the county school board a year earlier, painting school buildings for $3.00 … Continue reading
Religious Liberty, Now and Tomorrow
A Vital Question Just what is the origin of religious liberty? In a recent speech, Justice Alito observed, “When the state signs on to protect religious liberty, it necessarily signs on to a particular conception of what it means to … Continue reading
Judgment and Hope Then and Now
A Text Worth Considering Before you read this blog, invest five minutes in reading Ezekiel chapters four and five. Does Unhitching from the Old Testament Ring True? “Unhitch from the Old Testament,” declares a young evangelical pastor as he echoes … Continue reading
Perspective on Our Age
My Personal Professional Perspective Living in our time, unique in its globalization and digital connectivity is filled with tension and anxiety. It is characterized by identity confusion and purposefulness. However, for the biblical counselor, this means the proliferation of opportunities. … Continue reading
A Personal Narrative of God’s Faithfulness
Anyone who views my Facebook page will know that I have a hobby fascination with trains. My first encounter with a steam engine occurred at 7th and Penn Street, the main drag through Reading, PA. I was about six years … Continue reading
A Lesson from a Hero
A Lesson on Survival from a Hero And What It Takes to Win a Culture War History Is Important For his Independence Day blog, R. Albert Mohler, Jr, wrote a piece on the recently deceased, Hershel Williams, the last of … Continue reading